[ad_1] Evangelina Perez lost count of the number of times her mother, Martha Perez, called her from federal prison, gasping for breath because she had missed dialysis treatments for her kidney failure. At 59, Martha Perez also had diabetes and congestive heart failure. She had been in various federal prisons since 2005 on money laundering […]
How Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Slash Healthcare for People L…
[ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. Over the past 15 years, formerly incarcerated people have greatly benefited from expansions to Medicaid healthcare coverage. Those gains are now at risk in the […]
ICU Doctors’ Ability to Save Lives Vary Wildly
[ad_1] In the United States, ICU (intensive care unit) mortality rates range between 8% and 25% depending on various factors,1 such as patient demographics and where the facility is located. These numbers illustrate a critical issue — the survival chances of ICU patients plainly depend on where and how they are treated. ICU doctors, or […]