Most mass shooters show warning signs before attacks, study finds
A grad student stands by the sculpture ‘Infinite Possibility’ outside the Brown University’s Engineering Research Center, restricted by crime scene…
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Long-Awaited Rule Aims To Boost ACA Choices While Embracing Higher Deductibles
The Affordable Care Act seems to always be in a policy tug-of-war as its backers and critics spar over how…
Missouri Medicaid will no longer cover chiropractic care after budget cuts
A 2018 state law authorizing MO HealthNet to cover chiropractic services was expected to save the state money by providing…
California Health Worker Union, Hospital Association Tout Dueling Ballot Initiatives
The issue of affordability has reignited a long-simmering battle between California’s medical industry and one of its largest health worker…
1 in 4 Covered California Enrollees Could Get State Aid Under Newsom Proposal
As Gov. Gavin Newsom negotiates his last budget with the legislature, the Democrat wants to offer financial help to more…
Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know.
The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they’re working…
Journalists Highlight Medical Neglect in ICE Detention, RFK Jr. Antidepressant Comments
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s position on…
U.S. flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread
(AP) — The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses…
Haven’t seen your doctor in a few years? You may need to find a new one
When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out to her primary care doctor to prescribe…
Missouri hospital that denied emergency abortion is being investigated by federal officials
The federal government, not state political leaders, initiated an investigation of the care Freeman Health Services in Joplin provided after a denying…
Enrollment for marketplace health plans is opening; here’s what you need to know
It’s fall again, meaning shorter days, cooler temperatures, and open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance — sign-ups begin…
Medicaid application wait times average 41 days, the lowest in nearly a year
Average wait times for Missouri Medicaid applicants fell in September below the federally allowed maximum for the first time in…
Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok
It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out…
Monkeypox cases are in sharp decline overall; percentage among Blacks is rising
New monkeypox cases have been trending downward nationwide for more than two months, giving some hope the decades-old virus that…
Hearing aids available without a prescription, as 2017 law takes effect
Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as…
Missouri families still waiting for summer food benefits for low-income children
As food prices spiked over the summer and her children lost access to school-provided subsidized meals, Jennifer Sheils scrambled to…