Latest Stories By Phil Galewitz

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As pandemic-era provisions lapse, millions of Americans to lose Medicaid

February 2, 2023

States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the COVID-19 pandemic expire. The upheaval, which begins in April, will put millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage, threatening their access to care and potentially exposing them to large medical bills. It will also […]

What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little)

January 14, 2022

  Julie Ann Justo, an infectious disease clinical pharmacist for a South Carolina hospital system, hoped Christmas week would finally be the time her family could safely gather for a reunion. Before the celebration, family members who were eligible were vaccinated and boosted. They quarantined and used masks in the days leading up to the […]

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