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Trump’s HHS Choice: First A Letter To Medicare. Then A Campaign Contribution.

By Christina Jewett and Marisa Taylor January 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Tom Price, up for running HHS under President Trump, helped a company that became a top campaign donor, records show.

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Truth And Consequence: KHN Joins Team To Parse Lawmakers’ Lingo On Health Law

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica March 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News is working with ProPublica and other news organizations to collect and analyze letters and emails from elected officials to constituents on the ACA, beginning with a misleading missive by Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt. Send us more!

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Medicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable

By Richard Harris, NPR News December 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The federal government pays for kidney transplants. But the program only pays for essential anti-rejection drugs for three years. Many people can’t afford them and can end up losing the kidney.

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Trump’s Health Secretary Nominee Sought Special Treatment for Industry Donors

By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett January 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Tom Price advocated on everything from a sperm test to a hot pepper ingredient on behalf of medical interests that included campaign donors.

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Trump Stays Silent On Health Law In Speech, Then Sets Tone For Repeal

By Julie Rovner January 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Trump did not mention his plans for the health law in his inaugural address but later that day signed an order intended to “minimize the economic burden” of the health law.

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A Deep Dive Into 4 GOP Talking Points On Health Care

By Julie Rovner February 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The president says Obamacare has been “a complete and total disaster,” and other Republicans see nothing but trouble. But a careful look at the arguments suggest the situation is more complicated.

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Preserving Fertility When It Is Threatened By Life-Saving Medicine

By Anna Gorman February 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A bill recently introduced in the California legislature would require insurance companies to cover fertility-preserving services for patients at risk of infertility because of necessary medical treatments.

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Health Insurance: What If You Could Take It With You?

By Julie Appleby March 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“Portability” will likely be a buzz word in the health law repeal-and-replace debate, but the concept raises a number of complicated policy issues.

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Sky-High Prices For Orphan Drugs Slam American Families And Insurers

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin Photos by Heidi de Marco January 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Orphan drugs for rare diseases have helped or saved hundreds of thousands of patients like 2-year-old Luke Whitbeck, but families and insurers are picking up the astronomical cost.

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New Rules Try To Shore Up Individual Health Insurance Market In 2018

By Julie Rovner February 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s first health regulation would shorten the enrollment periods and make it harder for patients to get coverage outside of that annual signup period.

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California Proposes Stringent Cap On Toxic Chemical In Drinking Water

By Stephanie O'Neill April 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Water board officials want to limit TCP, a former pesticide ingredient and human carcinogen that has contaminated water supplies. Groundwater in other states is contaminated as well.

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Former FDA Chief Cites 5 Things To Watch On Drug Approvals And Keeping Drugs Safe

By Sydney Lupkin and Sarah Jane Tribble February 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf shares his views about drug approvals, regulations and safety concerns after stepping down from the giant agency.

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Six U.S. Senators Confronting Trump’s HHS Cabinet Pick Own Health Care Stocks, Too

By Sydney Lupkin January 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Donald Trump’s pick to run HHS has been under fire for trading health care stocks but at least six senators at his confirmation hearings also own such stocks.

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Could Minnesota Health Reforms Foreshadow Repeal And Replace?

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio February 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The state passed a bailout to make ACA plans more affordable, defeated a plan to offer bare bones insurance and is floating a state-sponsored public option.

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California Regulator Slams Health Insurers Over Faulty Doctor Lists

By Chad Terhune February 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A new report finds that major insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealth submitted conflicting lists to the state that were off by thousands of doctors.

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A Young Man With Parkinson’s Frets Over The Affordability Of GOP Health Plan

By Alex Smith, KCUR March 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Ford Inbody has a degenerative disease and is carefully watching the GOP replacement health care bill. Though it covers preexisting conditions, it could still mean he’ll get less care for more money.

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GOP’s Timetable For Getting Repeal To Trump May Be Ambitious

By Julie Rovner December 14, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Republicans say they plan to pass a bill to overhaul the federal health law in the 17 days between when Congress convenes and Inauguration Day. But past congressional budget veterans say that could prove to be very difficult.

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For California’s Smallest Businesses, Obamacare Opened The Door

By Pauline Bartolone February 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The state has one of the highest rates of small business owners who get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

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Tackling Patients’ Social Problems Can Cut Health Costs

By Sarah Varney January 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Intense, “high touch” care that focuses on housing as well as health care brings down medical costs for the most expensive patients. But it’s been hard to replicate successful programs.

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Obama’s Health Care Legacy: A Landmark Becomes A Question Mark

By Sarah Varney January 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama succeeded where many other presidents failed, but now the fate of the Affordable Care Act rests with President-elect Donald Trump.

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