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A mans family sued a state-owned nursing home in Indiana for alleged mistreatment. The case will soon be heard by the nations highest court, and the outcome could strip millions of vulnerable Americans of the right to sue government agencies when their rights are violated.

Theres a severe shortage of people to care for older Americans in their homes and nursing facilities, and things are only expected to get worse. Could providing long-term care workers with new career pathways be part of the solution?

An overhaul of Medicares prescription drug benefit will lower costs for seniors while changing incentives for insurers and drugmakers.

In many rural towns, local hospitals are community fixtures. When they close, the entire community feels the ripple effects.

A new federal designation would allow struggling hospitals to end inpatient services, but some have concerns about how that could affect rural health care.

More than $50 billion in opioid settlement dollars from drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies is starting to flow to state and local governments, and they need to figure out how to spend it.

The nursing shortage has led to a greater reliance on travel nurses that come with big price tags. Thats causing some hospitals to rethink their nursing staff retention efforts.

Side Effects Public Media will be hosting virtual listening sessions on substance use, addiction and recovery.

Around 100 million people in the U.S. have health care debt totalling at least $140 billion.

Pregnant people struggling with addiction fear mistreatment from health care providers and worry about the possibility that they'll lose custody of their baby.