34-year-old Brittany Parsons woke up the morning of February 24, 2018 with a rash and unfamiliar leg pain. The pain increased throughout the day and by the time she...
May is Mental Health Month and with it has come a number of stories and studies highlighting the rising need for mental health care. Alongside this increased need is...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN Consumers for Quality Care regularly highlights individuals who have battled with their insurance companies over denied medical claims. It seems, now more than ever,...
Amanda Bienek is a busy single-mother who runs a daycare out of her home. Still, she finds the time to look after her health. When she went to have...
Caitlin Secrist went to a renowned specialist at John Hopkins after her rare form of pancreatitis failed to respond to numerous other treatments. She wanted to have her pancreas...
Charlotte Ortiz’s health declined quickly. In January, she was healthy enough to pass a fitness assessment for her job with the National Guard and ice skate with her daughter....
An Arizona physician described his experience pushing back against a patient experiencing an emergency and his mother, who was afraid to receive medical care out of a fear of...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN A new study published in Health Affairs suggests that states that have enacted Medicaid work requirements for adults are making it more difficult for...
When Fairfax Community Hospital’s remaining staff was summoned to CEO Tina Steele’s office, there was only about $12,000 left in the bank. Under normal circumstances, that $12,000 would keep...
American health care consumers are frequently frustrated by unexpected costs, a lack of clarity throughout the process of accessing care and other roadblocks when it comes to getting the...