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California Tests Electronic Database For End-Of-Life Wishes

By Anna Gorman December 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

San Diego and Contra Costa counties are piloting a registry so emergency responders can know quickly how much treatment patients want.

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Need Pricey Drugs From An Obamacare Plan? You’ll Shoulder More Of The Cost

By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas November 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Health News analysis finds that the portion of federal marketplace plans requiring people to pay a third or more of the cost of specialty drugs have jumped from 37 to 63 percent since 2014.

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Enfermos… ¿y en bancarrota? Consumidores gastarán más en drogas en 2017

By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas November 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

En 2017, muchos más planes de salud en los mercados de seguros requerirán que los consumidores paguen una sustancial parte del costo de los medicamentos más caros, dicen, para disuadir a pacientes muy enfermos de elegir sus planes.

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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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Reporter’s Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

By Sammy Mack, WLRN September 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state’s health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.

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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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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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As The For-Profit World Moves Into An Elder Care Program, Some Worry

By Sarah Varney August 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

PACE, a little-known Medicare program that helps keep older people in their own homes, is allowing for-profit companies in. Tech and venture capital have expressed interest.

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Psychotherapists Gravitate Toward Those Who Can Pay

By April Dembosky, KQED July 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

It goes back to the byzantine way health care — and health insurance — developed in the U.S. in the wake of World War II.

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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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Fraud Concerns Emerge As Compounding Drug Sales Skyrocket

By Julie Appleby July 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Federal spending has soared for drugs that are handmade in local pharmacies, and federal investigators are raising concerns about fraud or overbilling.

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Health Coverage Rates For Lower Income Children Improving

By Michelle Andrews May 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Although Medicaid and CHIP were already helping many children get insurance, the implementation of the health law has improved coverage.

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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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Administration Dips Into NIH Funds As Congress Refuses To Budge On Zika

August 12, 2016 Morning Briefing

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced that the administration is moving $81 million away from biomedical research and other health programs to continue Zika vaccine development funding, which would run out by the end of the month otherwise.

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Despite Kvetching, Most Consumers Satisfied With Health Plans: Poll

By Jordan Rau January 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 71 percent of people with insurance believe their services are excellent or good.

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Women Increasingly Having Outpatient Mastectomies, New Federal Data Show

By Julie Appleby February 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality data show that more women with breast cancer are opting for mastectomies over less-invasive options, and more are having the procedure in outpatient facilities where they don’t spend even one night in the hospital.

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Medicare Plans Score Higher Ratings And Millions In Bonuses

By Phil Galewitz March 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The share of Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans with high star ratings has almost doubled since 2013, earning bonuses for private insurers who offer them.

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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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Seniors Who Don’t Consider Switching Drug Plans May Face Steep Price Rise

By Michelle Andrews October 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

For beneficiaries, staying in their current plans could prove costly so advocates urge them to check out the alternatives.

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Surge In Statin Use Among Very Elderly Without Heart Trouble Raises Doubts

By Lisa Gillespie September 21, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Preventive medicine trend highlights shortage of studies on drugs’ effects on very elderly.

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