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Journalists Discuss Insulin Prices, Gun Violence, Distracted Driving, and More

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Midwest KHN correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed the Eli Lilly news on insulin prices on “PBS NewsHour” and insulin prices on Slate’s “What Next” on March 1. Click here to watch Sable-Smith on “PBS NewsHour” Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “What Next” Read Sable-Smith and Samantha Young’s “Eli Lilly Slashed Insulin Prices. This Starts a … Read more

Ante vacío federal, estados promueven leyes duras contra el uso de sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos

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Washington se unió a más de una docena de estados en tomar medidas enérgicas contra las sustancias tóxicas en cosméticos después que un estudio financiado por el estado encontró plomo, arsénico y formaldehído en productos para maquillaje y alisado del cabello fabricados por CoverGirl y otras marcas. Estados Unidos se estancó en las regulaciones químicas … Read more

Journalists Probe Problems in Providing Care for Foster Kids and Propping Up Addiction Treatment

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KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the problems with Georgia’s foster care system on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” on Jan. 26. Click here to watch Miller on “Lawmakers” Read Miller’s “Unmet Needs: Critics Cite Failures in Health Care for Vulnerable Foster Children“ KHN Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed Howard Buffett’s $30 million donation for a … Read more

A Baby Spent 36 Days in an In-Network NICU. Why Did the Hospital Next Door Send a Bill?

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Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms. Her husband, Casey Trumble, drove her from their Chicago home to her OB-GYN’s office at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital downtown. With suddenly elevated blood pressure and protein in her urine, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia, … Read more