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An Arm and a Leg: When Hospitals Sue Patients (Part 2)

By Dan Weissmann December 28, 2023 Podcast

Why do hospitals sue patients who can’t afford to pay their medical bills? On this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann investigates such lawsuits and covers new laws and regulations that may change this practice.

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RFK Jr.’s Campaign of Conspiracy Theories Is PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact and Katie Sanders, PolitiFact December 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Debate and speculation are heating up over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign will factor into the outcome of the 2024 election. But one thing is clear: Kennedy’s political following is built on a movement that seeks to legitimize conspiracy theories.

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In Year 6, KFF Health News-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ Helps Patients in a Changing System

December 23, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In the sixth year of the KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” series, patients shared more than 750 tales of medical billing problems, and reporters analyzed more than $730,000 in charges — including more than $215,000 owed by 12 patients and their families.

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Federal Judge Blocks California’s Public Place Gun Ban

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

The law would have banned firearms in most public places was blocked by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney over Second Amendment violations. The New York Times, meanwhile, covers how school kids in Cranston, Rhode Island, blithely ignore gunfire from a nearby police range.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads For The Holiday Break

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week’s selections include stories on cancer, migraines, aging, CAR-T therapy, and more. Happy holidays!

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Viewpoints: How Was Phenylephrine Approved Despite Being Ineffective?; Confusion On Supervised Drug Sites

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss OTC decongestants, supervised drug sites, abortion and more.

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Rising Colon Cancer Rate In Young Americans Can’t Be Explained

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

In other news, a new online tool offers caregivers an easy way to pass on their care plans to other caregivers; how virtual reality can help boost seniors’ moods and memory in nursing homes; the difficult topic of grief during the holidays; a novel back pain treatment; and more.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, December 22, 2023

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Health care legislation in 2024, Medicaid, ‘Paxlovid rebound,’ pediatric training, colon cancer, weight-loss drugs, and more are in the news.

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There May Not Actually Be A ‘Paxlovid Rebound,’ US Researchers Say

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

People with weakened immune systems appear to have a greater probability of “viral rebound” of covid, no matter if they receive drugs or not, scientists at the CDC and FDA suggested.

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CMS Reveals Medicare Appeal Process For Incorrect Hospital Observation Stays

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

The process is aimed at Medicare beneficiaries who feel hospitals inappropriately classified stays as observations instead of admissions, resolving a 12 year-old class action lawsuit. Also in the news: cancer patients facing frightening delays in treatment approvals.

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‘Plenty’ Of Unfinished Health Care Work Awaits Lawmakers In New Year

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Congress left for the holiday recess without settling a large number of top health care priorities like appropriations and expiring funding, hospital and doctor payments, and more. News outlets also look back at how key health matters fared in 2023.

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Lawmakers Plan To Fund Pediatric Training Program Via Appropriations

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Republicans had been trying tie the reauthorization of the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program to efforts to limit gender-affirming care for transgender kids. That effort is set to fail. And lawmakers are now looking to fund the program via appropriations.

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FDA Says Unauthorized Fat-Dissolving Shots Can Be Dangerous

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Spas and clinics have been offering unauthorized versions of fat-dissolving injections, and people have been reporting problems like scarring and infections, the FDA says. The FDA also issued a warning about counterfeit versions of Novo’s smash-hit drug Ozempic.

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More Teens Are Turning To Hormonal Implants As Birth Control

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

The jump over a decade from 0.6% to 13% sexually active teen girls getting a hormonal implant is credited by some experts for the decline in teen pregnancies. Other reproductive health news reports on infertility, midwives, and other maternal care developments.

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Closure Of St. Louis Nursing Home Came After Medicaid Payment Loss

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the home had just lost a special $1 million annual Medicaid payment before its abrupt shuttering left families and staff scrambling. Also, Indiana’s Medicaid program has turned out to be around $1 billion more expensive than previously expected.

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As Adderall Shortage Continues, ADHD Drug Prices Soar

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

The ongoing ADHD drug shortage has placed financial pressure on families, forcing some to scrimp to pay for treatment. Meanwhile, Stat reports on how pharma companies keep drug prices high and competition low.

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First Edition: Dec. 22, 2023

December 22, 2023 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KFF Health News’ First Edition will not be published Dec. 25 through Jan. 1. Look for it again in your inbox on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Happy holidays from all of us to all of you!

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Se avecinan cambios para Medi-Cal en 2024, pero ¿beneficiarán a los pacientes?

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A partir del próximo año, más de 700,000 inmigrantes sin papeles serán elegibles para una cobertura completa de Medi-Cal.

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Bold Changes Are in Store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but Will Patients Benefit?

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

California’s Medicaid program is undergoing major changes that could improve health care for residents with low incomes. But they are happening at the same time as several other initiatives that could compete for staff attention and confuse enrollees.

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Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

By Lauren Sausser December 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Delaying cancer treatment can be deadly — which makes the roadblock-riddled process that health insurers use to approve or deny care particularly daunting for oncology patients.

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