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Year One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges

December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us.

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Workers Overdose On The Job, And Employers Struggle To Respond

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco September 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Despite the growing epidemic of Americans misusing opioids and overdosing on the job, many employers turn a blind eye to addiction within their workforce — ill-equipped or unwilling to confront an issue they are at a loss to handle.

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From Syria To Southern California: Refugees Seek Care For Wounds Of War

By Eryn Brown Photos by Heidi de Marco September 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A clinic in El Cajon, Calif., treats patients recovering from anything from gunshot wounds to PTSD and anxiety about family left behind.

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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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‘Grossly Unfair’? Widower Takes Ban On Military Injury Claims To Supreme Court

By JoNel Aleccia Photos by Heidi de Marco October 11, 2018 KFF Health News Original

When a young Navy lieutenant died following low-risk childbirth, her husband claimed military doctors botched her care. But his wrongful death claim was dismissed because of a 1950 ruling that bars active-duty service members from suing the U.S. government — for any reason.

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Psychiatrist Stays Close To Home And True To Her Childhood Promise

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco April 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Yamanda Edwards is the only psychiatrist at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, caring for residents in South Los Angeles, a community with a shortage of mental health care.

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Psiquiatra se queda cerca de casa, fiel a su promesa de la infancia

By Anna Gorman April 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

La doctora Yamanda Edwards es la única psiquiatra en el Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. Ella decidió ejercer en el vecindario en donde creció, que tiene una necesidad acuciante de servicios de salud mental.

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Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Dispense Drugs To Treat Inmates’ Addictions

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Rather than go cold turkey, inmates increasingly have the option to take medication to help beat addiction to opioids and other substances. But some warn these substitute drugs serve as another crutch — and a costly one at that.

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Clínica examina a aspirantes a conseguir asilo, en busca de honestidad

By Anna Gorman July 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Los profesionales que atienden a los solicitantes de asilo son expertos en el análisis de terribles heridas que pueden haber sido producto de torturas.

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Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients

By Jordan Rau Photos by Heidi de Marco June 13, 2018 KFF Health News Original

One in 5 Medicare patients who leave the hospital for a nursing home end up back in the hospital. To discourage this, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon give bonuses and penalties to facilities based on their rehospitalization rates.

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When Is Insurance Not Really Insurance? When You Need Pricey Dental Care.

By Photos by Heidi de Marco May 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Even under a decent plan, you’ll have to dig deep in your pocket for crowns, bridges and implants. The mouth isn’t covered by insurance the same way as the rest of the body, and this division has deep roots in history and tradition.

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Father’s And Son’s Injuries Lead To The Mother Of All Therapy Bills

By Stephanie O'Neill Photos by Heidi de Marco June 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A father and son suffered serious hand injuries nine days apart. They both needed surgery and lots of follow-up occupational therapy to rehab their hands. But insurance paid for just a fraction of those OT bills, and the family owed more than $8,500.

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Cómo Medicaid se convirtió en un proveedor de fondos para las escuelas

By Anna Gorman and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

El programa federal gerenciado por los estados para que las personas de bajos ingresos tengan atención de salud también apoya a estudiantes con necesidades especiales en todo el país.

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Sin seguro y cargada: familias confrontan la demencia y las armas

By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey Photos by Heidi de Marco June 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A la discusión sobre la portación de armas, se suma un escenario al que se le ha prestado poca atención: ¿qué pasa en los hogares en donde hay armas y una persona con demencia?

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Black Men’s Blood Pressure Is Cut Along With Their Hair

By Susan Abram Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A new study shows that educational sessions about high blood pressure at African American barbershops, coupled with prescribing and helping to manage medication, reduced hypertension rates significantly.

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Dental hygienist Gita Aminloo sings to Devon Rising while she cleans his teeth to calm him.

Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls

By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco January 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Dental hygienists who treat frail and elderly residents in nursing homes and other facilities are dropping out of California’s publicly funded dental program for the poor because of recent changes that cut their pay and create more administrative hurdles.

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For Active Seniors, Cohousing Offers A Cozier Alternative To Downsizing

By Sharon Jayson Photos by Heidi de Marco November 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Far from a commune or coop, these planned villages are no less about cooperation and community.

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Health Care Revamped At L.A. County Jails

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 8, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The effort, overseen by the county’s health services department, aims to improve care for a population with high rates of chronic disease, mental illness and drug addiction.

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States Strive To Curb Costs For A Crucial — But Exorbitant — Hemophilia Treatment

By Barbara Feder Ostrov Photos by Heidi de Marco March 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Saving the lives of people with the bleeding disorder can require high doses of expensive blood-clotting factor. Taxpayers foot much of the bill as manufacturers profit enormously.

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Crowded Shelters And The Vicious Flu Brew Perfect Storm For The Homeless

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Although homeless shelters provide lifesaving protection from the winter’s cold, they also act as incubators for diseases like influenza.

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