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Lawmaker Takes on Insurance Companies and Gets Personal About His Health

By Samantha Young June 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

State Sen. Scott Wiener opens up about a weeklong stint in the hospital last year and what it’s like to live with Crohn’s disease. The San Francisco Democrat is pushing a bill that would require insurance companies to cover certain medications while patients appeal denials.

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Readers and Tweeters Place Value on Community Services and Life-Sustaining Care

August 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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New Generation of Weight Loss Medications Offer Promise — But at a Price

By Julie Appleby October 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

People now have at their disposal more medicines that are effective at reducing weight, but none can counter obesity alone. One big problem: Insurance coverage remains spotty, and the costly drugs may be needed long term.

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A Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. Instead, Some Are Left to Die in Prison.

By Fred Clasen-Kelly February 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The First Step Act was supposed to help free terminally ill and aging federal inmates who pose little or no threat to public safety. But while petitions for compassionate release skyrocketed during the pandemic, judges denied most requests.

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Shaved Costs, High Risk, Maximum Profits: Regulators Worry About Florida’s Butt Lift Boom

By Daniel Chang March 3, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Social media marketing lures people to South Florida’s lucrative cosmetic surgery scene with the promise of cheap Brazilian butt lifts. But some researchers, patient advocates, and surgeon groups say that the risks of the procedure are generally not understood by prospective patients, and that an unsafe number of surgeries can be performed per day in office settings, maximizing profits.

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This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True

By Bram Sable-Smith November 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Complaints about misleading health insurance marketing are soaring. State insurance commissioners are taking notice. They’ve created a shared internal database to monitor questionable business practices, and, in the future, they hope to provide a public-facing resource for consumers. In the meantime, consumers should shop wisely as open enrollment season begins.

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Industry Groups in California Vie for New Medicaid Money

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young July 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

State officials have promised to boost funding for California’s Medicaid program by $11.1 billion starting next year, with most of that money earmarked for higher payments to doctors, hospitals, and other providers. But the details have yet to be worked out, and powerful health industry groups are jockeying for position.

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Epidemic: Zero Pox!

August 15, 2023 Podcast

In the early 1970s, public health workers buoyed by the motto “zero pox!” worked across India to achieve 100% vaccination against smallpox. This episode is about what happened when these zealous young people encountered hesitation.

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People With Long Covid Face Barriers to Government Disability Benefits

By Betsy Ladyzhets November 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Some people with long covid have fallen through the cracks of the government’s disability system, which was time-consuming and difficult to navigate even before the pandemic.

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Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients

By Arielle Zionts January 3, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some rural residents must travel hours for a sexual assault exam. Specialized telehealth services are expanding so they can obtain care closer to home.

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An Arm and a Leg: A Doctor’s Love Letter to ‘The People’s Hospital’

By Dan Weissmann April 3, 2023 Podcast

Could a charity hospital founded by a crusading Dutch playwright, a group of Quakers, and a judge working undercover become a model for the U.S. health care system? In this episode of the podcast “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with Dr. Ricardo Nuila to find out.

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Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher.

By Lauren Weber March 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But now you’re charged a hospital facility fee. For one Ohio Medicare patient, the copay for a shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300.

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Joshua Grigaitis stands in his shop while holding a can of seltzer and smiling broadly. There are two mini-fridges visible behind him, each filled with seltzer and covered in stickers. A bright red chair and table are below a framed poster of Bob Dylan playing guitar. The walls are painted teal.

What Looks Like Pot, Acts Like Pot, but Is Legal Nearly Everywhere? Meet Hemp-Derived Delta-9 THC

By Eric Berger November 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The 2018 farm bill that legalized hemp created a loophole for an unregulated copycat of marijuana. A form of delta-9 THC — the psychoactive substance in pot — doesn’t face the same laws and regulations as marijuana because it comes from hemp. The drug is poised to upend the cannabis industry.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Confusing Fate of the Abortion Pill

April 13, 2023 Podcast

The legality and availability of the abortion pill mifepristone is in question after a federal judge in Texas canceled the FDA’s approval of the first drug used in the two-drug medication abortion regimen. A 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel overruled that decision in part, saying the pill should remain available, but only under the onerous restrictions in place before 2016. Meanwhile, another federal judge in Washington state issued a ruling in a separate case that conflicts with the Texas decision, ordering the FDA not to roll back any of its restrictions on the drug. Victoria Knight of Axios, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

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As More Hospitals Create Police Forces, Critics Warn of Pitfalls

By Renuka Rayasam May 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 30 states have active or proposed laws authorizing independent hospital police forces. Groups representing nurses and hospitals say the laws address the daily realities of patients who become aggressive or agitated. But critics worry about unintended consequences.

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Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users

By Markian Hawryluk June 2, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Colorado lawmakers approved a measure that will make it easier for people to fix their power wheelchairs when they wear out or break down, but arcane regulations and manufacturers create high hurdles for nationwide reform.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over

October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is “jealous of COVID’s media coverage.” Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic — at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the law’s future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

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Why Does Insulin Cost So Much? Big Pharma Isn’t the Only Player Driving Prices

By Arthur Allen March 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Big Pharma may be moving on from squeezing diabetes patients on insulin prices, but it’s the arbitrators that jack up prices for those who can least afford them.

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The Rate of Older Californians Dying of Malnutrition Has Accelerated

By Phillip Reese April 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Californians 85 and older are especially susceptible to malnutrition. They accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Voters Will Get Their Say on Multiple Health Issues

October 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Abortion isn’t the only health issue voters will be asked to decide in state ballot questions next month. Proposals about medical debt, Medicaid expansion, and whether health care should be a right are on ballots in various states. Meanwhile, the latest lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act has expanded to cover all preventive care. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more.

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