Health Care A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable rates. Now they're paying the price Patients who bought stockpiles of alternative GLP-1 drugs online aren't sure what to do with them after learning that the compounding pharmacy that made them didn't have the right license. Sydney Lupkin Play AudioListen 5 mins
Health Care Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements For the first time in four years, financial losses at hospitals across Washington state are slowing down. Noel Gasca
Health Care Patients are getting prescriptions to socialize to fight an epidemic of lonlineness Loneliness is at epidemic levels across the U.S. and is correlated with higher risks of many chronic diseases. Some doctors and therapists are writing their patients prescriptions for socializing. Katia Riddle Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health Care Striking therapists worry about mental health impact of the wildfires in LA A group of more than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are coming up on three months of strike, asking for better working conditions. Katia Riddle Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health Care Prescription costs are going way down for millions as part of Inflation Reduction Act In 2025, more than 3 million seniors are going to save thousands of dollars because of a new spending limit on prescription drugs. It's unclear whether the Trump Administration will keep the law. Alexandra Olgin Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health Care HHS secretary talks drugs up for Medicare price negotiation before leaving office The Biden Administration announced the next batch of 15 prescription drugs that will be included in price negotiations with companies — with the aim of lowering costs for people covered by Medicare. Mary Louise Kelly William Troop Karen Zamora Play AudioListen 7 mins
Politics RFK Jr. faces a complicated confirmation with some opposition on both sides of the aisle Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on vaccines and abortion rights are raising alarms across the political spectrum, as he's one of the more controversial picks for the president-elect's Cabinet. Sarah McCammon Play AudioListen 5 mins
Health Care States that voted for Trump saw some of the biggest surges in ACA signups The number of people enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has doubled over the last four yeas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with healthcare navigator Katie Roders Turner about the reasons. Ryan Benk Ayesha Rascoe Play AudioListen 6 mins
Health Care A record 24 million sign up for ACA plans, Biden administration says About 24 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act plans with about a week to go in open enrollment. But President-elect Trump has talked about possibly repealing the 14-year-old ACA. Selena Simmons-Duffin Play AudioListen 3 mins
Health Care Washington's tribes want Medicaid to cover traditional healing When Washington’s legislative session kicks off next week, lawmakers will take up the issue of traditional Native American medicine. Eilís O'Neill
