Sandy West, KFF Health News

Most recent articles by Sandy West, KFF Health News

Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes
Why the election may slow plans to replace lead pipes
Sandy West, KFF Health News
July 11, 2024
8:00 am

Although lead was banned from new water service lines in 1986, it’s estimated that more than 9 million such lines still carry drinking water to homes and businesses throughout the country.

Hoping to clear the air in casinos, workers seek to ban tobacco smoke
Hoping to clear the air in casinos, workers seek to ban tobacco smoke
Sandy West, KFF Health News
January 11, 2024
3:00 pm

Thirteen of the 22 states and territories that allow casino gambling permit smoking in at least part of their facilities.

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis
Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis
Sandy West, KFF Health News
August 24, 2023
2:30 pm

Black fetal and infant deaths are part of a continuum of systemic failures that contribute to disproportionately high Black maternal mortality rates.

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