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From Sewers to Golf Courses, Cities See Green With New Federal Covid Relief Dollars

By Phil Galewitz October 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress in March, provides $130 billion to cities, counties and tribes — with few restrictions on how the money can be spent.

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A digital illustration in ink and watercolor. A worried woman looks through a mirror-like medical bill at her alternate self, who is happily pregnant. The background around the pregnant woman is a warm, radiating gold, while the background around the worried woman is a dark, cool blue.

Even When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles Abound

By Phil Galewitz Illustration by Oona Zenda May 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Only 15 states require insurance to cover in vitro fertilization, a common path to parenthood for people who have trouble getting pregnant. And even for those whose insurance covers IVF, the expensive procedures and required drugs can lead to unexpected bills.

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As Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here’s What’s at Stake for Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz September 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

More than 2 million low-income adults are uninsured because their states have not accepted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Congressional Democrats want to offer them coverage in the massive spending bill being debated, but competition to get into that package is fierce.

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Dentistas eliminan los problemas de las personas sin seguro ofreciéndoles ellos mismos planes

By Phil Galewitz September 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Estos planes limitados a una práctica están dirigidos principalmente a los 65 millones de estadounidenses que no tienen cobertura dental, y tienen que pagar de su bolsillo toda su atención.

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Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans

By Phil Galewitz September 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The plans are designed for people who don’t get dental coverage through their jobs and can’t afford an individual plan. For about $300 to $400 a year, patients receive certain preventive services at no charge and other procedures at a discount.

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Skirmish Between Biden and Red States Over Medicaid Leaves Enrollees in the Balance

By Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller February 10, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration is getting rid of several policies implemented by Trump-era appointees that restricted enrollment. Federal officials now say states can no longer charge premiums to low-income residents enrolled in Medicaid and have ruled out work requirements.

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States Pull Back on Covid Data Even Amid Delta Surge

By Andy Miller August 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As covid case numbers rise nationwide, Georgia and some other states have restricted the case count data they share publicly.

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Beneficiarios de Medicaid se vacunan mucho menos contra covid

By Phil Galewitz August 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Si bien más de 202 millones de estadounidenses están vacunados al menos en parte contra covid, casi el 30% de las personas mayores de 12 años siguen sin vacunarse. Las encuestas muestran que los más pobres tienen menos probabilidades de recibir una vacuna.

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Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents

By Phil Galewitz August 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data.

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Jaw Surgery Takes a $27,119 Bite out of One Man’s Budget

By Phil Galewitz August 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A Seattle patient discovers the hard way that you can still hit a lifetime limit for certain types of care. And health plans can vary a lot from one job to the next, even if the insurer is the same.

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Apple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA

By Phil Galewitz August 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A 2017 law designed to help lower the cost of hearing aids mandated that federal officials set rules for a new class of devices consumers could buy without needing to see an audiologist. But those regulations are still on hold.

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Estados todavía deben usar el dinero federal que recibieron para zanjar disparidades de salud por covid

By Phil Galewitz and Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead May 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A un año de recibir millones del gobierno federal, los estados apenas han comenzado a pensar cómo utilizar el dinero que recibieron para zanjar la desigualdad en salud que generó, y agravó, la pandemia.

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States Have Yet to Spend Hundreds of Millions of Federal Dollars to Tackle Covid Health Disparities

By Phil Galewitz and Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead May 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded states and local health departments $2.25 billion to help people of color and other populations at higher risk from covid. But a KHN review shows public health agencies across the country have been slow to spend it.

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Una prueba rápida negativa no significa que se está libre de covid

By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz January 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Muchos ven a los kits caseros negativos como una “tarjeta de libertad”. Pero puede haber errores, y también infecciones futuras.

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How Not to Use Rapid Covid Tests

By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz January 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Although at-home antigen testing remains a useful tool, experts warn it is often used inappropriately and can provide false confidence for people concerned about safety.

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Journalists Broach Topics From Vaccines and Super Bowl to True Love

February 12, 2021 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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“Sabiduría y miedo” llevan al 90% de los adultos mayores de EE.UU. a vacunarse contra covid

By Phil Galewitz August 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

La pandemia ha sido especialmente cruel para los adultos mayores. Casi el 80% de las muertes ocurrieron entre personas de 65 años y más. Millones estuvieron aislados en residencias y en sus casas por meses.

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‘Wisdom and Fear’ Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines

By Phil Galewitz August 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The success in getting shots to older adults is likely due to states prioritizing that effort when the vaccines became available and motivation among the elderly after the virus killed so many in their age group.

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Record Number of Americans Sign Up for ACA Health Insurance

By Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller December 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 14 million Americans have enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans for next year — a record since the health law’s coverage expansion took effect in 2014. A boost in subsidies marketing and assistance in navigating the process increased the rolls of the insured.

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Amid Covid Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents

By Phil Galewitz July 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The state says it will look at the levels of disease-fighting antibodies among nursing home residents vaccinated against covid, which could help indicate whether they need a booster shot.

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