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More Than Half Of California Nursing Homes Balk At Stricter Staffing Rules

By Barbara Feder Ostrov December 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Patient advocates say the state’s new staffing regulations are a good start toward better protecting the frail, but the nursing home industry contends they’re too burdensome.

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Dementia And Guns: When Should Doctors Broach The Topic?

By Melissa Bailey October 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals grapple with how to talk to patients about gun safety at home.

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Judges In California Losing Sway Over Court-Ordered Drug Treatment

By Brian Rinker October 1, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In a Medicaid-funded pilot project starting with 19 counties, clinicians and other providers are now in charge of deciding what kind of treatment an offender needs. The change has rankled some judges and attorneys — and forced some felons to spend more time in jail — but it has been largely embraced by clinicians and county agencies.

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After Months Of Back-And-Forth, Congress Sends $19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Legislation To President

June 4, 2019 Morning Briefing

The bill provides funds for relief efforts in areas across the country hit by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. The Senate voted on it last month, but it got held up in the House, which passed the legislation 354-58 yesterday.

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Trump Rollback Of Disability Rules Can Make Doctor’s Visits Painstaking

By Rachel Bluth October 31, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Standards have been proposed to address what are often viewed as disparities in treatment, but the Trump administration has declined to enforce them.

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Measure To Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending By Industry

By Ana B. Ibarra and Anna Gorman November 8, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The dialysis industry raised nearly $111 million in a successful bid to defeat the measure, which also was opposed by hospitals and doctors. The union that sponsored the measure collected about one-sixth that amount.

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California: hogares para adultos mayores se resisten a cumplir reglas de personal

By Barbara Feder Ostrov December 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Nuevas normas exigen que los hogares ofrezcan atención individualizada a sus residentes por más tiempo al día.

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In Swing Districts, Republicans May Pay For Having Tried To Reverse The Health Law

By Emmarie Huetteman October 31, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Though Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) counts himself a moderate, many of his voters heading to the polls are furious about how he aided his party’s efforts to dismantle Obamacare.

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Atención consumidores: no se dejen estar, inscríbanse en un plan de salud para 2019

By Michelle Andrews November 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

En la mayoría de los estados, el período de inscripción abierta cierra el 15 de diciembre. Los estados que gerencian sus propios mercados tienen más flexibilidad.

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A ‘Fountain Of Youth’ Pill? Sure, If You’re A Mouse.

By Marisa Taylor February 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The race for the cure to aging sparks hope and hype among top scientists — plus billions of dollars in investment.

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Children’s Hospitals Again Cry For Help From Voters. But Are They Really Hurting?

By Ana B. Ibarra October 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

California’s 13 children’s hospitals are asking voters in November to approve $1.5 billion in bonds to help them pay for construction and equipment, the third such measure in 14 years. Some health care experts and election analysts believe the repeated financial requests aren’t justified.

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In Trump’s First Year, Nation’s Uninsured Rate Unchanged

By Phil Galewitz September 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Census Bureau reports that the nation’s uninsurance rate was 8.8 percent in 2017 but notes that the rate did increase in 14 states.

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¿La fuente de la juventud en una píldora? Sí, si eres un ratón

By Marisa Taylor February 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Separar la realidad de la exageración en el campo que estudia la longevidad se ha vuelto más difícil que nunca, más ahora que prestigiosas instituciones incursionan en ese campo.

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Hospitales infantiles claman de nuevo por la ayuda de los votantes, pero ¿la necesitan?

By Ana B. Ibarra October 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A pesar de la naturaleza positiva de estos pedidos, algunos expertos en salud y analistas electorales cuestionan que los hospitales le pidan dinero tantas veces a los contribuyentes.

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Public Blame Toward Those Who Abuse Opioids Persists In Tandem With Anger At Drugmakers

April 26, 2019 Morning Briefing

According to a new poll, 63% of Americans think pharmaceutical companies are quite a bit or a great deal to blame for the problem of opioid addiction, while 58% say the same about people abusing opioids. Slightly less than half — 46% — think doctors and dentists are significantly to blame. The survey comes amid a push to hold drugmakers responsible for the epidemic through the court system.

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ACA Protections For Sick Patients Still Popular Despite GOP’s Efforts To End Them

By Jordan Rau June 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Despite a decision by the Trump administration to ask a court to nullify the portion of the health law guaranteeing coverage to the sick, the Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds most people want insurers to be required to offer coverage and not charge more.

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For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good

By Liz Szabo August 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A new study of 6,000 older patients shows little gain from surgeries for breast cancer.

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Californians Living Longer With Cancer — Some Longer Than Others

By Anna Gorman August 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A new study from the University of California-Davis shows a significant increase in five-year survival rates for more than 20 types of cancer, but with significant disparities by race, ethnicity and economic status. That is in line with the national trend.

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States Leverage Federal Funds To Help Insurers Lower Premiums

By Steven Findlay August 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Even as it chips away at Obamacare, the Trump administration is solidly behind state-based initiatives to cover high-cost patients, known as “reinsurance” programs. It approved two more last month.

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Crear rituales para honrar a los muertos en los centros de vida asistida

By Judith Graham September 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Nuevos programas de ayuda abordan un problema pocas veces tratado: el dolor de amigos de residencia y personal cuando muere un adulto mayor en un centro de vida asistida.

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