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Heartbreaking Bills, Lawsuit and Bankruptcy — Even With Insurance

By Laura Ungar September 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With health insurance that can leave him on the hook for more than a quarter of his salary every year, a Kentucky essential worker who has heart disease is one of millions of Americans who are functionally uninsured. At only 31, he has already been through bankruptcy and being sued by his hospital. This year, he faced a bill for more than $10,000.

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Missourians to Vote on Medicaid Expansion as Crisis Leaves Millions Without Insurance

By Cara Anthony July 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Around the country, Medicaid enrollment is up as people who have lost jobs during the pandemic seek health insurance. Expanding eligibility for Missouri’s program, which could help thousands of recently unemployed residents, will be on the ballot Tuesday.

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Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority

By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz December 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Everyone — from toilet paper manufacturers to patient advocates — is lobbying state advisory boards, arguing their members are essential, vulnerable or both — and, thus, most deserving of an early vaccine.

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The Pandemic Is Hurting Pediatric Hospitals, Too

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Children’s hospitals were generally in good shape before COVID-19, but now their revenues are plunging as beds they reserved to assist in the pandemic effort remain empty.

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Senate Republicans Kill Effort To Suspend Debt Ceiling, Avert Shutdown

September 28, 2021 Morning Briefing

The House-passed legislation was blocked in the Senate on Monday, leaving Democrats scrambling for a plan B to avoid a government shutdown and U.S. loan default — an outcome that economists warn could lead to another recession. Meanwhile, intraparty tensions among Democrats mount over the intertwined infrastructure and social spending bills.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Election Preview: What’s Next for Health?

October 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

How will health issues affect voter choices? What will happen if President Donald Trump is reelected or the White House goes to Joe Biden? In this special election preview episode, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

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Less-Lethal Weapons Blind, Maim and Kill. Victims Say Enough Is Enough.

By Donovan Slack, USA TODAY and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY and Jay Hancock, KHN and Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY July 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Time and again over the past two decades, peace officers have targeted demonstrators with munitions designed only to stun and stop. Protests this year in reaction to George Floyd’s death in police custody have reignited a controversy surrounding their use.

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Covid Cases: Thought Labor Day Would Be Better This Year? You Were Wrong

September 7, 2021 Morning Briefing

Daily infections are more than four times what they were during Labor Day weekend 2020, when the United States didn’t have a covid vaccine. Meanwhile, the mu variant, also known as B.1.621, has been detected in Los Angeles County.

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Purdue Pushes For Opioid Settlement; Six States Pass On $26B J&J Deal

August 24, 2021 Morning Briefing

The role and financial responsibility of drugmakers in the national painkiller epidemic continues to be litigated in court. And two senators raise conflict of interest concerns over the FDA’s contracts with McKinsey and Co., which also consulted for “wide range of actors in the opioid industry.”

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ACA in Peril With Ginsburg’s Seat in Play

September 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is giving new life to the latest constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act. It also places anti-abortion activists on the cusp of a court majority large enough to ensure the rollback of the right to abortion and, possibly, some types of birth control. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar tries to centralize power at the sprawling department plagued by miscommunications and scandals. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Sarah Jane Tribble about her new podcast, “Where It Hurts,” debuting Sept. 29.

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Delta Now Responsible For More Than Half Of New US Covid Infections

July 7, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the more transmissible delta variant, or B.1.617.2, is now estimated to be the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S. The rapid growth worries public health experts.

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LA County Authorities Cautious Despite Declining COVID Numbers

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The county, a hotbed of coronavirus infection in California, has seen a steady reduction in positive test results, new cases, hospitalizations and deaths over the past few weeks. But officials are concerned about public behavior over the Labor Day holiday weekend and wary of relaxing strictures too soon.

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Texas Appeals Judge’s Temporary Block Of Law Banning Most Abortions

October 7, 2021 Morning Briefing

In a sharply worded opinion, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman barred enforcement of the restrictive law, saying “From the moment S.B. 8 went into effect, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution.” The state of Texas quickly appealed for an emergency stay of Pitman’s ruling.

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Perspectives: 340B Issue An Unneeded Distraction For Safety-Net Hospitals

June 22, 2021 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

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As Schools Spend Millions on Air Purifiers, Experts Warn of Overblown Claims and Harm to Children

By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett May 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A KHN investigation found that more than 2,000 schools have spent millions of dollars for systems, lured by air purifier companies’ claims that experts say mislead or obscure the potential for harm from toxic ozone.

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Medical Debt Soars To $140B; States Without Medicaid Expansion Hit Hard

July 23, 2021 Morning Briefing

The debt estimate, from a study in JAMA, was up from $81 billion in 2016. Other reports look at the cost of prescription medicine and contraception.

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Sanofi Expands mRNA Vaccine Efforts By Buying Translate Bio For $3.2B

August 3, 2021 Morning Briefing

Translate Bio was already Sanofi’s partner in an effort to try to build an mRNA covid vaccine. Separately, reports say the Federal Trade Commission has reluctantly withdrawn a remaining claim in a lawsuit over a so-called pay-to-delay deal with Abbvie.

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Ever Heard of a Surgical Assistant? Meet a New Boost to Your Medical Bills

By Markian Hawryluk July 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A college student’s bill for outpatient knee surgery is a whopper — $96K — but the most mysterious part is a $1,167 charge from a health care provider she didn’t even know was in the operating room.

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Epidemia de obesidad en los Estados Unidos amenaza la eficacia de una vacuna contra COVID

By Sarah Varney August 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Otras vacunas han demostrado ser menos efectivas en adultos obesos que en la población general, dejándolos más vulnerables a infecciones y enfermedades.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats in Array (For Now)

August 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a highly produced, made-for-TV political convention, Democrats papered over their differences on a variety of issues, including health care, to show a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to complicate efforts to get students back to school, and a federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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