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November 8, 2016 Page

Latest Stories Repealing The Affordable Care Act Could Be More Complicated Than It Looks By Julie Rovner | November 9 Republicans will likely chip away at the ACA piecemeal and say they will try to provide a soft exit. Concerned About Losing Your Marketplace Plan? ACA Repeal May Take Awhile By Michelle Andrews | November […]

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Could Legalizing Pot Diminish California’s Gains Against Smoking?

By Anna Gorman November 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Some experts worry that smoking pot could lead to use of tobacco, but proponents of marijuana legalization argue that the two products are different and should not be conflated.

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Spike In Syphilis Among Newborns Driven By Broader Epidemic

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 2, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all-time high across the United States. Syphilis among women and babies is a particularly serious problem in Louisiana, California and Georgia.

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California Lends Its Weight To Wider Marijuana Acceptance

By Anna Gorman November 9, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The number of states with laws permitting marijuana use underscores a national cultural shift toward wider acceptance of the drug, despite the federal ban and limited evidence on the public health impacts of legalization.

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Staying Out Of The Closet In Old Age

By Anna Gorman October 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Many aging gays and lesbians who have lived openly for decades are finding that the world of assisted living and nursing homes can be decidedly less accommodating.

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California Man Dies After Apparent Failure Of Artificial Heart Compressor

By Anna Gorman October 20, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The FDA confirms it is looking into more than one problem with the compressor, which is used to power patients’ artificial hearts.

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New Law Will Expand Mental Health Services For Low-Income Californians

By Anna Gorman October 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Legislation recently signed by Gov. Brown will allow about 1,000 clinics statewide to bill Medi-Cal for treatment by marriage and family counselors, deepening the pool of mental health providers.

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Can We Conquer All Diseases By The End Of The Century?

By Anna Gorman October 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

According to the neurobiologist heading a much-publicized effort funded by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, putting scientists and engineers under one roof will be key.

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When The Blues Won’t Let You Be

By Anna Gorman October 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Treatment-resistant depression, particularly common among seniors, can raise the risk of suicide and lead to a loss of independence.

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Saying Goodbye, The Right Way

By Anna Gorman October 3, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Twenty dying people, at peace with their mortality, shared their views on life, love and death with a Los Angeles artist for an exhibit at the Museum of Tolerance.

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California Braces For Medi-Cal’s Future Under Trump And The GOP

By Anna Gorman and Pauline Bartolone November 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

California officials jumped at the chance to cover millions more low-income people by expanding its Medicaid program. Now, health policymakers and advocates fear the Trump administration and a Republican-ruled Congress will roll back the state’s progress.

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Early Alzheimer’s Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco January 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues to how Alzheimer’s develops in young patients, with the hope of finding treatments and even cures for the more common form of the disease.

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With Chronic Illness, You Are Your Own Best Friend

By Anna Gorman September 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Participants in a mostly online diabetes self-management program had lower blood sugar and were more likely to take their medicine regularly, study finds.

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Thelma Atkins, 92, was admitted to the geriatric unit at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham after a neighbor at her senior living facility ran over her feet with a motorized scooter. Hospital staff got her up and walking soon after her arrival. (Hal Yeager for KHN)

Elderly Patients In The Hospital Need To Keep Moving

By Anna Gorman August 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Spending too much time in their hospital beds can leave older patients sicker than when they were first admitted.

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Survey: Millions More Californians Insured After Obamacare Launch, Medicaid Expansion

By Anna Gorman August 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

But the remaining uninsured are tough to reach.

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Teaching In-Home Caregivers Seems To Pay Off

By Anna Gorman August 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Intensive training for such aides helps reduce repeated ER visits and hospitalizations of elderly disabled people, a pilot project suggests.

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California Doctors And Hospitals Tussle Over Role Of Nurse-Midwives

By Anna Gorman August 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Legislation that would allow nurse-midwives to practice independently is mired in a dispute about whether hospitals should be allowed to hire them.

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California se enfrenta a un revés importante si Trump revoca la ley de salud

By Chad Terhune November 9, 2016 KFF Health News Original

California tiene mucho que perder si el presidente electo Donald Trump y el Congreso liderado por republicanos cumplen con su promesa de campaña de revocar el Obamacare.

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Tracking Cancer In Real Time

By Anna Gorman July 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

California is the first state to begin building an up-to-date database to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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Soda Taxes: Gaining Steam Or Getting Steamrolled?

By Anna Gorman July 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A staunch advocate of taxing sugary drinks discusses the benefits and difficulties of enacting such policies.

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