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February 11, 2020 at 6:00 am

Now your employer wants to know how you’re sleeping

Add sleep to the latest in an ever-growing list of wellness issues.

FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. The flu forecast is cloudy and itâ€™s too soon to know if the U.S. is in for a third miserable season in a row, but health officials said Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 not to delay vaccination. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) NY878

November 28, 2019 at 6:00 am

Nobody wants to get the flu, so why don’t more people get the flu shot?

It’s free and available everywhere. Yet most Americans skip the annual flu shot ― with the number of dispensed vaccines barely changed in the past...

Serving Seniors, a local nonprofit dedicated helping seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives, gives free flu shots, administered by staff from the Sharp Senior Satellite Health Center, to local seniors in San Diego. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) 1493814 1493814

November 19, 2019 at 8:49 am

The startlingly high cost of your ‘free’ flu shot

Health insurers are required to cover vaccines at no charge to patients. The reimbursement insurers pay to providers ranges from below $20 to $85. Why?...

May 20, 2019 at 12:12 am

Walmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centers

The retail giant is believed to be the first to prod workers to use specific imaging providers based on diagnostic accuracy - not price, said...

Business

May 27, 2014 at 7:19 pm

Safety-net hospitals reaping benefit of more insured patients

At Seattle’s largest safety-net hospital, the proportion of uninsured patients fell from 12 percent last year to an unprecedented low of 2 percent this spring...

Local News

July 4, 2012 at 3:58 pm

Supreme Court ruling adds uncertainty to Medicaid program

Experts worry that some states may end up reducing the number of people covered by the health-insurance program for the poor.

August 16, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Hospitals promote bargain CT scans for worried smokers

U.S. hospitals have started offering deeply discounted CT scans for smokers who are worried about lung cancer, but some experts question whether the strategy is...

Nation & World

March 23, 2010 at 2:09 pm

The new law: Answers from Kaiser Health News

The health care overhaul package is the most far-reaching health legislation since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid ...

Nation & World

August 19, 2009 at 12:01 am

How the current bills would affect industry

When Congress and the White House began talking about a health-care overhaul, industries that profit from the $2.5 trillion system were understandably...