NYTIMES (Reed Abelson) - Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
NYTIMES (Helen Ouyang and Stephanie Sinclair) - The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.
The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.
NYTIMES (Lorens Helmchen and Tony LoSasso) - Capping the Price of Health Care Is a Mistake
A government bureaucrat doesn’t know how much your medicine or doctor’s visit should cost.
NPR (Vanessa Romo) - The US healthcare system is in crisis. A Supreme Court ruling could make things worse
The effects of the high court ruling that could lead to mass deportations will be felt across hospitals and emergency rooms, which already operate under persistent staffing shortfalls. But it's the long-term health care sector that will suffer the greatest disruptions, according to experts.
NPR (Sarah Jane Tribble) - 'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund
Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital.
NPR (Aaron Bolton) - A $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals could actually lead to closures and cuts
States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund established by Congress to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.
NYTIMES (Rebecca Robbins) - How TrumpRx Drug Prices Compare With Those in Other Countries
The TrumpRx website claims to offer the best prices for medications. Here’s where Americans still pay more — and much more.
NPR (Ryan Levi) - Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health
To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.