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A father cradles his baby daughter and feeds her from a bottle. He is wearing a black t-shirt and she is wearing a white bow headband around her black curly hair.

Amid Lack of Accountability for Bias in Maternity Care, a California Family Seeks Justice

By Sarah Kwon August 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

April Valentine’s family wants to know whether racism could have played a role in her death. A KFF Health News analysis shows state regulators are ill-equipped to find discrimination in its many forms.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: As US Bumps Against Debt Ceiling, Medicare Becomes a Bargaining Chip

January 19, 2023 Podcast

The debt ceiling crisis facing Washington puts Medicare and other popular entitlement programs squarely on the negotiating table this year as newly empowered Republicans demand spending cuts. Meanwhile, as more Americans than ever have health insurance, the nation’s health care workforce is straining under the load. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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For Young People on Medicare, a Hysterectomy Sometimes Is More Affordable Than Birth Control

By Gina Jiménez March 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

While Medicare was designed as health insurance for those 65 and older, it also covers people with disabilities who are young enough to still get pregnant. Yet they often struggle to get their birth control covered and end up with large medical bills — or instead opt for hysterectomies or tubal ligations, which Medicare sometimes will cover.

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How Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency

By Rae Ellen Bichell October 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

“Obstetrical emergency departments” are a new feature in some hospitals that can inflate medical bills for even the easiest, healthiest births. Just ask the parents of Baby Gus.

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Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement

By Michael Scaturro July 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule calls for companies to disclose PFAS manufactured or imported since 2011. The chemical industry is upset because such compliance would cost an estimated $1 billion, while environmental health advocates worry because the rule wouldn’t ban the chemicals outright.

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Medicaid and Abortion Top Health Agenda for Montana Lawmakers

By Keely Larson January 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers say their health care goals for the new legislative session are to lower costs and improve access to care. They’ll have to grapple with a full slate of other issues, as well.

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For Republican Candidates, Talk About Moms and Babies Is a Thorny Issue

By Emmarie Huetteman November 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The abortion issue looms large over the midterm elections, and some in the Republican Party, long associated with efforts to restrict access, are looking to reassure voters they have women’s health in mind.

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Republican Debate Highlights Candidates’ Views on Abortion

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs August 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Though health policies in general got little airtime, the discussion of whether candidates support a federal abortion ban underscored how Republicans, in a post-Roe environment, face political challenges on the issue.

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Luego de enfrentar terribles cuentas médicas, familia decide cruzar la frontera para recibir atención

By Paula Andalo April 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

La familia Fierro le debe a un hospital de Yuma, Arizona, más de $7,000 por dos situaciones médicas. Así que cuando uno de los hijos se dislocó el hombro, fueron a Mexicali, México. La atención fue rápida, buena y económica.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around

November 2, 2023 Podcast

It’s Obamacare open enrollment season, which means that, for people who rely on these plans for coverage, it’s time to shop around. With enhanced premium subsidies and cost-sharing assistance, consumers may find savings by switching plans. It is especially important for people who lost their coverage because of the Medicaid unwinding to investigate their options. Many qualify for assistance. Meanwhile, the countdown to Election Day is on, and Ohio’s State Issue 1 is grabbing headlines. The closely watched ballot initiative has become a testing ground for abortion-related messaging, which has been rife with misinformation. This week’s panelists are Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News.

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As Pandemic-Era Medicaid Provisions Lapse, Millions Approach a Coverage Cliff

By Phil Galewitz February 2, 2023 KFF Health News Original

States are trying to reach millions of Medicaid enrollees to make sure those still eligible remain covered and help others find new health insurance.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Ax Falls at HHS

March 27, 2025 Podcast

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a proposed reorganization for the department — which, counting those who already have left the agency, amounts to about a 25% cut in its workforce. And its planned “Administration for a Healthy America” will collapse several existing HHS agencies into one. Meanwhile, the department continues to cut billions in health spending while the nation faces measles outbreaks in several states and the continuing possibility of another pandemic, such as bird flu. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss the news.

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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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US Out Of Money For Buying Second Covid Booster Shots, Official Says

March 23, 2022 Morning Briefing

Federal officials have secured enough doses to cover a fourth shot for Americans age 65 and older as well as the initial regimen for children under 5, if authorized by regulators, officials told The Washington Post. But the lack of new covid money in the spending bill passed this month by Congress is undermining efforts to stockpile more vaccine doses.

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More Californians Are Dying at Home. Another Covid ‘New Normal’?

By Phillip Reese January 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The proportion of Californians dying at home, rather than in a hospital or nursing home, accelerated during the pandemic, a trend that has outlasted the rigid lockdowns linked to the initial shift.

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Her Apartment Might Have Put Her Son’s Health at Risk. But ‘I Have Nowhere Else to Go.’

By Renuka Rayasam and Fred Clasen-Kelly December 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The United States is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable housing. But elected officials have done little to fix a problem that puts many Americans at greater risk for sickness and shortens lives.

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Doctors Are Disappearing From Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs

By Brett Kelman and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio February 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As a money-saving strategy, emergency rooms are turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other staffers who earn far less than physicians.

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NYC Makes Clear Its Intent to Lead on Abortion Access

By Michelle Andrews February 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement this year to provide abortion pills free of charge at four of New York’s sexual health clinics is the city’s latest move on abortion access. Other jurisdictions are also taking steps.

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Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations

By Arthur Allen August 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

For more than a century, the drug industry has issued dire warnings of plunging innovation whenever regulation reared its head. In general, the threat hasn’t materialized.

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Foster Kids in Casino Hotels? It Happened in Rural Nevada Amid Widespread Foster Home Shortages

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez June 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A nationwide decline in foster home spots has led to dire situations in some rural areas, including northeastern Nevada, where a state social worker has been pleading with community leaders to help address a shortage that left officials housing children in casino hotels.

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