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Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

By Phil Galewitz August 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals in several states are partnering with a private equity-backed company to offer combined emergency and urgent care in a single building. But patients may not realize prices vary between the two services — often by a lot.

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett Updated July 1, 2025 Originally Published July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.

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What’s Behind New Combined Urgent Care-ER Facilities

By Phil Galewitz August 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s Saturday afternoon, and your 4-year-old is bleeding from a gash on his face after a playtime mishap. Should you go to the emergency room or the urgent care clinic? VHC Health in Arlington, Va., plans to soon join a small but growing number of hospitals moving to resolve this dilemma by offering both types […]

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Union With Labor Dispute of Its Own Threatened To Cut Off Workers’ Health Benefits

By Phil Galewitz Updated July 26, 2024 Originally Published July 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The National Education Association, the nation’s largest union, told striking workers that their health coverage would be cut off Aug. 1 absent a deal on a new contract. Tensions have mounted after staff disrupted the union’s convention, at which President Joe Biden had been scheduled to speak.

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En la convención republicana de Trump se escuchó poco y nada sobre atención de salud

By Phil Galewitz July 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

La atención médica constituye la mayor parte del presupuesto federal, casi $2 mil millones, así como el 17% de la producción económica del país.

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At Trump’s GOP Convention, There’s Little To Be Heard on Health Care

By Phil Galewitz July 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. They’ve said little about either issue in Milwaukee.

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Primary Care Disrupted

June 29, 2023 Page

Featured Stories Featured Video As States Pass Abortion Bans, OB-GYNs Stage an Exodus KFF Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Idaho to produce a segment in partnership with PBS NewsHour on OB-GYNs leaving the state after it passed a strict abortion ban. More Stories from the Project Credits Reporters Michelle AndrewsJulie ApplebyLynn Arditi, […]

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Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals

By Phil Galewitz May 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A Florida law was enacted this spring making the Sunshine State the first in the nation to let cesarean sections be performed in settings other than hospitals — leading to warnings about increased risks for pregnant women and their babies.

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Florida es el primer estado en permitir que se realicen cesáreas fuera de hospitales

By Phil Galewitz May 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Esta primavera, se promulgó una ley que permite los “centros de parto avanzados”, donde los médicos pueden asistir partos vaginales o por cesárea en mujeres consideradas de bajo riesgo de sufrir complicaciones. Muchos se oponen.

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Biden Leans Into Health Care, Asking Voters To Trust Him Over Trump

By Phil Galewitz May 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

President Joe Biden’s new health care ad draws on the Affordable Care Act’s popularity among independent voters and alludes to his edge over Trump on health issues.

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Why Medicaid’s ‘Undercount’ Problem Counts

By Phil Galewitz May 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Millions of people were surprised to find themselves booted from Medicaid over the past year after pandemic-era protections expired that had prevented states from terminating their coverage. Turns out, millions of them were also unaware they had been covered by the government program. Nearly 1 in 3 people enrolled in Medicaid in 2022 — or […]

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Olvídate del botón para llamar a la enfermera. Un dispositivo que usa IA adherido a tu pecho permite que controlen tus signos a distancia

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Este delgado dispositivo, que funciona con baterías, se llama BioButton y registra los signos vitales de los pacientes, incluidas la temperatura, y las frecuencias cardíaca y respiratoria.

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Forget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Dozens of hospitals have deployed a device that uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients remotely. One hospital says it reduces nurses’ workloads — but some nurses fear the technology could replace them.

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Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

By Phil Galewitz April 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Big health insurers that have contracts with state Medicaid programs find themselves making more money even as enrollment in Medicaid programs has dropped. Here’s why.

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Medicare Stumbles Managing a Costly Problem — Chronic Illness

By Phil Galewitz April 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Nearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by paying their doctors an additional monthly fee to coordinate their care. The strategy has largely failed to live up to its potential; only about 4 percent of potentially eligible beneficiaries in the traditional Medicare program are enrolled, […]

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Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds

By Phil Galewitz April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A first-of-its-kind survey of Medicaid enrollees found that nearly a quarter who were dropped from the program in the last year’s unwinding say they’re uninsured.

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Casi 1 de cada 4 adultos desafiliados de Medicaid siguen sin seguro, indica encuesta

By Phil Galewitz April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Las protecciones que tuvo el programa durante la pandemia, que impedían que se expulsaran beneficiarios, expiraron la primavera pasada.

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Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care

By Phil Galewitz April 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals are increasingly stretching a velvet rope, offering “concierge service” to an affluent clientele. Critics say the practice exacerbates primary care shortages.

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Colorado Isn’t Giving up on Its Drug Importation Dream

By Phil Galewitz March 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Colorado hopes to join Florida to become only the second state authorized to import prescription drugs from Canada. But they’re hitting the same hurdles: drugmakers — and the FDA. Colorado officials recently amended their 2022 importation application with the Food and Drug Administration, in the process revealing new correspondence that shows the state’s so-far fruitless […]

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Cerca de 10 millones ya perdieron Medicaid, y todavía faltan meses de purga

By Phil Galewitz February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid y el Programa de Seguro de Salud Infantil crecieron hasta alcanzar un récord de 94 millones de inscritos durante la pandemia.

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