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President Joe Biden speaks from a podium with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi standing behind him.

Fact Check: Biden Sets High Bar in 1st State of the Union Speech

By Victoria Knight and Colleen DeGuzman March 2, 2022 KFF Health News Original

What a difference a year makes. The speech was delivered to a largely unmasked crowd of lawmakers, justices, and Cabinet members in the House chamber.

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New California Law Eases Aid-in-Dying Process

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 2,000 terminally ill Californians have used a 2015 law to end their lives with a doctor’s assistance. A revision of the law will make it easier to do so.

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Buy and Bust: When Private Equity Comes for Rural Hospitals

By Sarah Jane Tribble June 15, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Noble Health swept into two small Missouri towns promising to save their hospitals. Instead, workers and vendors say it stopped paying bills and government inspectors found it put patients at risk. Within two years — after taking millions in federal covid relief and big administrative fees — it locked the doors.

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Nueva ley de California facilita el proceso de ayuda para morir

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Una modificación a la ley vigente reduce el tiempo entre las peticiones necesarias para obtener los medicamentos para terminar con la vida. También protege más a los pacientes.

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Readers and Tweeters Ponder Vaccines and Points of Fairness

August 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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In COVID Hot Zones, Firefighters Now ‘Pump More Oxygen Than Water’

By Eli Cahan December 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Firefighters are often thrust into front-line health emergencies. During the COVID pandemic, they’ve paid an especially high price.

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Former White House Aide Got $3M Mask Contract To Supply Navajo Hospitals Days After Creating PPE Firm

May 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

Indian Health Services found that 247,000 of the masks supplied by the company of Zach Fuentes — President Donald Trump’s former deputy chief of staff — are unusable while thousands more are not the correct type. The Navajo Nation has been extremely hard hit by the pandemic.

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Hospitals Accused Of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks In Quest For Patients

By Jordan Rau May 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals are eager to get particular specialists on staff because they bring in business that can be highly profitable. But those efforts, if they involve unusually high salaries or other enticements, can violate federal anti-kickback laws.

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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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Representative Tom Price

Top Price Contributor Allegedly Leaned On Employees To Support PAC

By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett January 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet pick Tom Price “assisted” a company and campaign donor who tapped executives with an urgent request to donate.

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Senate Panel Kills Medicare Program That Offers Help On Enrollment, Billing Issues

By Susan Jaffe June 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

It’s not clear yet if the full Senate or House will concur in the plan to cut funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, which operates in all states and gives beneficiaries free advice on enrollment in drug and insurance plans, appealing coverage decisions and applying for financial subsidies.

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2015 Home Health Agencies Ratings: 5-Star Facilities

By Jordan Rau July 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News lists the 239 home health agencies that received Medicare’s highest rating of five stars.

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Enrollees In Pa.’s Medicaid Expansion Locked Out Of Substance Abuse Services

By Robert Calandra, Philadelphia Inquirer January 26, 2015 KFF Health News Original

An apparent glitch in enrolling Pennsylvania residents into that state’s Medicaid expansion, which was championed by former Gov. Tom Corbett, limits mental health and addiction services for enrollees.

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Where You Live Determines How Much You Pay For Health Insurance

By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby September 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In several states, consumers in high-cost areas will pay at least 50 percent more for the same type of coverage as those in lower-cost areas.

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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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CDC Takes A Closer Look At Kids’ Mental Health

By Jenny Gold May 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Somewhere between 13 and 20 percent of kids in the United States experience some sort of mental illness, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That adds up to millions of children suffering from disorders like ADHD, depression, autism and illicit drug use. The total annual cost of the […]

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What’s In A Name: Health Exchanges, Marketplaces … Or Swap Meets

By Susan Jaffe May 10, 2012 KFF Health News Original

If a Medicare staff recommendation is approved, health insurance exchanges may be up for a rebranding.

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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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Medicare Spotlights Hospitals With Especially Costly Patients

By Jordan Rau May 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The new data, which include beneficiaries’ bills in the hospital and for 30 days afterward, are a first step toward using bonuses and penalties to encourage more efficient care.

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Week In Review: State Budgets Get Reprieve From Feds; Health Reform Politics On The Homefront

By Stephanie Stapleton August 13, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Party politics were obvious this week as House Democrats approved $16 billion in additional federal Medicaid funds for states.

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