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California Clinic Screens Asylum Seekers For Honesty

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco July 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As new federal policies make it harder to gain asylum in the U.S., foreign applicants try to improve their chances by having doctors evaluate their conditions — perhaps bolstering their stories of torture and violent persecution back home.

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Insulin’s Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media September 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and 26 when he died. He couldn’t afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies. So he tried to stretch the doses.

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‘Like A Ghost Town’: Erratic Nursing Home Staffing Revealed Through New Records

By Jordan Rau July 13, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Daily nursing home payroll records just released by the federal government show the number of nurses and aides dips far below average on some days and consistently plummets on weekends.

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El alto precio de la insulina lleva a que pacientes la racionen, a riesgo de muerte

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media September 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

El precio de la insulina en los Estados Unidos aumentó más del doble desde 2012. Eso pone a la hormona que salva vidas fuera del alcance de algunas personas con diabetes.

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‘They Deserve It’: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family

By Patricia Kime Photos by Lynne Shallcross May 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

With the motto “Where Heroes Meet Angels,” a small Veterans Affairs effort pairs vets in need of nursing home care with caregivers willing to share their homes. Medical foster homes save money, but it’s difficult to find enough spaces for all those who could benefit.

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Medicaid Minus Stigma: In Indian Country, It’s Part Of The Fabric Of Life

By Phil Galewitz Photos by Heidi de Marco April 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

McKinley County, N.M., has the nation’s highest rate of Medicaid enrollment, and people there say it is vital to battle daunting economic and public health challenges.

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The High Cost Of Hope: When The Parallel Interests Of Pharma And Families Collide

By Emily Kopp and Jay Hancock September 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Desperate for help in finding a lifesaving drug for a fatal genetic disease, families banded together to fund early research and then worked with drug companies on clinical trials and marketing. Yet, this small patient advocacy group is stunned by pharma’s pricing.

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The Man Who Sold America On Vitamin D — And Profited In The Process

By Liz Szabo August 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The doctor most responsible for turning the sunshine supplement into a billion-dollar juggernaut has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the vitamin D industry, according to government records and interviews.

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With The Rise Of Legal Weed, Drug Education Moves From ‘Don’t’ to ‘Delay’

By Carrie Feibel, KQED June 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Today’s drug prevention messaging is a far cry from the “Just Say No” days. Schools want to give kids the facts to make informed decisions about whether and when to try drugs or alcohol.

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California Hospitals Urge Moms To Favor Breast Milk Over Formula

By Anna Gorman May 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Exclusively breastfeeding babies for at least six months is widely viewed as a significant health benefit. White moms are more likely to do so than blacks, Asians or Latinas.

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Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio April 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Roughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.

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Educar sobre prevención de drogas en la era de la marihuana legal

By Carrie Feibel, KQED June 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Aunque sigue estando prohibida para los menores de edad, el acceso más fácil al cannabis ha hecho repensar la forma punitiva de educar sobre drogas.

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Clínica examina a aspirantes a conseguir asilo, en busca de honestidad

By Anna Gorman July 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Los profesionales que atienden a los solicitantes de asilo son expertos en el análisis de terribles heridas que pueden haber sido producto de torturas.

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Sin seguro y cargada: familias confrontan la demencia y las armas

By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey Photos by Heidi de Marco June 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A la discusión sobre la portación de armas, se suma un escenario al que se le ha prestado poca atención: ¿qué pasa en los hogares en donde hay armas y una persona con demencia?

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Amid For-Profit Surge, Rural Hospice Has Offered Free Care for 40 Years

By JoNel Aleccia October 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Tiny Washington state hospice accepts no federal funds, relies on community volunteers and donations to serve the dying.

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Moms Of Children With Rare Genetic Illness Push For Wider Newborn Screening

By Anna Gorman October 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

California is one of only a handful of states nationwide that screens babies for the gene mutation that causes a rare brain disease — a test that dramatically increases a sick child’s chances of survival.

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Patients With Rare Diseases And Congress Square Off Over Orphan Drug Tax Credits

By Sarah Jane Tribble November 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The House and Senate want to reduce or eliminate federal tax credits for “orphan drugs” used to treat rare diseases, but patients are fighting against the plan.

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Sickle Cell Patients, Families And Doctors Face A ‘Fight For Everything’

By Jenny Gold December 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Premature death, a dearth of treatments, mistreatment in emergency rooms and a woeful lack of funding are just a few of the problems confronting people with sickle cell disease.

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Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs

By Sarah Jane Tribble September 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A federal drug program blocks rural hospitals from getting discounts on rare-disease drugs, forcing staff to cut back on supplies of lifesaving medicines.

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So Much Care It Hurts: Unneeded Scans, Therapy, Surgery Only Add To Patients’ Ills

By Liz Szabo October 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Overtreatment of breast cancer and other diseases is pervasive, burdening patients and the health care system with enormous costs and needless suffering.

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