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KHN Video: Warrior Luke

By Heidi de Marco February 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Luke Whitbeck’s life was saved by a rare disease drug, but it costs $300,000 a year.

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Sky-High Prices For Orphan Drugs Slam American Families And Insurers

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin Photos by Heidi de Marco January 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Orphan drugs for rare diseases have helped or saved hundreds of thousands of patients like 2-year-old Luke Whitbeck, but families and insurers are picking up the astronomical cost.

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Aging And Addicted: The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults, Too

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco December 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Using opioids to treat pain in seniors has been common, and that has led some to dependence disorders in later life.

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Récord de infecciones sexuales dispara nacimientos de bebés con sífilis

By Anna Gorman March 2, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Los condados de Kern y Fresno, en el Valle Central de California, tienen las tasas más altas de sífilis congénita. Oficiales de salud piensan que esta explosión de casos se debe a la falta de cuidado prenatal, al uso de drogas, al sexo sin protección y a la falta de concientización. Cómo es la situación a nivel nacional.

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Staying Out Of The Closet In Old Age

By Anna Gorman October 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Many aging gays and lesbians who have lived openly for decades are finding that the world of assisted living and nursing homes can be decidedly less accommodating.

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When Pretend Play Is Real For Alzheimer’s Patients

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco October 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Playing with dolls is good therapy for some elderly people with dementia. They may think the dolls are real babies, but does it matter?

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Meals On Wheels Wants To Be The ‘Eyes and Ears’ For Hospitals, Doctors

By Anna Gorman January 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

By checking up on the health and safety of meal recipients, volunteers for the nonprofit network can provide valuable information to medical providers and help ensure better care.

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California’s Community Clinics, Big ACA Beneficiaries, Worry About Their Future

By Eryn Brown January 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A flow of Medi-Cal expansion dollars — and patients — has fueled significant growth, making clinics in California one of the linchpins of primary care under Obamacare.

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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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Hidden Stroke Victims: The Young

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The number of hospitalizations for stroke is rising quickly among young people, even as it drops across the U.S. population as a whole.

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March of Dimes reporta un aumento en los nacimientos de bebés prematuros

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez November 1, 2016 KFF Health News Original

La tasa de nacimientos prematuros aumentó de 9,57 a 9,63 por ciento en el 2015, lo que representa un adicional de 2.000 bebés nacidos de manera prematura en los Estados Unidos, según el informe.

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Harriet Diamond at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, on Thursday, May 5, 2016. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)

‘America’s Other Drug Problem’: Copious Prescriptions For Hospitalized Elderly

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Older people are often given a huge number of medications, and many of them are unnecessary or even harmful.

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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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Gaps In Care Persist During Transition From Hospital To Home

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco September 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A partnership between San Diego County and four health systems seeks to bridge the longstanding gap between hospitals and social services.

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California Braces For Medi-Cal’s Future Under Trump And The GOP

By Anna Gorman and Pauline Bartolone November 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

California officials jumped at the chance to cover millions more low-income people by expanding its Medicaid program. Now, health policymakers and advocates fear the Trump administration and a Republican-ruled Congress will roll back the state’s progress.

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What Would A Public Insurance Option Look Like?

By Pauline Bartolone October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

UCLA health policy expert Gerald Kominski says a “public option” health plan would look a lot like private insurance, and politics will determine whether it would happen on a state or national level.

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Annie Powell, 35, and her children, Cameron, 5, Emily, 8, and Jacob, 5, at their house in Sterling, Virginia, on Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Busting Myths About Mental Illness

By Barbara Feder Ostrov Photos by Heidi de Marco July 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Mental illness is common — and so are misperceptions about it. These too-often-believed myths can be harmful to you and your loved ones.

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Medical interpreter Veronica Maldonado listens to physician Faheem Jukaku as he explains recent test results to patient Alfredo David at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley, Calif., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Maldonado translates the information from English to Spanish for David. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)

‘More At Peace’: Interpreters Key To Easing Patients’ Final Days

By Eryn Brown Photos by Heidi de Marco August 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

But more training is needed for such translators to do their jobs well, without miscommunications and misunderstandings.

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Hispanics Least Prepared For A Major Disaster In Los Angeles

By Cynthia H. Craft Photos by Heidi de Marco July 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Only 38 percent of Latino households have a disaster plan, the lowest of any ethnic or racial group.

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Viejos moteles cobran nueva vida ayudando a las personas sin hogar a sanar

By David Gorn Photos by Heidi de Marco July 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

El uso de moteles deteriorados para cuidar y albergar temporalmente a personas sin hogar recientemente dadas de alta del hospital ayuda a estabilizarlos de manera económica, previniendo retornos innecesarios y costosos a las salas de emergencia y a los hospitales.

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