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An elderly woman is guided back to her room for a family visit at Nikkei Manor, an assisted living facility, in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 2021.
Governance

AI-Driven Pilot Program Delays Access to Care for Americans

by Ron Shinkman

The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model was launched to weed out Medicare fraud, but patients report lagging care and increased denials

An ambulance is pictured as firefighters clean and restock medical supplies in ambulances and other emergency vehicles and equipment, Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 09, 2023.
Governance

Amid ACA Subsidy Fight, Access Broadens for Catastrophic Health Plans 

by Ron Shinkman

U.S. adults over the age of 30 can now purchase catastrophic health plans on exchange marketplaces

Governance

How Medicaid Policies Shape County Health-Care Performance

by Allison Krugman
How Medicaid Policies Shape County Health-Care Performance
Poverty

Claim Denied: U.S. Insurance and Health Equity

by Allison Krugman
Claim Denied: U.S. Insurance and Health Equity
Governance

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

by Anil Cacodcar
Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election
Governance

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

by Linda Nordling
South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election
Aging

Rethinking Insurance for an Aging Population

by Maya Fransz-Myers, David Knapp, Jinkook Lee
A pair of elderly couples view the ocean and waves along the beach.
Poverty

China's Emerging Welfare Crisis

by Yanzhong Huang
China's Emerging Welfare Crisis
Poverty

India's Gig Workers

by Shefali Malhotra
India's Gig Workers
Governance

Insuring 100 Million People During COVID-19

by Melanie Coronel Santillan, Reiner Lorenzo J. Tamayo, Merla Rose D. Reyes, Swee Kheng Khor, Katherine Ann V. Reyes
People wearing face masks as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue outside a government office, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 1, 2021.
Migration

Children of Immigrants and Their Mental Health Needs

by Hannah Todd, Eliza Martin
Amy, a two-year-old migrant from Honduras seeking asylum with her parents, crawls on a dirt road after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States in Penitas, Texas, on April 1, 2019. The photo shows a small child craling on the ground near a giant border fence. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Governance

Can the U.S. Be Among the First to Eliminate HIV Transmission?

by Magdalene K. Walters
A person walks up a giant LGBTQ+ Pride Flag installed on the steps of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park to celebrate World Pride in New York City on June 14, 2019. Photo shows the legs and feet of someone wearing white pants and white sneakers walking up a wide staircase that fills the frame and is brightly adorned in rainbow hues. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly