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NY Docs Are Now Required to Prescribe Naloxone to Some Patients on Opioid Painkillers

By Michelle Andrews January 5, 2023 KFF Health News Original

This strategy — now in place in at least 10 states — is part of an effort to curb accidental opioid overdose deaths by patients who take these powerful medications.

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La atención primaria está cambiando: el acceso y la calidad están en juego

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews June 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Una relación sólida y duradera con un médico de atención primaria —que conozca el historial del paciente y pueda vigilar nuevos problemas— se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo la base de un sistema sanitario de calidad.

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Will the Doctor See You Now? The Health System’s Changing Landscape

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews June 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The “front door” to the health system is changing, under pressure from increased demand, consolidation, and changing patient expectations.

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¿No has visto a tu médico en años? Es posible que tengas que buscar un nuevo doctor

By Michelle Andrews November 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Muchas personas han estado postergando citas médicas, en especial durante la pandemia de covid, sin saber que corren el riesgo de perder a su doctor.

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Haven’t Seen Your Doctor in a Few Years? You May Need to Find a New One

By Michelle Andrews November 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Some primary care physicians will drop seldom-seen patients. That’s a particular problem for those who postponed doctor visits during the pandemic.

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Pese al consejo de Katie Couric, médicos dicen que las ecografías de seno pueden no ser necesarias

By Michelle Andrews October 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Expertos advierten sobre los falsos positivos que puede generar más temor que certezas médicas.

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Despite Katie Couric’s Advice, Doctors Say Ultrasound Breast Exams May Not Be Needed

By Michelle Andrews October 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

When Katie Couric announced she had breast cancer, she urged women to get a mammogram — and, if they have dense breasts, to get supplemental screening by ultrasound. But medical experts point out that ultrasound and other auxiliary screenings haven’t been proven to do more than regular mammography in reducing mortality.

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Empleadores se preocupan por la salud mental, pero no hay suficientes proveedores

By Michelle Andrews October 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Casi la mitad de los grandes empleadores encuestados, con al menos 200 trabajadores, informaron que una proporción cada vez mayor de sus empleados utilizaba servicios de salud mental.

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Journalists Delve Into Vaccine Mandates and Surprise Billing

June 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Employers Are Concerned About Covering Workers’ Mental Health Needs, Survey Finds

By Michelle Andrews October 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Nearly half of large employers report that increasing numbers of their workers were using mental health services, according to a KFF annual employer survey. Yet almost a third of those employers said their health plan’s network didn’t have enough behavioral health care providers for employees to have timely access to the care they need.

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$80,000 and 5 ER Visits: An Ectopic Pregnancy Takes a Toll Despite NY’s Liberal Abortion Law

By Michelle Andrews October 5, 2022 KFF Health News Original

If an embryo has implanted in a fallopian tube, ending the pregnancy is imperative to protect the patient’s life. Women’s health advocates have raised concerns that the needed treatment may be hampered by restrictive abortion laws in some states. Yet women seeking treatment in states with more liberal abortion laws may still find the process expensive and harrowing.

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Decisión de un juez haría que algunas pruebas de detección de cáncer sin costo fueran cosa del pasado

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews March 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

La decisión podría afectar los exámenes de detección sin copago y servicios preventivos similares que la mayoría de los estadounidenses con seguro tienen como parte de sus planes de salud.

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Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews March 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A U.S. District Court ruling overturned the section of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive health services — from colonoscopies to diabetes screenings and more — available at no cost to consumers.

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A colorful watercolor style digital illustration with a textured midnight-blue background. Three women are in the center of the image; on the left, a woman with straight hair in shades of periwinkle looks off to the distance in thought. She wears a magenta shirt. The woman in the center has short white hair with highlights of pink, yellow, and grey, and wears a bright yellow shirt. She is looking down with her chin on her hands in a contemplative expression. To her right, a woman with curly black hair with highlights of grey and pink looks off the page. Her arms are crossed in a thoughtful manner. She wears a vivid orange shirt. All of the women are middle to older aged. Three pink circles overlap each of the women, and a large pair of translucent lines in the shape of DNA overlay the image.

Pruebas genéticas crean oportunidades de tratamiento, pero también confusión, entre las pacientes de cáncer de mama

By Michelle Andrews September 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

La última década ha sido testigo de una rápida expansión de las pruebas genéticas. Pero, ¿cuál es su real relevancia clínica?

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Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities and Confusion for Breast Cancer Patients

By Michelle Andrews September 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are divided on whether blanket testing of breast cancer patients is warranted, since scientists and physicians are sometimes unsure about how to interpret the results.

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A los recién nacidos se les extrae sangre para analizarla, ¿deben los estados conservar esas muestras?

By Michelle Andrews September 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Algunos estados permiten que se utilicen en estudios de investigación, a veces por parte de terceros a cambio de una cuota, o que se proporcionen al personal policial que investiga un delito.

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Newborns Get Routine Heel Blood Tests, but Should States Keep Those Samples?

By Michelle Andrews September 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Shortly after birth, babies are pricked in the heel so their blood can be tested for life-threatening conditions. States generally save leftover blood from those samples, and parents and privacy experts are concerned that information could be used without consent years later.

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Lo que debes saber sobre Paxlovid para tratar covid, en especial, ¿debes tomarlo?

By Michelle Andrews July 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Desde que Paxlovid comenzó a estar disponible hace siete meses, ha eclipsado otras terapias disponibles para prevenir los síntomas graves de covid en pacientes de alto riesgo. Algunos médicos se apresuran a recetarlo, pero como ocurre con tanto sobre la pandemia de covid, hay controversia.

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Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?

By Michelle Andrews July 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Paxlovid has eclipsed other available therapies for preventing life-threatening covid symptoms in high-risk patients. But even as doctors praise its effectiveness, many say they have unanswered questions about prescribing the drug and want more and better data about it.

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A digital illustration in pencil and watercolor. Two parents, painted in a pale purple, are visible from the waist down and face away from the viewer. Their toddler stands between them, and they each hold one of the child’s hands. The trio are walking away from the viewer, into an unclear setting. They stand on a luminous maze that radiates out from the child’s feet.

‘So Rudderless’: A Couple’s Quest for Autism Treatment for Their Son Hits Repeated Obstacles

By Michelle Andrews July 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Amparo and Victor Rios began searching for answers about their son’s development when he didn’t hit some milestones after turning 2. Three years later, they are still trying to get their insurance to pay for expensive therapy to help him.

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