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What The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like

By Judith Graham August 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

It takes more than an executive order to shift kidney disease patients from dialysis centers to home care. These patients show it takes discipline, skill, will and support.

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Cómo viajar a Latinoamérica para ir al dentista, ahorrar dinero y broncearse

By Mike Salmon September 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Los estadounidenses gastaron $2,600 millones en turismo médico y dental en 2018. Dos destinos dentales, y turísticos, son México y Costa Rica, en donde muchos combinan coronas con playa y sol.

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In Secret, Seniors Discuss ‘Rational Suicide’

By Melissa Bailey June 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Running counter to the efforts of suicide prevention experts and many religious and social norms, some seniors are quietly exploring the option of turning to suicide when they feel they’ve lived long enough.

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After A Rural Hospital Closes, Delays In Emergency Care Cost Patients Dearly

By Sarah Jane Tribble Photos by Christopher Smith August 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., forces trauma patients to deal with changing services and expectations.

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Popular Weed Killer’s Alleged Link To Cancer Spreads Concern

By Marla Cone April 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The main ingredient in numerous popular herbicides has been implicated by two juries in the cancers of frequent users, but major public health agencies disagree over whether it is a carcinogen. Can you use it safely in your garden? Here are some answers to questions you may have about the weed killer glyphosate.

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Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care

By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia April 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In a nation where the suicide rate continues to climb, such deaths among older adults are often overlooked. A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes.

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En secreto, adultos mayores hablan del “suicidio racional”

By Melissa Bailey June 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Es un tema tabú, pero algunos adultos mayores comienzan a hablarlo. Se trata de la posibilidad de terminar con sus vidas pero no por depresión o desesperación, sino como una decisión pensada.

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Crece la preocupación por posible vínculo entre popular herbicida y el cáncer

By Marla Cone April 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

El glifosato es el herbicida más utilizado en los Estados Unidos, y probablemente en todo el mundo. Se usa en casi cada acre de maíz, algodón y soya cultivados en el país. La marca más popular es Roundup.

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Pricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic For Cancer Patients

By Liz Szabo November 1, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Medical treatments targeting the DNA in tumor cells are celebrated, but insurers often won’t cover the skyrocketing cost.

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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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Medicare Beneficiaries Feel The Pinch When They Can’t Use Drug Coupons

By Michelle Andrews May 8, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Federal law prohibits them from using the coupons drugmakers offer to help patients cover their share of a medicine’s cost.

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With Some Republican Support, Virginia Edges Closer To Medicaid Expansion

By Megan Pauly, WCVE March 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

More than a dozen Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates voted to expand Medicaid, and at least one state senator may be leaning in favor of expansion. It will be the hot topic as legislators are called back to Richmond to hash out a budget in the special session starting April 11.

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Cut In Federal Subsidies Threatens Basic Health Programs In N.Y., Minn.

By Michelle Andrews February 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump’s decision to stop paying cost-sharing reduction subsidies means the federal government will reduce its funding of the Basic Health Program that provides low-cost coverage to more than 800,000 low-income people in those two states.

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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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Cities, Counties and Schools Sidestep FDA Canadian Drug Crackdown, Saving Millions

By Phil Galewitz December 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicines are up to 80 percent cheaper north of the border and overseas, so U.S. localities are greasing a pharmaceutical pipeline that the feds warn is illegal and possibly unsafe.

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Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?

By Emily Kopp and Sydney Lupkin and Elizabeth Lucas April 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News launches “Pre$cription for Power,” a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma’s ties to patient groups.

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Obamacare: 5 nuevas cosas que debes saber

By Julie Rovner and Julie Appleby October 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

El período abierto de inscripción para las personas que compran su propio seguro de salud ya está en marcha, y termina el 15 de diciembre de 2017. Estos son cinco factores para tener en cuenta.

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‘No One Wants To Be Old’: How To Put The ‘Non-Age’ in Nonagenarian

By Sharon Jayson June 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Living a vital, active life well into your 90s requires positive thinking and activity.

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Boomerang Seniors: Aging Adults Move To Be Near Mom Or Dad

By Sharon Jayson April 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some older adults are living in the same senior communities as their parents, which streamlines caretaking in the end-of-life years.

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Fenómeno en aumento: los abuelos que cuidan a sus padres

By Sharon Jayson April 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Los Jones son bisabuelos. Sin embargo, están entre un creciente grupo de personas mayores con un padre vivo, lo que significa que, en el siglo XXI, los años de jubilación pueden incluir el cuidado de un papá o una mamá ancianos.

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