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Campaigning ramps up as South Dakota voters consider Medicaid expansion

CUSTER, S.D. — A silver minivan decorated with a large sticker reading “Love Your Neighbor Tour” recently circumnavigated South Dakota.

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Will COVID spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe

Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge in cases that overwhelmed hospitals and drove up fatalities. Now we’re learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system.

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Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows

Half of voters say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF.

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Abortion is key motivator for Democratic-leaning voters in US midterms, poll finds

More than half claim they are more motivated to vote than in previous elections, with 50% of those people citing abortion

The Guardian - US

How to change Medicare plans — and why you might want to

Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, which stretches from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7

The Independent UK

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified for a program in her state that offers temporary Medicaid…

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Medical debt ruined her credit. 'It's like you're being punished for being sick'

New policies to keep medical bills from sinking credit ratings sound good but will likely fall short for many hit hardest by debt — especially Black Americans in the South, such as Penelope Wingard.

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Covid vaccination rates in US children under five lag despite effectiveness

Biden’s recent announcement that the pandemic is ending could slow process further, as parents question the necessity of shots

The Guardian - US

How a Texas court decision threatens Affordable Care Act protections

The ACA has required health insurers to provide many medical screenings and other preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But a recent court decision could upend that.

WEKU

Meet Mary Wakefield, the nurse administrator tasked with revamping the CDC

It’s been a rough couple of years for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Facing a barrage of criticism for repeatedly mishandling its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently monkeypox, the agency has acknowledged it failed and needs to change.

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Needle exchanges no longer a city thing

In recent years, harm reduction tactics have begun to spread to rural areas

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A needle exchange project modeled on urban efforts aims to save lives in rural Nevada

ELKO, Nev. — Richard Cusolito believes he’s saving lives by distributing clean syringes and needles to people who use drugs in this rural area of northeastern Nevada — but he knows some residents disagree.

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Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar’s 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage…

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After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started

Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers separated by commas.

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For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable

ROSAMOND, Calif. — Deborah Lewis rose from bed before dawn and signed in to her phone so she could begin delivering fast food, coffee, and groceries to residents in this western patch of the Mojave Desert where test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier generations ago.

WEKU

Congress is about to act on drug price reform. Here's what you need to know

A deal on the table in Congress would help deliver on a long-time promise: to make prescription drugs more affordable. It includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients.

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Will California keep offering health care plans at $10 a month? It’s up to Congress

Two out of every three California residents qualified this year for a health insurance premium of $10 or less through Covered California, but those rates will skyrocket next year without congressional action.

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Kansans reject an effort to end state's right to abortion - Roll Call

Kansans overwhelmingly opposed removing the right to an abortion from the state constitution, a possible bellwether for votes to come.

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Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans disapprove of overturning Roe, but abortion isn't a top voting issue

Barely a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade’s federal guarantee of access to abortion, two-thirds of Americans said they disapprove of the court’s decision and 6 in 10 said they want their states to make abortion legal, a new poll finds.

Axios

Poll: Over half of U.S. voters say abortion is "very important" for midterms elections

55% of voters say abortion is a "very important" voting issue, up from 46% in February.

Salon

Don't pull a Biden and work while sick

The president has advertised how he's hard at work while recovering from COVID; docs say that sets a bad precedent

The Independent UK

Republicans insist most gun violence happens in Democratic cities – the figures tell a different story

Conservatives like to paint Democratic states as crime-ridden warzones, but gun violence is worse in red states, Josh Marcus writes

Axios

Health insurers plan premium hikes for the individual market

Post-pandemic Affordable Care Act premium hikes on the horizon

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In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

RAPID CITY, S.D. ― Jeni Rae Peters would make promises to herself as she lay awake nights after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.

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Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion

Will your health plan pay for an abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade?

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