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Old Motels Get New Life Helping Homeless Heal

By David Gorn Photos by Heidi de Marco June 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Using run-down motels to care for and temporarily house homeless people recently discharged from the hospital helps stabilize them inexpensively, preventing unnecessary and costly returns to ERs and hospitals.

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Single Mom’s Search For Therapist Foiled By Insurance Companies

By April Dembosky, KQED July 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A single mom, a son with autism and a maddening search for the help she badly needed.

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Medicare’s Efforts To Curb Backlog Of Appeals Not Sufficient, GAO Reports

By Susan Jaffe June 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Investigators from the GAO call for HHS to improve oversight of the Medicare appeals process and streamline it to make sure repetitive claims are handled more efficiently.

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For Doctors-In-Training, A Dose Of Health Policy Can Help The Medicine Go Down

By Julie Rovner June 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Medical residents at George Washington University spend three weeks examining and diagnosing the nation’s health care system.

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Viejos moteles cobran nueva vida ayudando a las personas sin hogar a sanar

By David Gorn Photos by Heidi de Marco July 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

El uso de moteles deteriorados para cuidar y albergar temporalmente a personas sin hogar recientemente dadas de alta del hospital ayuda a estabilizarlos de manera económica, previniendo retornos innecesarios y costosos a las salas de emergencia y a los hospitales.

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As Hospital Chains Grow, So Do Their Prices For Care

By Chad Terhune June 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The average patient stay costs $4,000 more at Sutter and Dignity hospitals than at other California medical centers, study shows.

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How Medicare Drug Plans Hope To Follow Private Sector Lead

By Julie Appleby March 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The proposal that Medicare made this month to better control prescription drug costs involves testing strategies used with some success in the private sector.

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Medicare Payment Changes Lead More Men To Get Screening Colonoscopies

By Michelle Andrews December 24, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The health law waived Medicare’s Part B deductible and dropped the 20 percent copayment for the preventive tests.

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Colon Cancer Screening: Five Things To Know

By Julie Appleby June 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force recently expanded the list of approved colorectal cancer screening tests. Here’s a primer on these various tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.

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Rise In Oncologists Working For Hospitals Spurs Higher Chemo Costs: Study

By Michelle Andrews April 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Researchers found that the facility fees hospitals and their clinics routinely add to the bill helps drive the price increases.

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Despite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics

By Michell Eloy, WABE June 20, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Georgia has stopped licensing new clinics that provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Some call the state’s move irresponsible. Others say the clinics aren’t regulated enough.

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FDA Considering Pricey Implant As Treatment For Opioid Addiction

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR May 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The FDA could soon approve an implantable form of a drug used to treat opioid addiction. While the approach helped patients avoid relapse in tests, its price may be prohibitive for some, doctors say.

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When Adult Children Get Sick, It May Be Hard For Parents To Get Information

By Michelle Andrews May 31, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Federal law seeks to protect the privacy of patients’ health information, but sometimes leaving parents out of the loop can complicate the patient’s recovery.

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California Insurance Marketplace Imposes New Quality, Cost Conditions On Plans

By Ana B. Ibarra and David Gorn April 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

In a sweeping overhaul of its contracts, the state’s insurance exchange will require health plans to hold doctors and hospitals accountable for quality and cost.

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Las vacunas no son sólo para los niños

By Anna Gorman July 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

La palabra “inmunización” evoca a la salud infantil. Ahora, los doctores de California están dirigiendo su atención a los adultos, quienes no han sido tan diligentes a la hora de recibir sus vacunas.

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Covered California Health Plan Rates To Jump 13.2 Percent In 2017

By Chad Terhune and Pauline Bartolone July 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A double-digit increase, which follows two years of moderate rate hikes, is likely to resonate across the country in debate over Obamacare.

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Trump’s Claim About Abortions Taking Place Days Before Birth ‘Absurd,’ Expert Says

October 21, 2016 Morning Briefing

If, very late in pregnancy, a fetus was found to be nonviable the woman might continue the pregnancy and deliver a stillborn baby, or she might decide not to continue the pregnancy, says Dr. Aaron B. Caughey. “Would you call that an abortion? I think most of us wouldn’t use that language.”

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For Substance Abusers, Recovery-Oriented Care May Show The Way To A Productive Life

By Taylor Sisk May 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Advocates emphasize peer support and community reintegration for people with behavioral health problems.

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Medicare Advocates Press Congress To Help Beneficiaries Facing Steep Premium Hike

September 29, 2016 Morning Briefing

The Medicare Trustees have estimated that the deductible for Medicare Part B would grow from $166 to $204 next year for all enrollees and the premiums would grow 22 percent next year for about 30 percent of beneficiaries.

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In Prince’s Age Group, Risk Of Opioid Overdose Climbs

By Kristin Espeland Gourlay, RINPR May 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

In 2013 and 2014, people ages 45 to 64 accounted for about half of all deaths from drug overdose, according to the CDC.

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