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Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?

By Daniel Chang and Holly K. Hacker December 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a patient’s death.

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Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations

By Arthur Allen August 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

For more than a century, the drug industry has issued dire warnings of plunging innovation whenever regulation reared its head. In general, the threat hasn’t materialized.

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Median Launch Price For A New Drug Was $2,115 In 2008. In 2021? $180K

June 8, 2022 Morning Briefing

Boston researchers looked into the soaring cost of launching a new drug in the U.S. between 2008 and 2021: The median price jumped roughly 20% per year through this period. A separate study highlights the risk of lower price transparency when hospitals merge.

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The Costs Of Safely Reopening A High-End Restaurant

By John M. Glionna June 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The shifting federal guidelines about how to reopen during the pandemic have perplexed many small-business owners, including the Prestifilippos, who dug deep into their wallets to provide a new kind of dining experience they hope is safe.

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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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Fix For VA Health Snarls Veterans And Doctors In New Bureaucracy

By Quil Lawrence, NPR News and Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio and Michael Tomsic, WFAE May 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A program that was supposed to help veterans see doctors closer to home more quickly is not fulfilling its promise.

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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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Study: Hospital Observation Stays Increase 25 Percent In 3 Years

By Susan Jaffe June 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The number of Medicare patients who enter the hospital for observation rose dramatically even though Medicare enrollment and hospital admissions declined slightly, according to a study by gerontologists at Brown University in Providence, R.I. The researchers analyzed medical records and hospital claims for 29 million people in traditional Medicare from 2007 to 2009. They found […]

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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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How Congress Might Tax Your Health Benefits

By Julie Appleby June 8, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are considering varied approaches to taxing employer-provided health insurance as a means of paying for an overhaul of the health system, Kaiser Health News reports. Proposals include taxing benefits above a certain premium amount, taxing the benefits only of high-income earners, or combining both approaches.

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