Inspectores pintan color de rosa a los centros de detenci贸n, pero no las auditor铆as
Una revisi贸n realizada por Kaiser Health News de miles de p谩ginas de informes de inspecciones realizadas entre 2007 y 2019 revela patrones inquietantes en las auditor铆as de Nakamoto Group.
Inspector Paints A Rosy Picture Of Migrant Detention Centers 鈥 In Contrast To Audits
A KHN review of dozens of inspection reports filed over the past year by the Nakamoto Group reveals disturbing patterns about the company鈥檚 audits, including a general willingness to accept accounts of the facilities that the company is paid to scrutinize, and to discount detainees鈥 complaints.
Watch: High Cost Of Insulin Sends Americans To Canada To Stock Up
KHN, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin 鈥 and the trend’s deadly consequences. The price in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, prompting some patients and activists to travel to Canada, where insulin can be 90% cheaper.
Grupos denuncian atenci贸n m茅dica y de salud mental deficiente a los detenidos por ICE
Grupos de derechos civiles denuncian que los inmigrantes detenidos en un centro de Adelanto, California, no reciben el urgente cuidado m茅dico y mental que necesitan.
Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs the facility fails to provide adequate health care.
M谩s all谩 del Medicare para Todos, estados dem贸cratas impulsan nuevas leyes de salud
Nueva York busca replicar el modelo de San Francisco, que cre贸 un programa de atenci贸n m茅dica para todos sus residentes antes del Obamacare.
Beyond Beltway’s ‘Medicare-For-All’ Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws
As calls for “Medicare-for-all” grow louder among Democrats in Congress, Democratic governors and mayors have been pushing ahead with urgency to corral medical costs and bring health care to those who remain uninsured.
M谩s “desiertos de contracepci贸n” por medidas de la administraci贸n Trump
Normas impulsadas por el gobierno federal privilegian a las cl铆nicas que solo ofrecen control de la natalidad a trav茅s de m茅todos naturales.
鈥楥ontraception Deserts鈥 Likely To Widen Under New Trump Administration Policy
Federal family planning funds, known as Title X, will soon fund for-profit women鈥檚 clinics that bar condoms, hormonal birth control and IUDs and offer only 鈥渘atural family planning.鈥
La otra crisis de Puerto Rico: m谩s de un mill贸n en riesgo por recortes a Medicaid
La isla, que todav铆a est谩 recuper谩ndose de las tormentas de 2017, sufrir谩 un nuevo rev茅s sanitario: fuertes recortes a Medicaid pueden impactar en la atenci贸n m茅dica de los m谩s vulnerables.
In Weary Post-Storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid Cutbacks Bode New Ills
The island鈥檚 government must squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, part of the U.S. territory鈥檚 agreement with the federal government as Puerto Rico claws its way back from fiscal oblivion. Experts warn such drastic cuts defy actuarial science.
En Puerto Rico, sobrevivientes del hurac谩n Mar铆a enfrentan la soledad y la depresi贸n
La tasa de suicidos aument贸 dram谩ticamente en la isla desde que el hurac谩n Mar铆a impact贸 en septiembre pasado.
Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide
More than six months ago, Hurricane Maria upended routines and shuttered services on the island leading to a sense of despair and isolation, especially among older people.
In A Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Hope Ebbs And Health Suffers
More than six months after Hurricane Maria, daily life in Casta帽er, Puerto Rico, is nowhere close to normal as residents try to deal with the effects of trauma, chronic stress and the continued lack of electricity.
Los m谩s fr谩giles en Puerto Rico enfrentan el final de la ayuda por el hurac谩n
Como Ausberto Maldonado, miles en la isla que sufren condiciones cr贸nicas, y casi no tienen alimentos y medicinas, sienten que la crisis econ贸mica es tanto o m谩s amenazante que el hurac谩n Mar铆a.
Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs
Some of the safety-net programs set up after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico are being disbanded.
En Puerto Rico, la pesadilla del hurac谩n Mar铆a no termin贸 para este padre y su hijo
Osvaldo Daniel Mart铆nez tiene s铆ntomas de esclerosis m煤ltiple, pero todav铆a no ha podido tener un diagn贸stico oficial porque no consiguen cita con un neur贸logo.
For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria’s Cloud Has Not Lifted
The deadly storm turned a health challenge into a full-blown medical crisis for one young man with unconfirmed multiple sclerosis. And still he waits to see a neurologist.
Marihuana: con leyes m谩s flexibles, m茅dicos aconsejan a embarazadas no fumar
Muchas embarazadas, especialmente las m谩s j贸venes, consumen marihuana durante la gestaci贸n. Pero los m茅dicos enfatizan los riesgos que acarrea para el ni帽o este h谩bito.
As Marijuana Laws Relax, Doctors Say Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Partake
Some mothers who smoke pot see it as a harmless remedy for everything from pain to postpartum depression. But doctors say the active ingredients in marijuana can be passed onto the baby and may affect developing nervous systems.