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Colorado expulsó a beneficiarios de Medicaid como si fuera un estado republicano

By Rae Ellen Bichell July 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Es el único estado demócrata entre un grupo de estados republicanos con altas tasas de desafiliación, que incluye a Idaho, Montana, Texas y Utah, en un proceso de Medicaid que comenzó en la primavera de 2023.

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The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs

By Amy Maxmen October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives.

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Teresa Johnson is sitting on a couch in her home. She is turning her head to look towards the photographer.

‘I’m So Burned Out’: Fighting to See a Specialist Amplified Pain for Riverside County Woman

By Molly Castle Work October 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Teresa Johnson has been in extreme pain for more than a year after what she believes was a severe allergic reaction to iodine. Her Medi-Cal plan approved her referral to a specialist, but it took her numerous phone calls, multiple complaints, and several months to book an appointment.

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Lalit Bajaj points to a computer screen, standing beside fellow emergency physician Julia Fuzak Freeman.

Why It’s So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care

By Markian Hawryluk November 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Treatments that don’t help patients, and may even harm them, are difficult to eliminate because they can be big sources of revenue.

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What Happens to Health Programs if the Federal Government Shuts Down?

By Julie Rovner September 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Medicare and Medicaid shouldn’t be affected, but confusion can be expected.

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A New Covid Booster Is Here. Will Those at Greatest Risk Get It?

By Amy Maxmen September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new covid booster. But the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns are gone. As one expert wonders: How to get boosters to people beyond Democrats, college graduates, and those with high incomes?

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Cities Know That the Way Police Respond to Mental Crisis Calls Must Change. But How?

By Nicole Leonard, WHYY and Kate Wolffe, CapRadio and Simone Popperl February 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Cities are experimenting with new ways to meet the rapidly increasing demand for behavioral health crisis intervention, at a time when incidents of police shooting and killing people in mental health crisis have become painfully familiar.

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Una prueba genética podría salvar la vida de cientos de pacientes en quimioterapia

By Arthur Allen April 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Estos tipos de quimioterapia comunes son difíciles de tolerar en general, pero para los pacientes que tienen deficiencia de una enzima que metaboliza la droga, puede ser una tortura o causar la muerte.

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New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

By Judith Graham August 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Clinics serving Alzheimer’s patients are working out the details of who will get treated with the new drug Leqembi. It won’t be for everyone with memory-loss symptoms.

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Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400

By Rachana Pradhan November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.

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Timing and Cost of New Vaccines Vary by Virus and Health Insurance Status

By Julie Appleby August 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Flu. Covid. RSV. When and how to get vaccinated against them can be confusing. Here are some of the most important things to know.

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‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers on the Costs of Long-Term Care

By Jordan Rau and Reed Abelson, The New York Times December 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of people shared their experiences and related to the financial drain on families portrayed in the “Dying Broke” series, a joint project by KFF Health News and The New York Times that examined the costs of long-term care.

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Readers and Tweeters Defend the Rights of Adults With Disabilities

April 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

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

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Advocates Call for 911 Changes. Police Have Mixed Feelings.

By Molly Castle Work June 23, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Though most California counties are experimenting with dispatching health professionals rather than law enforcement to respond to people experiencing mental health crises, powerful police unions fear defunding.

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Community With High Medical Debt Questions Its Hospitals’ Charity Spending

By Markian Hawryluk Updated August 29, 2023 Originally Published August 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Pueblo, Colorado, residents have higher-than-average medical debt, while the city’s two tax-exempt hospitals provide relatively low levels of charity care.

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Montana Adds Protections for Kids in Private Residential Treatment Programs

By Cameron Evans Updated July 12, 2023 Originally Published July 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Programs in the so-called troubled teen industry will be required to provide a 24-hour hotline and unmonitored video calls with family and be subject to more inspections under a new Montana law.

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Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has Experienced Gun Violence

By Liz Szabo April 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new KFF poll shows.

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Rural Nursing Home Supporters Fear Proposed Staffing Standards Will Trigger More Closures

By Tony Leys September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict many rural facilities would struggle to meet it.

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Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

California’s safety-net health program has resumed annual eligibility checks after three years, which means beneficiaries will need to provide updated personal information to maintain coverage. Here’s what to watch for.

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‘I Am Just Waiting to Die’: Social Security Clawbacks Drive Some Into Homelessness

By Fred Clasen-Kelly December 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Social Security Administration is reclaiming billions of dollars in alleged overpayments from some of the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable, leaving some people homeless or struggling to stay in housing, beneficiaries and advocates say.

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