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37 stories Updated Sep 4, 2026 Related desks: Medicare

The lead Sep 4, 2026 2

A Free Market Needs Prices, Even in Healthcare

Federal rules require hospitals to post prices, yet as of November 2024 only 21 percent complied, down from 36 percent in 2023. Shopping for scans can save up to 19 percent.

Justin Leventhal

Sep 4, 2026 4

‘We’re Exhausted’: Daughter Details the Nightmare of Elder Care in a Rural Town

After years of round-the-clock care with almost no outside support, Barb Jestic’s family was forced into a system offering little relief, exposing how rural families are left to shoulder elder care alone with few viable alternatives.

Sarah Wilder

Sep 2, 2026 3

Her Parents Prepared for Old Age, But The System Still Left Them Struggling

Linda Fisher thought long-term care insurance would protect her family as her 99-year-old mother aged at home. Instead, she encountered understaffed caregiving agencies, inconsistent training standards, and insurance hurdles that made dignified elder care feel dependent on luck rather than preparation.

Kamden Mulder

Aug 31, 2026 6

‘I’m Here With You’: How One Daughter Is Changing What Elder Care Looks Like

After leaving her career to care for her ailing mother at home, Joni Stevens says elder care in America showed her just how important family advocacy is at the end of life.

Ashley McClure

Aug 31, 2026 2

International Overdose Awareness Day

Marked every August 31, the day began in 2001 as a Salvation Army barbecue in Melbourne and now teaches people to spot an overdose and use naloxone.

AMAC, D.J. Wilson

Aug 28, 2026 5

The Fight to Clean Mercury From New England's Lakes

More than four tons of mercury a year drift from Midwestern coal plants into Northeast lakes, poisoning all 6,000 of Maine's lakes and the fish people eat.

Robert B. Charles