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Pregnant Women In Houston And Their Doctors Weigh Risks Of Zika

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media April 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. Gulf Coast has the right weather conditions and mosquitoes for the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. But the level of risk is unknown in this country so doctors are advising caution to their patients who are pregnant or trying to have a baby.

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Legal Medical Abortions Are Up In Texas, But So Are DIY Pills From Mexico

By John Burnett, NPR News June 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Women seeking an abortion in restrictive Texas now often pick the medical version, thanks to FDA rules making it easier. Others seek cheaper pills in Mexico, and aren’t getting guidance from a doctor.

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‘Critical Illness’ Insurance Grows As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Jump

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio February 2, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A relatively obscure category of health insurance — “critical illness” insurance — is catching on because, increasingly, conventional health plans have consumers paying a lot of out-of-pocket costs. Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio explains the pros and cons of critical care insurance in this story that aired on NPR’s Morning Edition.

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Prevention Experts, Eye Doctors Disagree On Vision Tests For Seniors

By Michelle Andrews March 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says there is not enough evidence to know whether vision screening given by primary care doctors benefits patients.

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Back From The Brink, A Rural Texas Hospital Shines

By Sarah Varney March 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

One family’s tragedy inspired a radical change at a struggling rural hospital in Texas.

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Genetic Counselors Struggle To Keep Up With Huge New Demand

By Todd Bookman, WHYY April 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

After Angelina Jolie disclosed her genetic predisposition for breast cancer, demand for genetic tests went up. Counselors help interpret those tests, and demand for their services has increased, too.

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Majority Of Young Men Don’t Know About Emergency Contraception, Study Finds

By Michelle Andrews February 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The survey of 93 men, most of whom were sexually active, finds that 42 percent had heard of emergency contraception, or the morning-after pill.

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Ellmers Ousted In Primary Following Rift With Social Conservatives Over Abortion

June 8, 2016 Morning Briefing

“Actions have consequences,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List.

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What Happened To $10B Gilead Allegedly Owes In Taxes? Group Asks Feds To Investigate

August 12, 2016 Morning Briefing

The Americans for Tax Fairness wants the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department to take action against the drugmaker following a report released by the group that shows the company may have shifted billions into offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes.

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With Special Tax Suspended, Medical Device Firms Reap Big Savings

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio February 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The medical device industry is enjoying a two-year moratorium on a tax that was created to support the Affordable Care Act. Are firms using their savings to create more jobs, as many claim?

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Needle Exchanges Can Now Get Federal Funding

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco February 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Proponents hail the change in policy but say it doesn’t go far enough because federal dollars cannot be used to buy syringes.

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$1B Fraud Case Shines Light On Lucrative Medicare Black Market

July 25, 2016 Morning Briefing

Three people have been charged in the largest single criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice. “Medicare fraud has infected every facet of our health care system,” Wifredo A. Ferrer, the United States attorney in Miami, said Friday in announcing the indictments.

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Study Finds No Harm In Allowing Surgeons-In-Training To Work Longer Shifts

By Jordan Rau February 2, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Researchers found little difference in patient outcomes or satisfaction after placing restraints on medical residents’ working conditions in the past decade. Officials have previously sought to prevent inexperienced doctors from making mistakes caused by fatigue.

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Tiny Opioid Patients Need Help Easing Into Life

By Kristin Espeland Gourlay, RINPR March 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

More babies are being born dependent on opioids. The good news is they can safely be weaned from the drug. But there’s little research on which medical treatment is best, or its long-term effects.

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Three Hospitals Hope To Spark A Reduction In Surgeries By Inexperienced Doctors

By Sandra G. Boodman April 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The prestigious facilities are seeking to improve patient safety by getting surgeons and hospitals to pledge to meet minimum thresholds for 10 high-risk procedures.

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R2D2’s Next Assignment: Hospital Orderly

By Jenny Gold March 1, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A gleaming new hospital in San Francisco has a fleet of robots dropping off meals, picking up trash and saving some money in a very 21st century way.

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Consumer Group: Many Lawmakers Opposing Medicare Change Got Drugmakers’ Contributions

July 11, 2016 Morning Briefing

Public Citizen reports that 310 lawmakers who were critical of a proposal to change how doctors were paid for Medicare Part B drugs received a total of more than $7.2 million from pharmaceutical and health products companies for their 2016 campaigns.

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Health Reform Roils Downton Abbey

By Jenny Gold February 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The hospital consolidation plot in the final season of the beloved British series is historically accurate — and has parallels in today’s U.S. health industry.

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House Passes $1.1B Zika Bill That’s Likely To Fail In Senate

June 23, 2016 Morning Briefing

Democrats strongly oppose parts of the package, which include provisions regarding the Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood and pesticides — and they have promised to filibuster it to death in the Senate. The House immediately adjourned for recess following the vote, leaving behind any chance to resolve the funding dispute before the holiday.

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Envision Healthcare, AmSurg Merger Would Create $10B Company

June 16, 2016 Morning Briefing

The all-stock deal would blend the physician-staffing business with more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers.

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