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  • Del-Kar Pharmacy owner Edwin MuldrowHealth

    One Chicago pharmacy avoids creating another drugstore desert by tapping into its deep roots

    By Markian Hawryluk and Kaiser Health News
  • USA, Missouri, St. LouisHealth

    Audio-only patient calls from physicians lead to reimbursement debate

    By Julie Appleby and Kaiser Health News
  • Sick man recovering from illnessHealth

    With federal COVID sick leave gone, ill workers feel pressure to go to work

    By Rae Ellen Bichell and Kaiser Health News
  • Mother and daughter at the pediatric officeHealth

    Patients are getting stuck out-of-network due to rifts between insurers and hospitals

    By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News, and others
  • Nurse pushing patient in wheelchairHealth

    3 states limit nursing home profits in bid to improve care

    By Susan Jaffe and Kaiser Health News
  • Close up of a young woman consulting with her doctor online on her laptopHealth

    Seeking medical care? You might want to schedule an online visit first

    By Julie Appleby and Kaiser Health News
  • Reading, PA – April 19: Syringes filled with COVID-19 vaccine. During a CATE mobile COVID-19 Vaccine clinic setup in a parking lot on South 5th street in Reading Monday morning April 19, 2021 and run by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Latino Connection, the City of Reading, Highmark Blue Shield, and Penn State Health where they were giving doses of the Moderna vaccine. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)Health

    Some hospitals are foregoing vaccine mandates to avert staffing shortages

    By Lauren Weber and Kaiser Health News
  • Angie Melton of Kensington, Maryland, received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine in April. But she since grew worried that the highly contagious covid delta variation could infect her and her unvaccinated 10-year-old son. “I snuck in a dose of Pfizer last week,” Melton says, and she has scheduled her second shot as well. (David Hicks for KHN)Health

    The push for COVID booster shots moves forward despite scientific uncertainty

    By Sarah Jane Tribble and Kaiser Health News
  • PharmacyHealth

    Pharmacies face extra audit burdens that threaten their existence

    By Markian Hawryluk and Kaiser Health News
  • The most recent COVID relief law offered federal funding to pay insurance premiums for workers who lost their jobs and opted for COBRA. Sign-up for this program ends this week.Health

    Sign-up window for free COBRA coverage for many laid-off workers ends July 31

    By Michelle Andrews and Kaiser Health News
  • Shot of a young doctor writing notes during a video call with a patient on a computerHealth

    The pandemic made telemedicine a hit. Now, patients are feeling the growing pains

    By Hannah Norman and Kaiser Health News
  • 09 July 2021, Bavaria, Neubiberg: An air filter stands in a classroom at Neubiberg Elementary School. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Health

    Government oversight of COVID air cleaners leaves gaping holes

    By Lauren Weber, Christina Jewett, and others
  • Prescription bottles and pills on a counter. HEALTHCARE &#8211;<br /> Exclusive only at istockphoto. Steve Cole Images, Atlanta, Georgia USA &#8211;<br /> [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&amp;lightboxID=5685663<br /> [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40249541/ISP%20Banners/Healthcare.jpg[/img][/url]<br /> [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/search/lightbox/12422807#8be6e0f<br /> [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40249541/ISP%20Banners/Pharmacy.jpg[/img][/url]<br /> [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&amp;lightboxID=8589366<br /> [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40249541/ISP%20Banners/SeniorHealthcare.jpg[/img][/url]<br /> [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&amp;lightboxID=8589366<br /> [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40249541/ISP%20Banners/BabyHealthcare.jpg[/img][/url]Health

    States step up push to regulate pharmacy drug brokers

    By Katheryn Houghton and Kaiser Health News
  • Nancy Lazo of Hialeah Gardens, Florida, is suing Dr. Kingsley Chin, whose company’s screw implant caused nerve damage, her lawyers allege. (Maria Alejandra Cardona for KHN)Health

    The Spinal Tap: Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

    By Fred Schulte, Elizabeth Lucas, and others
  • Adela Flores-Brennan, executive director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, speaks at a rally on the steps of the Colorado Capitol in Denver on May 19, 2021, in support of a bill that would create a prescription drug affordability board to set payment limits on high-cost drugs. (Markian Hawryluk/KHN)Health

    Colorado lawmakers wage multi-front assault on high drug costs

    By Markian Hawryluk and Kaiser Health News