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Governors Weigh Options On Health Insurance Exchanges
What's at stake if they build state-based exchanges, partner with the federal government -- or let federal regulators run everything?
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In Many Communties, Nurse Practitioners Fill An Important Void
Many states are trying to loosen decades-old licensing restrictions, known as "scope of practice laws," that prevent nurse practitioners from playing the lead role in providing basic health services.
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Huge Experiment Aims To Save On Care For Poorest, Sickest Patients
An effort in California to move Medicaid patients into managed care has national significance as federal officials roll out a similar but larger program for as many as 2 million people who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.
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Unmanageable Care
California's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, is trying to save money by moving thousands of its patients into managed care health plans. For Juan Cameros, that meant he could no longer see the surgeon who had been treating him.
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Medicare Changes Loom As ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Negotiations Pick Up
Health on the Hill: KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about Republican and Democratic proposals and possible cuts in federal health care spending.
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How The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Affects Health Care: Six Questions
As Congress and the president aim for a deal by year's end, there may be serious consequences for health programs.
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Electronic Health Records Breed Digital Discontent For Some Docs
Two years and $8.4 billion into the government's effort to get doctors to take their practices digital, some unintended consequences are starting to emerge. One is a lot of unhappy doctors.
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Health Plans Gear Up To Sell Directly To Consumers
Insurers develop new business strategies as the health law upends old models.
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One-On-One With A 2-Year-Old Cancer Patient
Child life specialist Liz Anderson of Children's National Medical Center explains how she uses play to help 2-year-old Jade Tukan, a cancer patient, understand her medical care.
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