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A calculator that says "health"instead of any numbers as an illustration for short-term health insurance plans.
Posted inCost of Care

Want a clue on health care costs in advance? New tools take a crack at it

by Kaiser Health News January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs before you walk into the doctor’s office? There’s a new tool for that, at least for insured patients. As of Jan. 1, health insurers and employers that offer health plans must provide online calculators for patients […]

package of birth control pills in four rows on a blister pack card. Three rows of pills are yellow, one row has white pills. Two of the white pills are missing.
Posted inGender health

Here’s what you need to know about your birth control options

by Rachel Crumpler December 9, 2022December 8, 2022
shows several empty rocking chairs on the porch of a nursing home
Posted inAging

What’s the best way to pick a nursing home for a loved one?

by Thomas Goldsmith July 5, 2022July 4, 2022
a screenshot of a panel discussion hosted by the american cancer socety
Posted inMedicaid

Cancer health care workers in NC discuss the best way to achieve equity in care – and the answer could lie in Raleigh

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven November 16, 2021November 15, 2021
shows a young boy wearing a mask sitting looking in the eye the doctor of an older doctor with long gray hair who's also wearing a mask as he receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Posted inInfectious Disease

Now that children aged 5 to 11 can get COVID vaccines, pediatrician offices are busy, busy, busy.

by Anne Blythe November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
shows a boy who's wearing a mask looking at the camera as he gets a vaccination in his left arm
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Oct 27 Waiting for greenlight to get COVID vaccines into arms of children, ages 5 to 11; What about a booster?

by Anne Blythe October 27, 2021October 26, 2022

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