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For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around

Episode 321

Nov. 2, 2023

It’s Obamacare open enrollment season, which means that, for people who rely on these plans for coverage, it’s time to shop around. With enhanced premium subsidies and cost-sharing assistance, consumers may find savings by switching plans. It is especially important for people who lost their coverage because of the Medicaid unwinding to investigate their options. Many qualify for assistance. Meanwhile, the countdown to Election Day is on, and Ohio’s State Issue 1 is grabbing headlines. The closely watched ballot initiative has become a testing ground for abortion-related messaging, which has been rife with misinformation. This week’s panelists are Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News.

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Diagnosis: Debt

Medical Debt Is Disappearing From Americans’ Credit Reports, Lifting Scores

As credit rating agencies have removed small unpaid medical bills from consumer credit, scores have gone up, a new study finds.

By Noam N. Levey

Nov. 2, 2023

A line of six people are lined up outside the entrance doors of a building.

‘Worse Than People Can Imagine’: Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Breeds Chaos in States

As Medicaid programs across the nation review enrollees' status in the wake of the pandemic, patients struggle to navigate the upheaval.

By Phil Galewitz, Katheryn Houghton, Brett Kelman, and Samantha Liss

Nov. 2, 2023

The Health 202

The AMA May Reconsider Single-Payer Health Care

By Julie Rovner

Nov. 1, 2023

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Medical School on Cherokee Reservation Will Soon Send Doctors to Tribal, Rural Areas

Native Americans and rural residents are underrepresented in medical schools. But in this new program, 25% of students are Indigenous and half are from rural areas.

By Arielle Zionts

Nov. 1, 2023

Shameka Parrish-Wright stands in the center of the photo, facing the camera with a smile. She is visible from the waist up, and holds a lanyard tag that in front of her that reads, "House is healthcare / public safety / education /infrastructure / family values / stability / welcome / public health / a human right / first."

Payback: Tracking Opioid Cash

Gubernatorial Candidates Quarrel Over Glory for Winning Opioid Settlements

Some gubernatorial candidates are sparring over bragging rights for their state’s share of $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Many of the candidates are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts.

By Aneri Pattani

Nov. 1, 2023

The Health 202

Street Medicine Practitioners Are Getting Paid. Now They Want Higher Rates.

By Angela Hart

Oct. 31, 2023

An Arm and a Leg

John Green vs. Johnson & Johnson (Part 2)

Season 10, Episode 3

Oct. 31, 2023

The high price of lifesaving tuberculosis drugs makes them inaccessible to many who need them most. On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” hear how a decades-long global fight to reform drug patents is helping to lower the cost.

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A black and white cartoon ink drawing shows two young children standing in an abandoned school nurse's office. One child is dressed up as a witch. She is sick and coughing. The other girl is dressed up as her cat, and holds onto her friend with concerned expression. They face an empty chair. A ghost nurse floats behind it, unable to help them.

Medical Debt and Nurse Shortages Haunt Winning Halloween Haikus

Entries for our fifth annual Halloween haiku contest left us terrified. Based on a review by our panel of judges, here’s the winner and runners-up — plus the original artwork they inspired.

Oct. 31, 2023

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Start Shopping: Enrollment Begins Nov. 1 for Most Obamacare Insurance Plans

More than 16 million Americans who buy their own health insurance through state and federal marketplaces have until Jan. 15 to compare prices, change their coverage, or enroll for the first time.

By Julie Appleby

Oct. 31, 2023

A line chart with two lines representing men and women taking family leave over time. As time progresses, men have begun to take more family leave, closely trailing the amount of women taking leave.

Dads Drive Growth in California’s Paid Family Leave Program

The number of men in the state taking paid family leave to bond with a new child has risen nearly 20% since the start of the pandemic.

By Phillip Reese

Oct. 30, 2023

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Bill Of The Month

When That Supposedly Free Annual Physical Generates a Bill

Completing a routine depression screening questionnaire during an annual checkup is cost-free under federal law. But, as one woman discovered, answering a doctor’s follow-up questions might not be.

By Julie Appleby

Oct. 30, 2023

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Primary Care Disrupted

Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics

Company health clinics are most common at large workplaces, but some small employers say they see advantages, too: healthier workers, lower costs, and better access to primary care.

By Phil Galewitz

Oct. 27, 2023

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Watch: California and Feds Invest in Health Care for Homeless People

KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses big developments in street medicine, both statewide and nationally.

Oct. 27, 2023

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News Analysis

A New Era of Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices Unanswered

The CDC’s RSV vaccination recommendations beg the question: How much should an immunization that will possibly be given to millions of Americans cost to be truly valuable?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

Oct. 27, 2023

What the Health? From KFF Health News

The New Speaker’s (Limited) Record on Health

Episode 320

Oct. 26, 2023

The House finally has a new speaker: Mike Johnson (R-La). He’s a relative newcomer who’s been a lower-level member of the House GOP leadership. And while he’s an outspoken opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage, his record on other health issues is scant. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health appears on track to be getting a new director, and Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement experiment is off to a very slow start. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

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A photo of a woman standing at a table with gun safety pamphlets.

Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides, but Legal Hurdles Loom

Safe storage maps show gun owners where to put their firearms for safekeeping if they experience a mental health crisis. The idea has support among some gun enthusiasts, but legal obstacles threaten wider adoption.

By Aaron Bolton, MTPR

Oct. 26, 2023

A health care technician preps the arm of a senior adult for a blood draw.

Navigating Aging

Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test

Quest Diagnostics is selling a blood test online to consumers. But results may not be reliable or easy to interpret. And it isn’t covered by insurance.

By Judith Graham

Oct. 26, 2023

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Residents of a Rural Arkansas County Grapple With Endemic Gun Violence

Rural gun homicides have often been overshadowed by violence in cities. But they are taking their toll on small communities ill-equipped to deal with the challenges.

By Renuka Rayasam

Oct. 25, 2023

A photo of Governor Gavin Newsom during a press conference taken from the side. On the wall behind him is California's state seal.

California Expands Paid Sick Days and Boosts Health Worker Wages

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation expanding paid sick leave to five days, extending bereavement leave to miscarriages and failed adoptions, and approving an eventual $25-an-hour health care minimum wage. Still, in a possible sign of national ambitions, the Democrat vetoed free condoms in schools and refused to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.

By Don Thompson

Oct. 25, 2023

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