Today, a single parent in Texas can’t qualify if she or he makes more than $1,300 a year.
Alzheimer’s Continues to Afflict Texas’s Rio Grande Valley. Experts Say State Leaders Still Aren’t Doing Enough.
In 2025 alone, Alzheimer’s will account for $384 billion in health care spending across the country.
In 2025 alone, Alzheimer’s will account for $384 billion in health care spending across the country.
Trump Exempts Biggest Emitters of Two Carcinogens From Pollution Rule
The rule would have reduced emissions of two potent carcinogens — ethylene oxide and chloroprene — by 80 percent. The largest emitters of both chemicals received exemptions.
The rule would have reduced emissions of two potent carcinogens — ethylene oxide and chloroprene — by 80 percent. The largest emitters of both chemicals received exemptions.
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions
Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that frequently violate their permits.
Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that frequently violate their permits.
Community Paramedics Bring Mental Health Support to Rural Texas, but Funding Is a Challenge
Community paramedicine is largely about being proactive and working with vulnerable people to help improve their health before they need emergency care.
Community paramedicine is largely about being proactive and working with vulnerable people to help improve their health before they need emergency care.
Formerly Incarcerated People Face Steep Hurdles to Get Reliable Health Care
A ‘patchwork’ of care, in and out of prison.
A ‘patchwork’ of care, in and out of prison.
The Weight of the World on Young Shoulders
Over the last few weeks, students have donned caps, gowns, and honor cords that mark their achievements.
Over the last few weeks, students have donned caps, gowns, and honor cords that mark their achievements.
Many Florida Kids Face Barriers to Dental Care. Will a Fluoride Ban Heighten Their Risk of Harm?
Patients come to the clinic for the usual teeth cleanings or filling cavities. Then there are severe cases.
Patients come to the clinic for the usual teeth cleanings or filling cavities. Then there are severe cases.
Glaucoma, the Leading Cause of Blindness in Black Americans, Is Often Preventable. But Many Can’t Afford Treatment.
Timely care is important to prevent further damage to the optic nerve. But in South Carolina and other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, many patients lack health coverage.
Timely care is important to prevent further damage to the optic nerve. But in South Carolina and other states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, many patients lack health coverage.
In Southeast Kansas, Homelessness Is Treated as Health Care, and People Are Getting off the Streets
The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is one of those safety nets, expanding the definition of health care to consider every aspect of a person’s life, including housing.
The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is one of those safety nets, expanding the definition of health care to consider every aspect of a person’s life, including housing.
More Than a Fifth of Indigenous Oklahomans Are Uninsured. The Price They Pay Can Be Steep.
When Still heard the news, he was uninsured – as he has been for most of his life.
When Still heard the news, he was uninsured – as he has been for most of his life.
‘We’re Not Serving Our Rural Communities’: One Eating Disorder Specialist for 250,000 People
That was when the Petersons discovered that there wasn't a single residential treatment center in the entire state.
That was when the Petersons discovered that there wasn’t a single residential treatment center in the entire state.
‘A Front Row Seat to Desperation’: Meet the Advocates Fighting to Remove Barriers to Eating Disorder Treatment
Across the country, a small group of lawyers and care navigators help patients, often desperately ill, battle with health insurers to access services. It’s a high-stress job, and “you don’t save everybody.”
Across the country, a small group of lawyers and care navigators help patients, often desperately ill, battle with health insurers to access services. It’s a high-stress job, and “you don’t save everybody.”
The Deadly Cost of Eating Disorders: How Insurance Providers Delay, Restrict and Deny Care
Eating disorders are America’s deadliest mental health condition. For people struggling to get care, health insurers create some of the most formidable hurdles.
Eating disorders are America’s deadliest mental health condition. For people struggling to get care, health insurers create some of the most formidable hurdles.
In the Deep South, Health Care Fights Echo Civil Rights Battles
Sixty years after Medicaid was created, grassroots groups demand affordable health care in a system that continues to deny it.
Sixty years after Medicaid was created, grassroots groups demand affordable health care in a system that continues to deny it.
Eating Disorders: They Don’t Just Happen to Skinny, White, Affluent Girls
For years, the media image of an anorexic youth was an emaciated white female teen. The stereotype was so pervasive that eating disorder specialists have an acronym for it: SWAG, or skinny, white, affluent girl.
For years, the media image of an anorexic youth was an emaciated white female teen. The stereotype was so pervasive that eating disorder specialists have an acronym for it: SWAG, or skinny, white, affluent girl.