How one woman’s personal experience with an illegal abortion is driving her to keep the procedure legal in Michigan.
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Posted inPublic Health
America’s Chronic Drug Shortage Problem
How one hospital is scrambling to deal with a shortage of a critical drug, and the changes needed to fix chronic supply chain issues.
Posted inCost of Care
Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care
We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.
Posted inMental Health
Answering the Call, Part 2: Struggling to Staff the Nation’s New Crisis Line
In Part 2 of our 988 series, the scramble to staff the new mental health crisis line and the lessons 988 can learn from 911.
Posted inInsurance
Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?
We explore the country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant people may have.
Posted inInsurance
Fixing the Obamacare ‘Glitch’ That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.
Posted inHealth Equity
Presenting Color Code: Dismantling Medical Racism Starts in the Classroom
From STAT’s “Color Code” podcast, a look at the groundswell of antiracism work in medicine and medical education, and the backlash these efforts have faced.
Posted inHealth Law
How One Doctor Is Prepping for a World Without Roe
We talk with a Michigan OB-GYN determined to make sure her hospital is ready if abortion becomes illegal in her state.
Posted inInsurance
Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets
Medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people — is on the rise.
Posted inCost of Care
The Sky-High Price of Insulin and What Lawmakers Are Trying To Do About It
We explore the high cost of insulin in the U.S. and Congress’ latest push to address those prices with Kaiser Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith. d