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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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‘They See a Cash Cow’: Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlements

By Aneri Pattani December 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As opioid settlement dollars land in government coffers, a swarm of businesses are positioning themselves to profit from the windfall. But will their potential gains come at the expense of the settlements’ intended purpose — to remediate the effects of the opioid epidemic?

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A photo shows Connie Bowen and Mike Lee sitting together at a restaurant booth.

As State Institutions Close, Families of Longtime Residents Face Agonizing Choices

By Tony Leys September 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Iowa, under federal pressure to improve care for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, is set to join 45 other states that have closed most or all of their state institutions for such residents.

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As Big Pharma Loses Interest in New Antibiotics, Infections Are Only Growing Stronger

By Arthur Allen July 15, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Existing drugs still treat most infections. But that has discouraged investment in new drugs that will be needed when — not if —the old ones fail.

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When Your Doctor Is Also A Lobbyist: Inside The War Over Surprise Medical Bills

By Rachana Pradhan February 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As lawmakers consider bills to protect patients against surprise medical bills, doctors have waged a stealth on-the-ground campaign to win over members of Congress. Here’s how they did it.

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Lost on the Frontline

By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.

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Despite Boost In Social Security, Rising Medicare Part B Costs Leave Seniors In Bind

By Judith Graham October 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With higher premiums on tap for many Medicare enrollees, here’s help figuring out the particulars of the Part B puzzle and how it affects you.

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A Fact Check Finds Many Misleading Letters From Lawmakers On Health Care

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica March 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Four news organizations read through letters sent by 51 senators and 134 members of the House dealing with the health care debate.

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Marketplace Plans Vary Widely In Costs, Within Counties And Across The Country

By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby October 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Even the same plan can carry dramatically different price tags in different areas

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Doctors In Small Practices Slow To Dump Paper Records

By Susan Jaffe, iWatch News July 7, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Despite carrots and sticks from the federal government, some physicians are leery about moving to electronic health records.

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