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‘I’ve Never Been This Busy’: As Marketplace Deadline Nears, Navigators Feel The Pinch

By Michelle Andrews December 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With less federal funding and marketing, local groups are feeling the pressure to keep up enrollment in the plans offered through the federal health law’s marketplace.

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Parents Are Not Liable For Medical Debts Of Adult Children On Shared Insurance

By Michelle Andrews November 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Even though the federal health law allows young adults to stay on their parents’ plan, those children are generally responsible for their own debts.

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Receta para un dolor de rodilla: 90 píldoras de Percocet

By Michelle Andrews November 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Porque el sistema computarizado así lo indica, o por comodidad del médico, pacientes reciben pastillas extra de poderosos opioides.

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Doctor’s Rx For A Stiff Knee: A Prescription For 90 Percocet Pills

By Michelle Andrews November 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Following minor surgery, KHN’s consumer columnist sees how easily doctors offer pain pills, fueling epidemic of opioid addiction.

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La mayoría de los adolescentes saltean chequeos médicos de rutina

By Michelle Andrews November 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A pesar de las protecciones que ofrece la ley de salud, adolescentes pierden la posibilidad de tener diagnósticos físicos y de salud mental clave.

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Despite ACA Cost Protections, Most Adolescents Skip Regular Checkups

By Michelle Andrews November 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Only 48 percent of kids ages 10 to 17 have well-child visits, even though the federal health law requires insurers to pick up the entire tab, a study finds.

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Millennials Embrace Nursing Profession — Just In Time To Replace Baby Boomers

By Michelle Andrews October 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Nursing generally offers stable earnings and low unemployment, which likely sounds good to young adults who came of age during the Great Recession.

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Study Gives Mixed Reviews On Laws To Equalize Cancer Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs

By Michelle Andrews November 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Most states have laws that require that cancer patients who get their treatment orally rather than by infusion in a doctor’s office not pay more out-of-pocket. A new study finds that the impact of those laws is mixed.

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Some States Roll Back ‘Retroactive Medicaid,’ A Buffer For The Poor — And For Hospitals

By Michelle Andrews November 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The retroactive payments provide protection for poor patients who can be enrolled in Medicaid after becoming seriously ill. That enrollment process takes time, and the look-back provision helps guarantee coverage they would have been entitled to if they had enrolled earlier.

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Readers Have Bones To Pick, From Health System Flaws To Covering Pot Beat

January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Past-Due Premiums, Missing Tax Forms May Hamstring Marketplace Customers

By Michelle Andrews October 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

People hoping to get federal subsidized marketplace coverage may need to make sure their 2017 premiums are paid and that they filed all the correct documents with their 2016 taxes.

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Enrollment News To Bank On: Obamacare Is Still Here So It’s Time For Coverage Checkup

By Michelle Andrews October 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Open enrollment for the federal health law’s marketplace plans begin Nov. 1. In most states, the sign-up period ends Dec. 15, about six weeks sooner than past years.

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Social Security Giveth, Medical Costs Taketh Away

By Michelle Andrews October 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Out-of-pocket health costs eat up about 18 percent of retirees’ incomes.

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Want An IUD? Take Note Of Trump’s New Birth Control Policy.

By Michelle Andrews October 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some employers may opt to claim a religious or moral exemption and women could have to pick up some of the cost of this expensive contraception option.

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Out-Of-Pocket Costs Often Keep Pricey New Cholesterol Drugs Out Of Reach, Study Finds

By Michelle Andrews September 29, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Research published this week by JAMA Cardiology analyzed pharmacy claims data related to a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs.

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Long-Term Disability Insurance Gets Little Attention But Can Pay Off Big Time

By Michelle Andrews October 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

People who become disabled because of accident, injury or illness can turn to long-term disability insurance to pay a portion of their income.

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Hepatitis C Drug’s Lower Cost Paves Way For Medicaid, Prisons To Expand Treatment

By Michelle Andrews October 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The drug, sold under the name Mavyret, can cure all six genetic types of the liver disease in eight weeks at a cost of $26,400, well below other options.

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Narrow Networks Get Even Tighter When Shopping For Mental Health Specialists

By Michelle Andrews September 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The average provider network includes only 11 percent of all the mental health care providers in a given market, according to a study this month in the journal Health Affairs.

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Más pacientes del Medicaid y presos podrán tratarse con una droga contra la hepatitis C

By Michelle Andrews October 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

El tratamiento con una droga aprobada por la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos cuesta menos y cura la hepatitis C en alrededor de dos meses. Pacientes vulnerables tendrían más acceso a esta terapia.

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Pocos se benefician con las nuevas drogas anti colesterol por el gran gasto de bolsillo

By Michelle Andrews September 29, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Una nueva generación de drogas podría ayudar a millones a bajar los niveles de colesterol malo. Pero el proceso para lograr una receta y el alto costo para el paciente están limitando su uso.

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