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Lawmaker Takes on Insurance Companies and Gets Personal About His Health

By Samantha Young June 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

State Sen. Scott Wiener opens up about a weeklong stint in the hospital last year and what it’s like to live with Crohn’s disease. The San Francisco Democrat is pushing a bill that would require insurance companies to cover certain medications while patients appeal denials.

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Enough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study

By Michelle Andrews May 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The University of Miami Health System charges a truck driver six times what Medicare would pay for an overnight test.

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Suficiente para arruinar el descanso: le cobran $10,322 por un estudio del sueño

By Michelle Andrews May 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Por un estudio del sueño para resolver su apnea, recibió una factura que es seis veces superior a la que paga Medicare.

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After Kid’s Minor Bike Accident, Major Bill Sets Legal Wheels in Motion

By Julie Appleby November 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It was a surprise even in a family of lawyers. The process called “subrogation” began with one Nevada family’s health insurer denying their claim for an emergency room visit after 9-year-old fell off his bike.

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Half Of Nation’s Hospitals Fail Again To Escape Medicare’s Readmission Penalties

By Jordan Rau August 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The fines, in their fourth year, are assessed on hospitals that have patients frequently return and will cost nearly 2,600 hospitals $420 million in total.

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Many Obamacare Plans Set Out-Of-Pocket Spending Limits Below The Cap

By Michelle Andrews December 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This news analysis examines why consumers should look at more than premiums when shopping for policies.

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Advocates Urge More Government Oversight Of Medicaid Managed Care

By Jenni Bergal July 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law’s expansion of Medicaid is putting a spotlight on how regulators monitor the performance of privately-run plans.

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Table: Caring for Migrant Farmworkers

June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Details about the 156 health centers that get federal funds to provide primary care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers regardless of immigration status.

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Little-Known AMA Group Has Big Influence On Medicare Payments

By Joe Eaton, Center for Public Integrity October 27, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Since 1991, a committee of doctors has submitted more than 7,000 recommendations to CMS on the value of physician work. The group is unknown to much of the medical profession. Yet the committee has had a powerful influence on Medicare payment rates.

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The President’s Budget and Health Care Reform

By James C. Capretta February 4, 2010 KFF Health News Original

It’s not that President Obama and his advisors don’t recognize their budget problem. They speak frequently about the dangers of business as usual. The problem is that the president’s stated solution will never work.

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