Families of Violent Patients: 'We're Locked Out' of Care
Parents of the mentally ill struggle to get help, including hospitalization, for their children. These families are on high alert when news breaks of a shooting rampage or violent incident.
View ArticleI Got Pregnant at 14. Ask Me About Plan B.
Some teenagers who need emergency over-the-counter contraception do not have parents they can turn to for help.
View ArticleNursing without Borders (Opinion)
Providing health care to undocumented patients and mixed status families poses special challenges.
View ArticleAmerican Way of Birth, Costliest in the World
Childbirth in the U.S. is uniquely expensive, and maternity and newborn care constitute the single biggest category of hospital payouts for most insurers and Medicaid programs.
View ArticleKentucky’s Rush Into Medicaid Managed Care: A Cautionary Tale For Other States
Ever since Kentucky rapidly shifted patients from Medicaid to private health plans that manage their care for a set price, problems have been widespread.
View ArticleWhy Breast Cancer is More Likely to Kill Black Women
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that breast cancer is more fatal to African American women because of later diagnosis, delays in treatment, and pre-existing health...
View ArticleCalifornia Rehab Clinics Bill Taxpayers for Fake Clients, Addictions
Fraud is rampant in California's drug rehabilitation program for the poor.
View ArticleThis Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner
A married working mother of three children was not allowed to testify at a recent Congressional hearing on poverty, but her powerful testimony about struggling with the safety net is on the record.
View ArticleWhich Son Needs Money More? The Decisions of a Low-Income Working Mother...
Does poverty cause people to make bad decisions, as reported in the journal Science? Or does poverty impose impossible choices on parents?
View ArticleHealth Law Smoking Penalties Could Hit Poor the Hardest
Provisions in the Affordable Care Act will require smokers and chewers in some states to pay as much as 50 percent more in premiums. An estimated 29 percent of adults with incomes below the federal...
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