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Calif. Senate Nixes Bill Requiring Disclosures From Disciplined Doctors

By Ana B. Ibarra June 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The proposal would have required physicians and other medical clinicians to tell their patients if they were on probation for serious offenses.

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California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills

By Stephanie O'Neill, KPCC September 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The problem, known as balance billing, happens when patients are treated by an out-of-network professional at an in-network facility. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign the legislation.

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The Ads Say ‘Get Your Flu Shot Today,’ But It May Be Wiser To Wait

By Julie Appleby September 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The flu vaccine is available for longer windows of time. Experts say to weigh convenience and science in deciding when to roll up your sleeve.

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Details On Death Certificates Offer Layers Of Clues To Opioid Epidemic

By Jeff Cohen, WNPR June 3, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Deaths from opioid overdoses are on the rise, and we know that because of data on death certificates. States determine who fills them out and what information they record. And that can vary widely.

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Psychotherapists Gravitate Toward Those Who Can Pay

By April Dembosky, KQED July 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

It goes back to the byzantine way health care — and health insurance — developed in the U.S. in the wake of World War II.

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Another Reason To Diet: Experts Find Additional Evidence Of Obesity-Cancer Link

By Zhai Yun Tan August 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A review by the International Agency for Research on Cancer reaffirms earlier findings that excess body fat increases the risks for certain cancers.

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In Philadelphia, Neighbors Learn How To Help Save Shooting Victims

By Taunya English, WHYY September 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A first-aid class in Philadelphia is designed to help people learn how to keep shooting victims alive until the paramedics arrive. It teaches skills such as applying tourniquets to stop bleeding.

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Medicare Releases Draft Proposal For Patient Observation Notice

By Susan Jaffe June 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Although there is widespread agreement on the need to let people know if they haven’t been admitted, the language proposed by federal officials hasn’t satisfied everyone.

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Candidates Decry High Drug Prices, But They Have Few Options For Voters

By Julie Rovner September 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Drug prices rise for a variety of reasons but opportunities for the government to control them is limited.

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Medicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition

By Julie Appleby May 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A proposal to change the way Medicare pays for some drugs has set off intense reaction and lobbying — all tied to a common theme: How far should the government go in setting prices for prescription drugs?

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Pricey New Treatment Roils Issues Of How To Treat Prostate Cancer

By Julie Appleby October 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

High-intensity focused ultrasound, often not covered by insurance, leads to discussions about which patients benefit in the real world.

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Medicaid Block Grants Advocated By GOP Could Reduce Federal Spending By $150B Over 5 Years

February 7, 2017 Morning Briefing

The analysis by consulting firm Avalere also suggests states would have to put in more money to keep the same services. In other news, efforts to overhaul the health law raise concerns about new Medicaid coverage among the homeless, Medicaid issues are on the agenda in the Kansas legislature and a doctor staffing company agrees to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicaid and Medicare.

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Researchers Identify A Key Weapon of Zika Virus

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez August 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

University of Southern California scientists determined the virus uses certain types of protein to interrupt the brain development of fetuses. The finding is a step toward the possible development of an intervention that could prevent the infection from leading to microcephaly.

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Doctors Get Creative To Distract Tech-Savvy Kids Before Surgery

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco July 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Anxiety before surgery can be dangerous for kids. Medication can help calm them down. But an anesthesiologist in California has come up with a safer, cheaper and much more entertaining alternative.

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Advance Planning For Your End-Of-Life Care

By Emily Bazar July 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A new health benefit available to millions of Californians encourages people to discuss end-of-life care options with their doctors.

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Gov’t Task Force Finds Evidence Lacking to Support Visual Skin Cancer Screenings

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez July 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that insufficient evidence exists regarding the benefits and harms of visual skin cancer exams.

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‘Don’t Cut Me!’: Discouraged By Experts, Episiotomies Still Common In Some Hospitals

By Jocelyn Wiener July 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Overall rates are falling in California and nationally but data point to certain hospitals with extremely high percentages.

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FAQ: Hospital Observation Care Can Be Costly For Medicare Patients

By Susan Jaffe August 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A guide to help Medicare patients receiving observation care.

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Young Boy’s Struggle To Survive Sparked Push For Drugs For Terminally Ill

By Liz Szabo October 3, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Ten-year-old Josh Hardy died last month. His struggle to survive helped to spur laws to get unapproved drugs to the terminally ill.

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Immigration Ban Shakes Medical Industry That Relies Heavily On Foreign Professionals

January 31, 2017 Morning Briefing

In 2014, more than 15,000 foreign health care workers, nearly half of them physicians and surgeons, received H-1B visas, which are designed to bring skilled labor into the U.S. Meanwhile, hospitals are scrambling to identify patients who were scheduled to come into the country to receive medical care and will be affected by the ban.

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