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Heroin-assisted treatment improves patients' health along with their quality of life
Norway's heroin-assisted treatment program, operating across clinics in Oslo and Bergen, offers supervised pharmaceutical heroin doses twice daily to patients with severe opioid addiction. Early results show meaningful improvements in both physical health outcomes and overall quality of life for participants. The approach represents a significant shift in addiction medicine, treating dependency as a medical condition rather than a moral failing.
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STAT+: America’s small businesses are giving up on health insurance
Small businesses across the U.S. are increasingly dropping employee health coverage as premiums spiral beyond what lean operations can absorb. The trend signals a deepening fracture in America's employer-based insurance model, which has long served as the backbone of coverage for working adults. STAT's new investigative series examines the structural forces driving this quiet collapse and what it means for millions of workers left without options.
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National cancer disparities report released
The American Association for Cancer Research released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 on June 24, offering a comprehensive look at inequities in cancer outcomes across the United States. The report tracks where progress has been made and where systemic gaps persist in diagnosis, treatment, and survival rates among underserved populations. For policymakers, clinicians, and advocates, it serves as a critical benchmark for targeting resources and reform efforts.
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Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers offer copay assistance programs specifically to shield patients from the rising cost of prescription drugs — but some insurers are quietly pocketing that money rather than applying it to patients' deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums. The result: patients end up paying twice, while insurers pocket the benefit intended for them. The practice has drawn growing scrutiny as drug prices climb and the gap between what assistance programs offer and what patients actually owe widens.
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STAT+: For a Georgia entrepreneur, health coverage has never been affordable
Amy Bielawski, a Georgia entrepreneur, represents the precarious reality facing America's 30 million self-employed workers — people who fall through the cracks of employer-sponsored coverage with no affordable alternative. She has spent most of her life uninsured, navigating a health care system not built for those who work for themselves. Her story puts a human face on a structural gap that leaves millions of small business owners one medical emergency away from financial ruin.
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