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A line chart titled "More Young Adult Californians Aren't Having Sex." It shows two lines showing the rates of people reporting no sexual partners by two age groups: 18 to 30-year olds and 31 to 64-year-olds.

Young People Are Having Less Sex Than Their Parents Did at Their Age. Researchers Explore Why.

By Phillip Reese May 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The percentage of young adults not having sex was rising even before covid made dating harder. Data and research suggest economic precarity, technology, and the warping effects of porn on sexual attitudes may play a role.

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A wooden picnic table has paper sand brochures laid out on the table and a bench. A banner reading "Greene County Anti-Drug Coalition" hangs on a raining behind the table.

A Rural County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds to Pay Off Debt, or Pay Them Forward to Curb Crisis

By Aneri Pattani May 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Greene County, Tennessee, so far has received more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But most of the money is not going to help people and families harmed by addiction.

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How a 2019 Florida Law Catalyzed a Hospital-Building Boom

By Phil Galewitz and Lauren Sausser and Daniel Chang April 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In Wesley Chapel, Fla., near Tampa, residents will soon have three general hospitals within a five-minute drive. The new construction is part of a hospital-building boom across Florida unleashed almost four years ago, when the state dropped a requirement that companies obtain government approval to open new hospitals.

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The Rate of Older Californians Dying of Malnutrition Has Accelerated

By Phillip Reese April 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Californians 85 and older are especially susceptible to malnutrition. They accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.

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A photo illustration collage in four panels. Two are of a handgun in silhoutte, two are of bullets.

Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has Experienced Gun Violence

By Liz Szabo April 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new KFF poll shows.

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A woman in a light blue denim shirt looks directly at the camera holding a purple picture frame. The photo she is holding shows her son, a young man with a backwards cap, reclining on a couch.

$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.

By Aneri Pattani March 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Spending the money effectively and equitably is a tall order for state and local governments, and a lack of transparency in the process is already leading to fears of misuse.

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Did Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare?

By Fred Schulte January 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

KHN has released never-before-seen details of federal audits as the government weighs action against dozens of Medicare Advantage plans.

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More Californians Are Dying at Home. Another Covid ‘New Normal’?

By Phillip Reese January 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The proportion of Californians dying at home, rather than in a hospital or nursing home, accelerated during the pandemic, a trend that has outlasted the rigid lockdowns linked to the initial shift.

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Hundreds of Hospitals Sue Patients or Threaten Their Credit, a KHN Investigation Finds. Does Yours?

By Noam N. Levey December 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.

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What Germany’s Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt

By Noam N. Levey December 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Coal mining ended in Germany’s Saarland a decade ago, but the transition away from coal has been smoother than in West Virginia, which has more medical debt than any state in America.

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Paxlovid Has Been Free So Far. Next Year, Sticker Shock Awaits.

By Hannah Recht December 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The government soon will stop paying for the covid drug that has proved to be the most effective at keeping patients alive and out of the hospital.

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When Malpractice Occurs at Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

By Phil Galewitz and Bram Sable-Smith November 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Federally funded clinics and their doctors are protected against lawsuits by federal law, with taxpayers footing the bill. The health centers say that allows them to better serve their low-income patients, but lawyers say the system handcuffs consumers with a cumbersome legal process and makes it harder for the public to see problems.

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A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California

By Phillip Reese November 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

New U.S. Census Bureau data shows a large segment of Californians are working from home for part or all of the week. Researchers say the shift will ripple through the broader economy in ways big and small.

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An Atrium Health sign directs drivers to the emergency department, was well as visitor parking and several other entrances.

How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani November 17, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders, and more debt for patients.

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California Stockpiles Penalties From Uninsured Residents Instead of Lowering Care Costs

By Angela Hart November 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

California is collecting hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tax penalties from uninsured residents. The state was supposed to use the money to help lower costs for Californians who couldn’t afford insurance but hasn’t distributed any of the revenue it has collected — citing uncertain economic times.

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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

By Fred Schulte November 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.

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An illustration shows a blister pack of birth control pills torn in half. A red X mark is drawn over the last pill in the pack.

Post-‘Roe,’ Contraceptive Failures Carry Bigger Stakes

By Sarah Varney November 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Science Friday and KHN ran the numbers on birth control failure. Depending on the contraception method, typical-use error rates can add up to hundreds of thousands of unplanned pregnancies each year.

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Centene Showers Politicians With Millions as It Courts Contracts and Settles Overbilling Allegations

By Samantha Young and Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine November 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Centene, the largest Medicaid managed-care company in the U.S., has thrown more than $26.9 million at political campaigns across the country since 2015, especially focused on states where it is wooing Medicaid contracts and settling accusations that it overbilled taxpayers. Among its tactics: Centene is skirting contribution limits by giving to candidates through its many subsidiaries.

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Knoxville’s Black Community Endured Deeply Rooted Racism. Now There Is Medical Debt.

By Noam N. Levey October 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Despite the end of Jim Crow segregation, its legacy lives on in medical debt that disproportionately burdens Black communities.

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Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are Thriving

By Noam N. Levey September 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Some hospitals notch big profits while patients are pushed into debt by skyrocketing medical prices and high deductibles, a KHN analysis finds.

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