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Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical records

Nov. 07, 2024 13:36 PM EST

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Trent Russell, 34, of Bellevue, Nebraska, who worked at the time as a transplant...

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions' trust in Turkey's health care system

Nov. 01, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born 1.5 months early, but staff swiftly whisked him to the neonatal intensive care unit. It was the last time Burcu Gokdeniz would see her baby alive. The doctor in charge told her that Umut Ali's heart...

'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions

Oct. 31, 2024 13:47 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025, days before a presidential election that could threaten eligibility and raise costs for millions of those in the program. The future of...

Georgia launches state-run Affordable Care Act website

Oct. 28, 2024 17:18 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Starting Monday, 1.3 million Georgians who bought health care through the Affordable Care Act can begin looking at plans through Georgia Access, the state's new marketplace exchange. Open enrollment for Georgia Access begins Friday. For the first time since the ACA...

Biden says global leaders are terrified of Trump and quietly tell him, 'He can't win'

Oct. 22, 2024 22:49 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden tore into his predecessor on Tuesday, suggesting that global leaders are terrified of what Donald Trump 's return to the White House could do to democratic rule around the world. “Every international meeting I attend,” Biden said,...

White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control

Oct. 21, 2024 15:09 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must...

Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color

Oct. 17, 2024 10:14 AM EDT

BERGENFIELD, N.J. (AP) — At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room. Today, the theme is multicultural, and the flag bearers have no shortage of countries: Philippines, India, Haiti, Mexico, United States. Most of them older adults, attendees...

Idaho revamps execution chamber so doctors can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt

Oct. 15, 2024 17:07 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho revamps execution chamber so doctors can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt.

HISA, Jockeys' Guild partner with mental-health company to offer jockeys access to care and support

Oct. 10, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’ well-being with access to mental-health care. The Guild and Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) have partnered with...

Mississippi's Medicaid director is leaving for a private-sector job

Oct. 09, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The executive director of Mississippi's Medicaid program, Drew Snyder, is stepping down at the end of this month to take a private sector job, Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday. Reeves said he has chosen Cindy Bradshaw to lead the program. She has been its...