Tag: Access to health care
Kenya's public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national strike after almost 2 months
FILE - Doctors and other medical staff take part in a protest, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Kenya's public hospital...
Mississippi legislative leaders swap proposals on possible Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Senate leaders on Friday said for the first time that they are willing to expand Medicaid to the full...
It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems...
Steward Health Care strikes deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum
BOSTON -- Financially embattled hospital operator Steward Health Care has struck a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum, a subsidiary...
Kenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or turned away at public hospitals
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of...
Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance.UnitedHealthcare has rejected...