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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Ask Us Anything!

August 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Joanne Kenen of Politico answer listeners’ questions about health policy and politics.

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How Soon Is Soon Enough To Learn You Have Alzheimer’s?

By Alex Smith, KCUR July 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Only about half of people with Alzheimer’s symptoms get a diagnosis, partly out of fear of an incurable decline, doctors suspect. But Jose Belardo says facing the future allows him to plan for it.

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PrEP Campaign Aims To Block HIV Infection And Save Lives In D.C.

By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR April 13, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Washington, D.C., is trying to stop new cases of HIV in the district by making sure residents who might be at risk are taking PrEP, medicine that cuts the risk of contracting the virus by 92 percent.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes July 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

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Insulin’s Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media September 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and 26 when he died. He couldn’t afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies. So he tried to stretch the doses.

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States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Preexisting Conditions Shield Gets Axed

By Harriet Blair Rowan July 17, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A coalition of Republican states has launched a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, including provisions requiring insurers to offer coverage to people with preexisting conditions without raising rates. An analysis shows that some of these states have the highest proportion of such residents.

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Day-Tripping To The Dispensary: Seniors In Pain Hop Aboard The Canna-Bus

By Stephanie O'Neill September 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They’re discovering an array of products, and some interesting side effects.

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Listen: Device Is Said To Ease Opioid Withdrawal, But Does The Evidence Support It?

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A device called the Bridge is supposed to mitigate the misery of withdrawal sickness, but scientific evidence doesn’t yet show that it works.

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Juul, el producto de tabaco que consumen estudiantes en las escuelas

By Ana B. Ibarra March 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Su parecido con un flash drive hace que sea difícil de detectar. Tiene nicotina y temen que impacte en una nueva generación de fumadores.

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The Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School

By Ana B. Ibarra March 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The teenage smoking sensation appearing on high school campuses across the country is an easy-to-hide, high-nicotine device called the Juul. Educators and health care advocates fear that vulnerable young people may become addicted.

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Facebook Live: Vaping Unveiled

May 31, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Nicotine-loaded e-cig juices that spoof popular treats — marketed to help adults kick the smoking habit— instead may be luring youths into addiction. California Healthline’s Facebook Live peeled back the curtains on this wolf in sheep’s clothing.

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Para los Dreamers, el sueño de convertirse en médicos pende de la “compasión” legal

By Ana B. Ibarra March 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

De los 700,000 jóvenes beneficiarios de DACA, 99 son estudiantes de medicina. Pero sus años de residencia se pueden ver opacados por las nuevas políticas migratorias.

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The Dream Among ‘Dreamers’ To Become A Doctor Now ‘At The Mercy’ Of Courts

By Ana B. Ibarra March 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In September, the Trump administration announced its plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting off an ongoing political and legal battle that could doom the dreams of immigrant doctors in training.

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Staggering Prices Slow Insurers’ Coverage Of CAR-T Cancer Therapy

By Michelle Andrews July 17, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Some state Medicaid programs are not paying for the procedures, and Medicare’s complicated payment rates have hospitals concerned that it will not cover all the costs.

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Sprained Your Ankle? The Cost Of A Brace Could Sprain Your Wallet.

By Michelle Andrews May 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Your health insurance might not cover items such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and braces, or you may have to deal with a supplier that has a contract with your insurer.

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One Twin’s Difficult Birth Puts A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR November 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A woman had twins in a hospital south of Boston, and for doctors aiming to reduce cesarean sections, the second baby’s tricky arrival tested the limits of teamwork.

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Research Roundup: ‘Public Charge’ Policy; Medicare Part B; And Romaine Lettuce Contamination

January 17, 2019 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

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Taken For A Ride: After ATV Crash, Doctor Gets $56,603 Bill For Air Ambulance Trip

By Alison Kodjak, NPR News September 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

After an accident in an all-terrain vehicle crushed a doctor’s left arm, he was whisked by air ambulance to the closest trauma center for specialized care. Soon he was fighting over the $56,603 bill.

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At Meeting Of Key Medicare Advisers, Attendees Ponder: What Can Medicare Learn From Major League Baseball?

March 8, 2019 Morning Briefing

Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met to discuss ways to curb high drug prices in Medicare Part B, the portion of Medicare that pays for drugs administered in a doctor’s office. The commission, which is made up of economists, doctors, and various other health policy experts, is not well-known outside of D.C., but their suggestions carry a lot of weight with lawmakers who are looking to improve Medicare.

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If High Court Reverses Roe V. Wade, 22 States Poised To Ban Abortion

By Julie Rovner July 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As with current abortion policies, a woman’s access to the procedure would continue to be determined by where she lives.

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