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To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at implicit bias

By Nada Hassanein Contributing Writer (Special from Stateline via lailluminator.com) — Countless times, Kenda Sutton-El, a Virginia doula, has witnessed her Black pregnant clients being

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Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines

By Tom Murphy Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say

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How your in-network health coverage can vanish
By Elisabeth Rosenthal Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Sarah Feldman, 35, received the first ominous letters from Mount Sinai Medical last November. The New York hospital system warned it was having trouble negotiating ...
Racial disparities and environmental factors influence sarcoidosis risk in US population
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — New research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reveals significant racial disparities in sarcoidosis incidence in the United States. ...
State seeks to overturn court ruling of ‘abhorrent’ prison health care at Angola
By Richard A. Webster Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A federal district court’s November ruling that medical care provided at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola amounted to “abhorrent cruel and unusual punishment” ...
New Orleans reaches first medical debt relief deal
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — More than a year after the city of New Orleans announced a plan to erase more than $100 million in medical debt held by ...
Louisiana’s chief medical officer Dr. Joe Kanter steps down
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Dr. Joe Kanter, the physician who led Louisiana’s battle against COVID-19 and other public health threats is stepping down from his post, the Louisiana Department ...
Domestic violence shelter funding cut in Gov. Landry’s budget plan
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed state budget slashes funding for domestic violence victims by millions of dollars starting July 1, even as the governor says crime ...
Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as Pharma lines up its lawyers
By Arthur Allen Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat his multiple myeloma, a blood ...
Historic Obesity Bill of Rights unveiled amidst surging obesity rates nationwide
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In response to a relentless surge in obesity rates nationwide, a powerful alliance of leading consumer advocates, aging experts, and public health groups ...

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