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Kaiser Permanente Workers Poised to Strike

The health care system provides care for 13 million people in eight states. Union officials say this could be the largest strike by health care workers in recent U.S. history.

By Reed Abelson and Emily Baumgaertner

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Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies

New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions.

By Pam Belluck

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Nonprofit Health System Says It Is Ending Policy That Denied Care to Indebted Patients

Allina Health, a large Midwestern system of hospitals and clinics, says it has decided to stop cutting off medical care to patients with unpaid medical bills of $4,500 or more.

By Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

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Ransomware Attack Disrupts Health Care in at Least Three States

It was not immediately clear how many locations operated by Prospect Medical Holdings were affected but some sites had to cut back services or close.

By Rebecca Carballo