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Year One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges

December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us.

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After Opioid Overdose, Only 30 Percent Get Medicine To Treat Addiction

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR June 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Patients revived from an opioid overdose who get methadone or Suboxone treatment for addiction afterward are much more likely to be alive a year later, says a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws

By Liz Szabo May 14, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A woman with foot pain was floored by the high cost of titanium screws used in her surgery. “Unless the metal [was] mined on an asteroid, I do not know why it should cost that amount,” she says.

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Luego de una sobredosis de opioides, solo el 30% recibe tratamiento contra la adicción

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR June 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Solo 3 de cada 10 pacientes revividos tras sufrir una sobredosis de opioides reciben el tratamiento de seguimiento que puede evitar una futura tragedia.

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How A Drugmaker Turned The Abortion Pill Into A Rare-Disease Profit Machine

By Sarah Jane Tribble April 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

An abortion drug invented decades ago is being used to treat Cushing’s syndrome — and it’s bringing in tens of millions of dollars a year.

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Opioid Crisis Hits Home: Uncle’s Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course

By Emmarie Huetteman January 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Andrey Ostrovsky, who until last month was chief medical officer for Medicaid, quit his job so he could more directly fight the stigma of drug addiction.

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Sickle Cell Patients, Families And Doctors Face A ‘Fight For Everything’

By Jenny Gold December 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Premature death, a dearth of treatments, mistreatment in emergency rooms and a woeful lack of funding are just a few of the problems confronting people with sickle cell disease.

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Segregated Living Linked To Higher Blood Pressure Among Blacks

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez May 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Blood pressure for African-Americans who moved permanently out of segregated areas into medium-segregation locations decreased on average nearly 4 points while those who went to low-segregation locales dropped almost 6 points, a 25-year study finds.

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Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic-Resistant Germs

By Jordan Rau December 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Medicare reduced payments to 769 hospitals in the program, punishing facilities that have high rates of patient injuries, including infections, blood clots, falls and bed sores. This year, federal officials also added the prevalence of two dangerous bacteria.

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In California, Planned Parenthood Girds For Potentially Grim Future Under Trump

By Anna Gorman December 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The CEO of the group’s state organization, Kathy Kneer, says private donations can’t cover the potential loss of federal money for reproductive health services.

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Critics Of Medicare’s Overall Hospital Star Rating Push For Changes

By Jordan Rau May 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials delayed the release of the ratings after the hospital industry and members of Congress objected to the formula, saying it worked against hospitals that take the patients that are the toughest to treat.

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Monthly Premiums For A ‘Benchmark’ Silver Plan In Federally Run Insurance Marketplaces

September 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This chart lists sample premiums in the 36 states where the federal government is running the online insurance marketplaces.

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Missouri, Illinois Health Insurance Exchanges Gear Up Quietly

By Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In Missouri, a decidedly low-profile campaign stems from a voter referendum last year barring the governor from moving forward on an exchange. In Illinois, officials partnered with the federal government to build the marketplace. Nonetheless, neither exchange has given any cost information to consumers.

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Senate President Lays Blame With Sebelius If Florida Fails To Expand Medicaid

April 26, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News sat down with Florida Senate President Don Gaetz in his office in Tallahassee last week to discuss the debate over expanding Medicare in the Sunshine State.

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Medicaid Helps Hospitals Pay For Illegal Immigrants’ Care

By Phil Galewitz February 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

California gets the lion’s share of funding for a program that critics say leads to ‘anchor babies.’

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College Students Bridge Chasm Between Medical Care And Poverty

By Sandra G. Boodman June 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The volunteers, part of a program called Health Leads, help low-income families connect with social service groups providing food, clothes, housing and other services so that children can overcome some of the obstacles contributing to health problems.

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Table: Caring for Migrant Farmworkers

June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Details about the 156 health centers that get federal funds to provide primary care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers regardless of immigration status.

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GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Where They Stand On Health Care

March 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

An interactive chart shows where eight of the current and former candidates – Gingrich, Paul, Romney, Santorum, Bachmann, Cain, Huntsman and Perry – stand on major health care issues.

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Housing Bust Derails Some Seniors’ Assisted-Living Care

By Harris Meyer August 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

With the real estate market depressed, thousands of seniors are unable to move because they can’t sell their homes.

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Nine Ways The New Health Law May Affect You in 2011

By KFF Health News Staff January 3, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In 2011 many new provisions of the health law kick in, providing benefits for many and potential new costs for some others.

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