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Journalists Untangle Issues of Health Care Costs and Food Benefits
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Sick Day Food Plan: Easy-to-Digest Meals and Drinks for Recovery
When illness strikes, eating can feel like a challenge. Your appetite may disappear, your stomach might feel unsettled, or certain foods simply don’t appeal....
Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections
Vanessa G. Sánchez
GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down...
Florida’s Deloitte-Run Computer System Cut Off New Moms Entitled to Medicaid
Daniel Chang and Samantha Liss
In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency warning that they both would...
Brightening Green Tea Serum
Formally known as camellia sinensis, green tea is a great way to perk up tired skin. Camellia sinensis leaf extract is gaining popularity in...
Indiana Hospitals Pull Merger Application After Pushback Over Monopoly Concerns
Samantha Liss
Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back their merger application Monday, just days before the state was due to rule on...
6 Ways To Get Healthy Hair
I’ve been pregnant a time or six and had the wonderful thick hair that comes with it. Then comes the postpartum hair loss. For...
Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud.
The rules...