It’s Not Just Doctors and Nurses. Veterinarians Are Burning Out, Too.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline : 1-800-273-TALK (8255). At the pa...

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: News You Might Have Missed

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Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe

In his State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden focused attention on how private equity ownership of nursing homes can af...

Profit Strategy: Psychiatric Facilities Prioritize Out-of-State Kids

South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days — even weeks — waiting for help, ...

California Handed Its Medicaid Drug Program to One Company. Then Came a Corporate Takeover.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Prescription drug costs for California’s massive Medicaid program were draining the state budget, so in 2019 Gov. Gavin...

Never-Ending Costs: When Resolved Medical Bills Keep Popping Up

Every now and then, Suzanne Rybak and her husband, Jim, receive pieces of mail addressed to their deceased son, Jameson. Typically, it’s jun...

Why Nurses Are Raging and Quitting After the RaDonda Vaught Verdict

Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and...