Healthcare in the United States

A boy plays in a fountain to cool off as temperatures approach 100 degrees Fahrenheit, July 18, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. 

A warming climate leads to more pediatric ER visits, study shows

Health & Medicine

A new study found that children and adolescents face increasing health risks as global temperatures rise.

Ospizio al Colle del Piccolo S.Bernardo, Italy. Languages such as Italian ('ospizio') and Spanish ('hospicio') have words that sound like 'hospice'. But they mean something different: old people's home, poorhouse, refuge for migrants.

What happens when the doctor says ‘hospice’ and you understand ‘poorhouse’?

Health & Medicine

Medicaid and health care reform

Global Politics

Polling on the Affordable Care Act Reveals Lack of Understanding and Pessimism

How Does the Affordable Care Act Affect Independent Care Providers?

The World

Minority communities and health care reform

Global Politics

Although the campaign for health care reform may be in its final stretch, even reform supporters are having to plan very carefully for how we would pay for the changes, should they happen.

The World

Children’s insurance may change with health reform

Global Politics

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as SCHIP, has been a very popular health care program for children. The program may face changes soon, however, as the House plans to repeal it in their version of health care reform.

The World

Health Care Reform: Young Americans

Although young people are coveted by health insurers, they’re often the least likely to buy in. Joining The Takeaway for a roundtable discussion are three young people: architect Savlan Hauser, freelance journalist Nik Bonovich, and artist Golnar Adili.

The World

Health Care Reform: What Doctors Want

Global Politics

Joining The Takeaway for a round table on health care reform are three doctors: primary care physician Kevin Pho, neurosurgeon Charles Prestigiacomo, and third year emergency care resident Tyeese Gaines Reid.

The World

Health Care: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

The Takeaway talks with people standing in line at a free health care clinic in California and with Stan Brock, the CEO and founder of Remote Area Medical (RAM), a global, all-volunteer non-profit which provides free medical care to the uninsured.