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Trump’s Work-For-Medicaid Rule Puts Work On States’ Shoulders

By Phil Galewitz and Pauline Bartolone January 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

States that opt to change their Medicaid program must figure out how to delineate who is covered by the new mandate, how to enforce the rules and how to handle the people seeking exemptions.

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With CHIP Funds Running Low, Doctors And Parents Scramble To Cover Kids’ Needs

By Phil Galewitz and Emmarie Huetteman January 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are advising patients to be sure to fill medication orders now or are giving away drugs to make sure children have enough if their insurance disappears.

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In Appalachia, Two Hospital Giants Seek State-Sanctioned Monopoly

By Phil Galewitz July 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Tennessee and Virginia regulators are considering approval of a merger between Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System under their state laws. If they allow it, the Federal Trade Commission would be powerless to stop it.

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La administración Trump busca frenar el creciente negocio de la marihuana

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

El fiscal general de Estados Unidos, Jeff Sessions, anuló una norma de la era Obama con la cual se desalentó a los fiscales federales a tomar medidas enérgicas contra la venta y el consumo de marihuana.

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Cloud Of Uncertainty Over Legalized Pot As Feds End Obama-Era Accommodation

By Anna Gorman and Phil Galewitz January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Officials in marijuana-friendly states reacted strongly to new guidance from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions giving federal prosecutors leeway to crack down on cannabis.

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Despite GOP Efforts To Corral Medicaid Spending, States Expand Benefits

By Phil Galewitz October 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

States are adding a variety of services, including expansions of mental health and substance abuse treatments and dental care, according to a 50-state survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Chasing Millions In Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy Up Nursing Homes

By Phil Galewitz October 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The strategy has been used mostly in Indiana, where many county-owned hospitals purchased or leased nursing homes to take advantage of a wrinkle in Medicaid payment rules and augment federal reimbursements.

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Podcast: What The Health? What A Week!

July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News deconstruct the drama leading to the middle-of-the-night collapse of Senate Republicans’ last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.

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5 Takeaways From Congress’ Failure To Extend Funding For Children’s Coverage

By Phil Galewitz October 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expired Sept. 30. Many states still have money in their budgets, but they’ll be worried until Congress renews the program.

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¿Medicaid cubre todo eso? Cómo es el programa de salud más grande del país

By Phil Galewitz September 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

El programa federal de salud gerenciado por los estados cubre al 39% de los niños y paga por casi la mitad de los nacimientos. Pero su aporte va mucho más allá: también ayuda a personas con discapacidades, a programas especiales en escuelas y a pacientes con VIH, entre otros.

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Medicaid Covers All That? It’s The Backstop Of America’s Ailing Health System

By Phil Galewitz September 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Those relying on the federal government’s safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier — maybe even you.

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Latest Scandal Too Much For HHS Secretary Tom Price. He’s Out.

By Julie Rovner September 29, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Tom Price resigned from running the Department of Health and Human Services after a series of news stories detailing how he tallied more than $400,000 in private plane travel paid for by taxpayers. 

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Sunday Hours: Obamacare Website To Be Shut Down For Portion of Most Weekends

By Phil Galewitz September 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The shutdown, which raised protests from navigator groups, will occur from midnight Saturday to 12 p.m. Sunday on all but one weekend.

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Obamacare a oscuras: cerrarán el sitio web por horas los fines de semana

By Phil Galewitz September 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Algunos piensan que es un gran obstáculo. Pero la administración Trump insiste en que mantener el sitio federal del mercado de seguros del Obamacare cerrado por varias horas los domingos no alterará la inscripción.

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In Stark Contrast To ACA Plans, Premiums For Job-Based Coverage Show Modest Rise

By Phil Galewitz September 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Employers report the sixth consecutive year of small increases, but workers at small firms feel the biggest pinch, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

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Not Your Average Senators: Meet The GOP Men Reshaping Your Health Care

June 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act was revealed Thursday. Here’s an insider’s look at the men who drafted it.

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The Storm Has Passed, But Puerto Rico’s Health Faces Prolonged Recovery

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Rachel Bluth October 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

From infections linked to the storm to trying to treat people with chronic diseases in damaged clinics, health officials on this American territory struggle to stay ahead of the needs.

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Uninsured Rate Falls To Record Low Of 8.8%

By Phil Galewitz September 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Census Bureau reports that 28.1 million people in the country were without insurance in 2016, down from 29 million the year before.

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Congress’ Tight Timetable Complicates Renewal Of Children’s Health Plan

By Phil Galewitz September 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Senate Finance Committee begins hearings Thursday on the program, which provides coverage to more than 9 million children and is up for renewal on Sept. 30.

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Hospitals Ramp Up Hyperbaric Therapy For Diabetics, Despite Concerns

By Phil Galewitz June 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicare is trying to deter overuse of hyperbaric therapy, and some experts question its effectiveness for healing diabetic wounds, one of the treatment’s fastest-growing uses.

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