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COVID-19 Bonanza: Stimulus Hands Health Industry Billions Not Directly Related To Pandemic

By Fred Schulte March 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Congress retreats on long-planned cost cuts to benefit the health care industry with a grab bag full of incentives.

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COVID-19 Brings Overhaul Of Military Health Care To A Halt

By Patricia Kime April 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The military is called to action to battle the pandemic, even as the numbers of people infected among its ranks and veterans climb amid a shortage of doctors and nurses.

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Mysterious Heart Damage, Not Just Lung Troubles, Befalling COVID-19 Patients

By Markian Hawryluk April 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Most of the attention in the COVID-19 pandemic has been on how the virus affects the lungs. But evidence shows that up to 1 in 5 hospitalized patients have signs of heart damage and many are dying due to heart problems.

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In Shutting Out Threat, Seniors In Continuing Care Communities Feel Shut In

By Judith Graham April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For older adults in retirement communities ― a population especially vulnerable to COVID-19 — striking a balance between reducing the risk of contracting the coronavirus and maintaining the quality of life is a new frontier.

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Trump’s Boast About U.S., South Korea Coronavirus Testing Misses The Mark

By Shefali Luthra March 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The president’s statement frames the data in a way that doesn’t accurately represent the status of the American response to COVID-19.

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Millions Stuck At Home With No Plumbing, Kitchen Or Space To Stay Safe

By Laura Ungar and Elizabeth Lucas May 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In 470,000 American homes spread across every state, washing hands to prevent COVID-19 may not be as easy as turning on a faucet. They don’t have showers or toilets or, in some cases, even water piped into their homes. Nearly a million U.S. homes don’t have complete kitchens and millions more are overcrowded, making it much tougher for people to shelter in place and avoid infection.

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‘An Arm And A Leg’: Can They Freaking Do That?!?

By Dan Weissmann December 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Introducing a new segment on “An Arm and a Leg” podcast: “Can They Freaking Do That?!?” We take your most vexing medical bill questions and hunt down information and experts who can help.

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Analysis: We Knew The Coronavirus Was Coming, Yet We Failed 5 Critical Tests

By Elisabeth Rosenthal May 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The vulnerabilities that COVID-19 has revealed were a predictable outgrowth of our market-based health care system.

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Surge In Enrollment As Californians Avoid Penalty, Receive State Aid

By Rachel Bluth and Samantha Young February 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although a new state tax penalty and state financial aid motivated people to sign up for health insurance this year, Covered California is reopening enrollment for those who said they weren’t aware of them.

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No solo los pulmones: pacientes con COVID-19 también sufren misterioso daño cardíaco

By Markian Hawryluk April 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A medida que llegan nuevos datos de China e Italia, así como del estado de Washington y Nueva York, más cardiólogos comienzan a creer que el coronavirus puede infectar el músculo cardíaco.

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Hospital Known For Glamorous Patients Opens New Doors To Its Neediest

By Anna Almendrala and Harriet Blair Rowan January 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For years, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, one of California’s largest nonprofit hospitals, has been spending less on charity care than other nonprofit hospitals in the state. Now it is expanding eligibility for free and discounted medical care.

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Se hizo la prueba de coronavirus. Luego vino la catarata de facturas médicas

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Emmarie Huetteman April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Nadie está haciendo mucho para rescatar a pacientes que necesitan desesperadamente protección contra este tipo de facturas, en un sistema que cobra libremente por cada atención que dispensa.

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Around The Corner: 3D Housing Designed For The Homeless And Needy Seniors

By Sharon Jayson March 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As homelessness among older adults increases, a movement is afoot to use a powerful 3D printer to construct affordable and durable housing.

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Senators Who Led Pharma-Friendly Patent Reform Also Prime Targets For Pharma Cash

By Emmarie Huetteman March 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Three senators on a revived subcommittee received more than $100,000 each from drugmakers.

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Some Rejoice Over New California Health Insurance Subsidies. Others Get Shut Out.

By Ana B. Ibarra December 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

There’s something new in this year’s Covered California open-enrollment period: Consumers are learning whether they will qualify for new state-funded financial aid. The results are mixed, with some scoring hundreds of dollars per month and others nothing.

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They Got Estimates Before Surgery — And A Bill After That Was 50% More

By Rachel Bluth August 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. What happens when people actually take that advice?

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Startup Seeks To Hold Doctors, Hospitals Accountable On Patient Record Requests

By Lori Basheda November 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Despite laws requiring that health care providers hand over copies of patient records in a timely fashion, many people have trouble getting theirs. Ciitizen, a Palo Alto, Calif., company that helps cancer patients with the task, recently published a scorecard that rates hospitals, doctors and clinics on their compliance with records requests.

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Refereeing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren On Public Support For ‘Medicare For All’

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact October 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Polling supports Buttigieg’s claim.

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Hospital Group Mum As Members Pursue Patients With Lawsuits And Debt Collectors

By Jay Hancock December 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The influential trade association has said little over the years as health systems, including those of its own trustees, seized patients’ incomes and assets. Now it is reevaluating.

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Listen: Young Undocumented Californians Cheer Promise Of Health Benefits

By Sammy Caiola, Capital Public Radio July 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California is the first in the nation to expand Medicaid to young adults living there without legal permission.

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