Supreme Court decision preserves access to abortion drug mifepristone
WASHINGTON − Two years after erasing the constitutional right to an abortion, the Supreme Court went the other direction Thursday and tossed out a challenge to the widely used abortion drug mifepristone that would have curbed access to the drug…
Providers and insurers must align
Regarding “New Jersey’s healthcare costs will soon plummet. Here’s why,” app.com, May 31: On behalf of the physicians of South Jersey Radiology Associates and Larchmont Medical Imaging, the practices mentioned in Michael Busler’s op-ed, which praises Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield for…
Biden announces $500M for Navigators health care program
Phoenix resident Cecilia Fernandez faced losing her health care coverage after leaving a job that provided her a plan. Without health care, Fernandez couldn’t treat her Type 2 diabetes and other health complications. So, she called her friend who she…
Trump wants to kill Obamacare out of revenge. But what about voters?
For Donald Trump, every old grievance is new again as he seeks another term as president. And nothing sticks in his craw quite like Obamacare, also known as The Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010 by and nicknamed…
Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon
When COVID-19 vaccines entered the commercial market last fall, the federal government introduced a program to make shots accessible to people with limited coverage or no insurance. That program – which provided millions of free shots to low-income people –…
Dental care and insurance costs too much. ACA rule could change that
Even when she had a massive infection and grueling pain from a cracked tooth, Nicole Sutton could not get a dentist to provide timely care. Sutton, a single mother based in Tampa, Florida, could only get herself on a waitlist…
Will Medicare users never pay more than $2,000 a year on drugs?
Joe Biden Statement: Starting in 2025, “no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10 to 15 thousand bucks…
Don’t change child care vaccination rules
Proof of routine childhood vaccinations would no longer be required before kids are enrolled in child care, under a bill being considered by New Hampshire lawmakers. The bill, which passed the New Hampshire House last month, is one of several…
Drug shortages in 2024 reach record high, from Wegovy to chemotherapy
Drug shortages have reached a record high in the first three months of 2024. In the first quarter of the year, 323 drugs were running low, surpassing the 2014 high of 320, according to data provided by the American Society…
States cut Medicaid enrollees added during COVID-19
A 2-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis is among the masses of Americans who lost Medicaid coverage after the pandemic. The Jacksonville, Florida, toddler needed the insurance to cover life-saving medication and doctor visits, according to a lawsuit brought by the…