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California Lawmaker Pulls Plug On Drug Price Transparency Bill

By Ana B. Ibarra August 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The legislation would have required drug companies to notify the state and insurers about expensive new treatments or price hikes.

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House Repeal Plan Would Cut $43B From Medicaid Coverage Of Kids, Analysis Finds

May 19, 2017 Morning Briefing

“Over time, per capita caps could significantly reduce the amount of funding that goes towards Medicaid coverage for children,” says Dan Mendelson, president of Avalere, the consulting firm that conducted the study. Meanwhile, in the Senate, Republican moderates float ideas in order to retain Medicaid expansion that could have other consequences for states.

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More Prisoners Die Of Old Age Behind Bars

By Melissa Bailey December 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

New data show 4,980 inmate deaths in 2014, the most since counting began in 2001.

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Obama’s Health Care Legacy: A Landmark Becomes A Question Mark

By Sarah Varney January 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama succeeded where many other presidents failed, but now the fate of the Affordable Care Act rests with President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump’s Debate Claim On Health Care Costs: It Depends What You Mean By ‘Cost’

By Julie Rovner October 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Although many consumers are feeling the heat from increased health care spending, the overall bill may not be larger.

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Surgeon General Murthy Wants America To Face Up To Addiction

By NPR Staff November 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

More people struggle with alcohol or drugs than have cancer, and 1 in 5 Americans binge drink. It all costs the nation $420 billion a year. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says we know how to help.

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Trump’s Abortion ‘Gag Rule’ Will Block $8.8B In Aid To Fight Malaria, AIDS And Other Diseases

May 16, 2017 Morning Briefing

With the rule in place, any foreign nongovernmental group that wants American money for any of its health activities must promise not to “promote abortion as a method of family planning.”

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State Highlights: Pa. Hospital ‘Super Users’ Run Up $1.25B Tab; Mass. Dentists Charge Delta Dental Violated Nonprofit Rules

June 21, 2017 Morning Briefing

Media outlets report on news from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Kansas, Georgia, California, Tennessee and New York.

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Terminally Ill Patients Don’t Use Aid-In-Dying Laws To Relieve Pain

By Liz Szabo October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Ending pain and suffering has helped several states pass “right-to-die” laws, but dying patients are more concerned about controlling how they die and dying with dignity.

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Additional $8B For High-Risk Pools Swayed Lawmakers But Experts Say It Isn’t Enough

May 4, 2017 Morning Briefing

Protections for those with preexisting conditions have been a major talking point during this week’s negotiations to try to move the Republican health care plan through the House. Media outlets look at what they are, if the additional money will be cover those who need care, and the history of high-risk pools.

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Cardinal Health Lays Out $6.1B To Acquire Medtronic Supplies Business

April 19, 2017 Morning Briefing

The health services company plans to acquire Medtronic’s patient care, deep vein thrombosis and nutritional insufficiency medical-supply units.

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Democrats To GOP: Give Us Subsidies And We’ll Give You $15B For Military Spending

April 26, 2017 Morning Briefing

Those with information on the spending negotiations say Democrats are eyeing military spending as a potential compromise to get money for the “insurer bailouts” that Republicans have been targeting for years. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times and KHN offer looks at just what exactly those subsidies are.

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Teaching Medical Teamwork Right From The Start

By Julie Rovner August 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

In a joint project, the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University are banking on a new building to kick start efforts to bring health professionals together by introducing collaboration into medical training.

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Uncertain Fate Of Health Law Giving Health Industry Heartburn

By Julie Rovner and Chad Terhune November 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The effect of “repeal and replace” could have greatest consequences for hospitals. They accepted lower federal funding under the law because their uncompensated care was expected to fall as more people became insured.

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This Researcher Thought A Blood Test Came Back With An Error. Instead It Helped Him Unlock A Treatment

April 12, 2017 Morning Briefing

One patient with abnormally high levels of a blood-clotting protein may help those who have been diagnosed with hemophilia B. In other public health news: prostate cancer screenings, running, gun control, alcohol abuse, asbestos, and back pain.

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CBO Score Of Revised GOP Health Bill: Over Next Decade, 23M Would Be Left Uninsured, Deficit Reduced By $119B

May 24, 2017 Morning Briefing

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issues its latest report on the American Health Care Act.

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When Pretend Play Is Real For Alzheimer’s Patients

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco October 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Playing with dolls is good therapy for some elderly people with dementia. They may think the dolls are real babies, but does it matter?

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West Virginia Grapples With High Drug Costs

By Kara Lofton, West Virginia Public Broadcasting October 20, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Climbing drug prices are taking a toll on West Virginia’s budget, some state legislators say. Expensive drugs fuel an increase in Medicaid spending, which leaves less money for schools and roads.

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Obamacare ‘Replacement’ Might Look Familiar

By Jay Hancock and Shefali Luthra November 9, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

By Sammy Mack, WLRN September 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state’s health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.

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