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Got A Raise? Congrats, But It Could Wreak Havoc On Your Subsidy Calculation

By Michelle Andrews January 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Health insurance subsidies are pegged to income estimates, but if those are too low, the customer may have to make a repayment to the government.

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Medicaid Is Balm And Benefit For Victims Of Gun Violence

By Sarah Varney December 2, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Young men injured by gunshot wounds often lacked insurance and went for years without proper follow-up care. The health law’s Medicaid expansion, in doubt since the election, changed that in many of the states with the most gun violence.

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State Highlights: Ga. Falls To 41st In Older People’s Health; Ohio Senate Contemplates State Versus Local Authority For Lead Regulation

June 12, 2017 Morning Briefing

Media outlets report on health-related news from Georgia, Ohio, California, Massachusetts, Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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One In Three Women With Breast Cancer Treated Unnecessarily, Study Concludes

By Liz Szabo January 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Mammograms find many slow-growing cancers that aren’t life-threatening and shouldn’t be treated, a Danish study said.

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Pharmacies Thrive Selling Opioids For Depressed Small Town Pain

By Phil Galewitz February 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Prescription pain pills are strong sellers in this southeastern Kentucky region that’s long struggled with high rates of joblessness and poor health.

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New Special Enrollment Rules Will Shift Paperwork Burden To Consumers

By Michelle Andrews December 20, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials provide details about a pilot project starting in June that will delay some consumers’ mid-year marketplace enrollment until they produce documentation proving eligibility.

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In Texas, Students Help Provide Health Care for Refugees

By Wendy Rigby, Texas Public Radio December 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Students and faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio have teamed up to operate one of the only student-run refugee clinics in the country.

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‘Tsunami’ Of Alzheimer’s Cases Among Latinos Raises Concerns Over Costs, Caregiving

By Ana B. Ibarra and Heidi de Marco February 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The number of U.S. Latinos with the memory-robbing disease is expected to rise more than eightfold by 2060 to 3.5 million.

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In Light Of Zika Findings, Stepped-Up Monitoring Of Children’s Symptoms Urged

By Shefali Luthra December 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Three different studies highlight the challenges ahead for the health system as it attempts to address the damage done to children who were exposed to it in utero.

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Medicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable

By Richard Harris, NPR News December 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The federal government pays for kidney transplants. But the program only pays for essential anti-rejection drugs for three years. Many people can’t afford them and can end up losing the kidney.

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Study: Many Caregivers Spend $7K Annually Out Of Pocket

By Rachel Bluth November 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Caregivers often pay some housing, medical, transportation and other living expenses for those they help, an AARP survey finds.

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New Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment

By Judith Graham December 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Medicare is launching new regulations in January that will provide higher reimbursements for doctors involved in care coordination for seriously ill people.

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Aging And Addicted: The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults, Too

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco December 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Using opioids to treat pain in seniors has been common, and that has led some to dependence disorders in later life.

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The Throwaway Scope: A Way To Ditch Superbugs?

By Chad Terhune December 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Small manufacturers are betting that disposable medical scopes will slash the risk of infection during procedures. Some doctors are skeptical of the cheaper models.

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El “tsunami” de casos de Alzheimer entre latinos plantea inquietudes sobre el cuidado y los costos

By Ana B. Ibarra and Heidi de Marco February 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Se espera que el número de latinos con la enfermedad roba-memoria aumente más de 8 veces para 2060, a 3.5 millones.

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Free Clinics Aim To Fill VA’s Shortfalls In Mental Health

By Anna Gorman December 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A billionaire hedge fund manager, whose son served in Afghanistan, has opened a chain of clinics to tend to the psychological needs of veterans

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Alzheimer a los 40: científicos estudian la “mutación de Jalisco”

By Anna Gorman January 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Investigadores están estudiando a familias de los Estados Unidos y México, portadores de una mutación genética que los hace desarrollar Alzheimer a edad temprana, con la esperanza de encontrar tratamientos para frenar este mal.

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Report: States Increase Cost Controls To Manage Medicaid Growth

By Phil Galewitz October 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid enrollment and total Medicaid spending are projected to rise more slowly for 2017, but states’ tab will grow faster as the federal government begins to taper its funding for Obamacare expansions, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports in its annual 50-state survey.

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Why Tobacco Companies Are Spending Millions To Boost A Cigarette Tax

By Alex Smith, KCUR November 3, 2016 KFF Health News Original

R.J. Reynolds has put $12 million into an effort to raise tobacco taxes in Missouri. But the proposed 60-cents per pack tax, still among the lowest in the nation, is not likely to make many smokers quit.

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Abortion By Mail Delivers Promise For Better Access But Political Questions Remain

By Phil Galewitz November 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The experiment — involving 50 women in Hawaii, Oregon, New York and Washington — breaks ground by letting women get an abortion without visiting a clinic.

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