First, a report on patients, cut off from health care, getting help. Then, the state of high-speed rail in the U.S. And, a look at the Mardi Gras Indians keeping tradition alive. Source link
About one third of Americans say they have skipped meals, borrowed money, or cut back on utilities to pay for health care. That’s in a Gallup poll released in March. The Trump administration has lowered prices on more than 50 drugs. But it also let premiums rise — even double — in the Affordable Care … Read more
Dave Burge slept in his truck overnight in frigid weather for a dental appointment. Burge needed dentures, but was unable to afford them. He was one of more than 1,200 patients, some of whom waited in line for days, to get a free appointment at a Remote Area Medical pop-up clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee. RAM … Read more
A nonprofit is bringing free health care to Americans who can’t afford it. Some patients wait days and sleep in their cars for treatment. Scott Pelley reports, Sunday. Source link