An investigation by KHN and NPR found more than half of U.S. adults carry medical debt, and sick people carry the heaviest burden. "Debt is no longer just a bug in our system. It is one of the main products," said Dr. Rishi Manchanda, who works with low-income patients in California.
While hospitals have shown record profits since the ACA was implemented, patients have been hit with payment plans that charge interest, had to put health care on credit cards, gotten hounded by collections agencies, and been denied care because of unpaid bills. Here's how big the medical debt crisis is in the U.S. and what's fueling it.
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Dogs have a powerful sense of smell. Those noses have been put to work to locate missing people, find drugs, and identify explosives - and now, to detect COVID-19. Bringing in man’s best friend to sniff around backpacks and desks isn’t foolproof -- but it saves a lot of time compared to submitting kids to nasal swabs. And the students love it too. NPR visited an elementary school in Freetown, Mass., to see K-9 officers Huntah and Duke at work.
When journalist Linda Villarosa covered health care for Essence in the 1980s, the magazine staff thought that Black Americans struggled with chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes at higher rates because of their lifestyle choices. But over decades of reporting, she realized that myths about Black bodies that originated in slavery, poor treatment by the medical system, and the stressful “weathering effect” of continued racism have a big effect on health. She spoke with Fresh Air about her new book, Under the Skin and shared insights aboutwhat's truly driving disparities in Black health.
Writer Maria Godoy says between work, kids and housework, it can be hard to find time to properly unwind. By the time she tries to go to bed, she can't keep herself from scrolling and scrolling on her phone, despite being exhausted and needing sleep. This behavior is known as "revenge bedtime procrastination."
The idea comes from a Chinese phrase that describes the habits of workers who skimp on sleep to engage in leisure activities as a way to make up for long work days. Here's how to conquer your bedtime procrastinationand reclaim a good night’s sleep.
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