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Vapers Seek Relief From Nicotine Addiction In — Wait For It — Cigarettes

By Ana B. Ibarra September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Even though e-cigarette makers market their products as a safer alternative to cigarettes, a growing number of vapers are trying to quit— and they’re turning to cigarettes to help them.

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When Masculinity Turns ‘Toxic’: A Gender Profile Of Mass Shootings

By Phillip Reese October 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Men are far more likely than women to commit deadly mass shootings, both in California and across the nation. We break down the numbers — and ask experts why gender would have a role in indiscriminate violence.

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Medicare To Pay Hospitals $3.5B More For Acute Inpatient Services

September 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule estimated to boost Medicare spending by 2.7% for acute care inpatient hospital services.

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Not Yesterday’s Cocaine: Death Toll Rising From Tainted Drug

By Laura Ungar November 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

While the U.S. continues to focus mainly on the opioid crisis, cocaine is quietly making a comeback and has become one of the biggest overdose killers of African Americans when tainted with fentanyl.

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Trump’s New Executive Order Could Cut How Much Medicare Pays For Drugs

September 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump’s latest drug pricing executive order calls for Medicare to test a “most favored nations” pricing scheme for prescription drugs bought by Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D. The pharmaceutical industry strongly opposes the plan.

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Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio January 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fewer Americans are dying in a hospital, under the close supervision of doctors and nurses. That trend has been boosted by an expanded Medicare benefit that helps people live out their final days at home in hospice care. But as home hospice grows, so has the burden on families left to provide much of the care.

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Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19

By Jenny Gold April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Across the U.S., pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to crashing revenues, terrified parents and a shortage of protective equipment — and all while being asked to care for young patients who could well be vectors for transmission without showing symptoms.

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Searching For Safety: Where Children Hide When Gunfire Is All Too Common

By Cara Anthony May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The overall crime rate has dropped during the pandemic, but unfortunately gun violence has not. In St. Louis, at least 11 children have been killed by gunfire so far this year. Living in neighborhoods with frequent violence has forced some families to improvise ways to keep their children safe, even in the place they are supposed to be most secure: their home. The stress of growing up in these conditions could lead to chronic health problems into adulthood.

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De no creer: jóvenes buscan aliviar su adicción al “vapeo”… fumando cigarrillos

By Ana B. Ibarra September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Una unidad de Juul, que proporciona alrededor de 200 bocanadas, contiene tanta nicotina como un paquete de cigarrillos. Los jóvenes vuelven a fumar para frenar otra adicción.

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‘An Arm And A Leg’: A Medical Bill Ninja Shares Her Secrets

By Dan Weissmann November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

On Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast “An Arm and a Leg,” an Illinois woman harnesses a lifetime of experience — and frustration — with health care finances to help other people solve their medical bill problems.

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‘An Arm And A Leg’: A La ‘Hamilton,’ Revue Takes On History Of Health Insurance

By Dan Weissmann November 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kvetching about the cost of health care is kind of what we do on the podcast “An Arm and a Leg.” This week’s episode features like-minded storytellers — from the musical troupe Heck No Techo — who have turned their frustrations into art and laughter.

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Your School Assignment For The Day: Spelling And Specs

By Heidi de Marco February 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In California’s rural Central Valley, low-income children have limited access to vision care. School districts are teaming up with nonprofits to fill the gaps.

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No Safety Switch: How Lax Oversight Of Electronic Health Records Puts Patients At Risk

By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortune November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Special interests and congressional inaction blocked efforts to track the safety of electronic medical records, leaving patients at risk.

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Pacientes de cáncer enfrentan retrasos en cirugías mientras COVID-19 paraliza hospitales

By Will Stone April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Son más vulnerables a la infección por el nuevo coronavirus. Y pueden estar enfrentando desafíos imprevistos para obtener atención, quimioterapia, e incluso cirugías para remover tumores.

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October 1, 2019 Page

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California, ¿firmará el gobernador una controversial ley sobre vacunas?

By Ana B. Ibarra September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

La totalidad de los senadores republicanos votaron en contra de la medida y todos los demócratas votaron a favor, excepto uno que no votó.

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California Lawmakers Send Contested Vaccine Bill To Governor. Will He Sign It?

By Ana B. Ibarra September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The state Senate on Wednesday sent a measure to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that would tighten the rules for children’s medical exemptions from vaccines. Newsom, who said in June that he would sign the measure after amendments had been made at his request, now wants more changes.

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It’s Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can’t Pay

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio February 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Until very recently, the separate company that runs the emergency department at Nashville General Hospital in Tennessee was continuing to haul patients who couldn’t pay medical bills into court.

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Haiku Winner Unmasked! From Gobs Of Frightening Entries, One Rises Above

October 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s first annual Halloween Haiku Contest gave us chills. And, based on a review by our expert panel of judges, here’s the winner and a sampling of finalists.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes May 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

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