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Enriched By The Poor: California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid

By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman November 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. But some insurance companies are reaping spectacular profits off the taxpayer-funded program in California, even when the state finds their patient care is subpar.

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Most Americans Want More Federal Money To Stop Zika: Poll

By Phil Galewitz June 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Almost two-thirds say federal funds should help women in Zika-affected areas get access to abortion, family planning and contraception services, a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds.

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Drugmakers Manipulate Orphan Drug Rules To Create Prized Monopolies

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin January 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Drugmakers have brought almost 450 orphan drugs to market and collected rich incentives but nearly a third of those products aren’t new or were repurposed multiple times, an investigation shows.

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Geriatric ERs Reduce Stress, Medical Risks For Elderly Patients

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Overcrowding and chaos in traditional emergency rooms can harm seniors’ health. That’s prompting some hospitals to open ERs designed specifically for the elderly.

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Enfermedades raras: farmacéuticas manipulan reglas de drogas huérfanas para crear monopolios de precios

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin January 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Una investigación de Kaiser Health News analiza las acciones de compañias farmacéuticas para manipular los precios de medicamentos huérfanos, utilizados para tratar enfermedades raras.

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Florida Stores Help Consumers Buy Imported Drugs Despite Federal Ban

By Phil Galewitz June 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of Floridians patronize storefront businesses that help them buy cheaper drugs online from Canada and other countries, but the Food and Drug Administration calls the practice illegal and risky.

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It’s Never Too Soon To Plan Your ‘Driving Retirement’

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio November 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Experts say families should re-think how seniors give up the car keys. Planning transportation options way ahead of time can avoid often painful conversations and confrontations.

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New Hope Beats For Heart Patients And Hospitals

By Phil Galewitz September 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The number of heart valve surgeries has risen more than 50 percent since 2012, demonstrating the hospital industry’s record of finding new ways to fill beds and increase revenue even as advances in health and technology shrink demand for inpatient care. Still, patient risk and cost concerns persist.

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What’s Next If The Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare Aid?

By Audie Cornish, NPR News May 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

An interview with policy expert Linda Blumberg of the Urban Institute about the possible consequences of the latest health law case before the Supreme Court, King v. Burwell.

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A Top-Rated Nursing Home Is Hard To Find In Texas, 10 Other States

By Julie Appleby May 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Texas boasts the highest percentage of low-ranked nursing homes in the country, followed by Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia and West Virginia.

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How Obamacare Went South In Mississippi

By Sarah Varney October 29, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In the country’s unhealthiest state, the failure of Obamacare is a group effort.

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State Snapshots Of Obamacare Enrollment Numbers

By KFF Health News Editors January 16, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Enrollment in the health law’s marketplaces surged in December, and the administration’s report on the numbers made headlines on Monday — but the national story isn’t the whole story. Health care is delivered in 50 different state markets, and each state is implementing the health law with varying degrees of success and failure, enthusiasm and […]

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Study: Nearly A Third Of Doctors Won’t See New Medicaid Patients

By Phil Galewitz August 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

But the rate is almost twice as high in New Jersey, largely because the state pays doctors so little to participate in the program for low-income and disabled residents.

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Medicare Now Covers Annual Screening For Depression

By Michelle Andrews April 3, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The coverage change could help focus doctors and patients on mental health issues, which often go undiagnosed in the elderly, especially those who are dealing with multiple chronic physical problems.

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Disparities Cloud Health Improvements In Past Decade, Report Finds

By Christian Torres October 6, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials note that minorities and low-income Americans continue to have less access to health care even as the country makes improvements in life expectancy and lowering death rates related to several conditions.

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The Wealth Of Children’s Hospitals

September 25, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Details on revenues, spending and total assets of 39 children’s hospitals from around the country.

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New Rules Provide Relief For Sleep-Deprived Medical Residents

By Jenny Gold July 1, 2011 KFF Health News Original

New rules limiting the shifts first-year medical residents can work in hospitals take effect today, but they won’t end the debate over the pros and cons of 24-hour workdays.

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Outbreak Of Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Kills 81 Children In Vietnam

August 19, 2011 Morning Briefing

“Vietnam’s prime minister has put the country on alert as an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease continues to surge, killing 81 children and sickening more than 32,000 people nationwide so far this year, officials said Friday,” the Associated Press reports. “It has spread nationwide but is raging hardest in the country’s south, where nearly 80 percent of the cases have been reported. About 65 percent of the deaths have occurred in children younger than three,” AP writes.

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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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Insurer Mounts Offensive And Defensive Strategies On Health Law

By Arlene Weintraub August 16, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Cigna Corp. has geared up with a high-powered team of executives to find new business under the health law while also preserving current benefits for customers and for the company.

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