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Upended: How Medical Debt Changed Their Lives

By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani and Yuki Noguchi, NPR News and Bram Sable-Smith Updated December 21, 2022 Originally Published June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt.

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Want Fries With That Vaccine? Even at a Fast-Food Restaurant, Pop-Up Clinics See Slow Traffic

By Anna Almendrala July 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

At a pop-up vaccine clinic in a McDonald’s parking lot in the city of San Bernardino, fewer than two dozen people agreed to get a shot, offering a snapshot of the faltering vaccination effort.

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“Este es el último pañal que me queda”: la ansiedad de ser padres en la pobreza

By Jenny Gold October 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Una de cada tres familias estadounidenses no puede pagar por suficientes pañales para mantener a sus bebés y niños pequeños limpios, secos y saludables, según la National Diaper Bank Network. Para muchos padres, eso lleva a elecciones desgarradoras: ¿pañales, comida o renta?

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Desperate for Home Care, Seniors Often Wait Months With Workers in Short Supply

By Phil Galewitz June 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The covid pandemic and President Joe Biden’s agenda — a planned $400 billion infusion of support — have focused national attention on the need to expand home- and community-based long-term care services designed to keep people out of nursing homes. But the need far outpaces the staffing.

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You’ve Added Your Kids to Your Health Plan. What About Mom?

By Samantha Young May 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A bill in the California legislature would require state-regulated health plans to cover policyholders’ dependent parents. Advocates say the measure would reduce the number of uninsured people, while business groups warn of premium increases.

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Mississippi’s Black Communities Turned Around Their Covid Rates. Next Up: Make Strides on Vaccines.

By Michaela Gibson Morris May 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19 tore through Mississippi’s Black population in the pandemic’s early days, but community efforts slowed the rate. Now health officials and community leaders aim to replicate the success as they dole out vaccines.

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Why Your Dentist Might Seem Pushy

By Daryl Austin May 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Dentists know how to maximize the profits in your mouth. But sometimes it’s outright fraud — to the tune of billions every year.

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Evaluating President Joe Biden’s First 100 Days in Office

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact April 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Presidential historians say that Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office — a somewhat arbitrary but frequently cited milestone — have included an above-average number of major accomplishments.

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Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger

By Laura Ungar March 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Hunger among kids is skyrocketing, even in America’s wealthiest counties. But given the nation’s highly uneven charitable food system, affluent communities have been far less ready for the unprecedented crisis than places accustomed to dealing with poverty and hardship.

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Has agregado a tus hijos a tu plan de salud. ¿Y tu mamá?

By Samantha Young May 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Un proyecto de ley en California exigiría que los planes de salud regulados por el estado cubran a los padres dependientes de los asegurados. Según activistas, la medida reduciría el número de personas sin seguro; pero grupos empresariales advierten sobre el aumento de las primas.

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In Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, Millions Face Long Drives to Stroke Care

By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Recht and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Across Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, where death rates from stroke are above the national average, routing patients from rural areas to the right level of care can be an intricate jigsaw puzzle. The closest hospital might not offer the full scope of stroke treatments, but hospitals with more advanced care could be hours away.

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Condados más ricos del país, abrumados por el aumento del hambre infantil

By Laura Ungar March 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los incrementos más pronunciados se registran en algunos de los condados más adinerados, donde la riqueza general oscurece las frágiles finanzas de los trabajadores con salarios bajos.

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To Vaccinate Veterans, Health Care Workers Must Cross Mountains, Plains and Tundra

By Patricia Kime February 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Veterans Affairs officials are flying COVID-19 vaccines to remote locations in Montana and Alaska to quickly inoculate rural veterans before the drugs expire.

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Addiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients

By Aneri Pattani and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA April 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Pennsylvania’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs has allowed providers to continue operating despite repeated violations and harm to clients.

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En los Apalaches y el delta del Mississippi, millones deben viajar lejos para recibir atención por accidentes cerebrovasculares

By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Recht and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A lo largo de los Apalaches y del delta del Mississippi, donde las tasas de muertes por ataques cerebrales está por encima del promedio nacional, dirigir a los pacientes de áreas rurales al nivel adecuado de atención puede ser un rompecabezas intrincado. El hospital más cercano puede no ofrecer un espectro completo de tratamientos, y los centros de atención de avanzada pueden estar a horas de distancia.

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Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Wave of Mental Illness

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez January 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The disruption to daily life caused by the pandemic has increased the number of children seeking mental health care, further straining a system that already struggled to meet the need.

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Dialysis Industry Spends Millions, Emerges as Power Player in California Politics

By Samantha Young December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Over the past four years, the dialysis industry has spent $233 million on both political offense and defense in California. Most of it went toward protecting its revenues against ballot initiatives, but the industry also strategically worked the corridors of the state Capitol.

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In Becerra, an HHS Nominee With Political Skill But No Front-Line Health Experience

By Rachana Pradhan and Angela Hart and Julie Rovner and Jenny Gold December 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Despite his lack of front-line experience, Democrats see the California attorney general as an important ally to shepherd a progressive agenda on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, reproductive health services and immigration.

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Becerra, un candidato para el HHS con habilidad política pero sin experiencia en salud

By Rachana Pradhan and Angela Hart and Julie Rovner and Jenny Gold December 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

La experiencia de Xavier Becerra no proviene de la salud o la ciencia. Pero tiene una larga trayectoria política ligada a las luchas por la equidad en salud.

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For Kids With Special Needs, Online Schooling Divides Haves and Have-Nots

By Anna Almendrala August 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Virtual classrooms are aggravating the economic disparities that plague education, with widening divides in access to supplies, workspace and parental guidance. The problem is especially acute for children with learning disabilities.

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