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$38,398 for a Single Shot of a Very Old Cancer Drug

By Arthur Allen October 26, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Lupron, a drug patented half a century ago, treats advanced prostate cancer. It’s sold to physicians for $260 in the U.K. and administered at no charge. Why are U.S. hospitals — which may pay nearly as little for the drug — charging so much more to administer it?

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contemplating a Post-‘Roe’ World

February 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In anticipation of the Supreme Court rolling back abortion rights this year, both Democrats and Republicans are arguing among themselves over how best to proceed to either protect or restrict the procedure. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are at risk of losing their health insurance when the federal government declares an end to the current “public health emergency.” Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Jay Hancock, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about a couple whose insurance company deemed their twins’ stay in intensive care not an emergency.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade on the Rocks

December 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A Supreme Court majority appears ready to overturn nearly 50 years of abortion rights, at least judging by the latest round of oral arguments before the justices. And a new covid variant, omicron, gains attention as it spreads around the world. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Blake Farmer of Nashville Public Radio about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.

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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead June 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. “The effects could be catastrophic,” one policy analyst predicts.

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Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to Obamacare

By Julie Appleby June 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The combination of the House-passed spending and tax bill and the Trump administration’s regulatory action could change Affordable Care Act enrollment and the cost of insurance. The result, according to the Congressional Budget Office, is that millions of people may become uninsured.

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Watch: What Happens When Car and Health Insurance Collide

April 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal helps accident victims avoid pitfalls in seeking medical care — a conundrum profiled in KHN-NPR’s most recent Bill of the Month installment.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Paging the HHS Secretary

February 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is drawing criticism for his hands-off handling of the covid crisis even though the heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and FDA report to him. Meanwhile, the Department of Labor looks to enforce mental health “parity laws” that have failed to achieve their goals. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Noam N. Levey, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about a large emergency room bill for a small amount of medical care.

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The Case of the $489,000 Air Ambulance Ride

By Julie Appleby March 25, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Diagnosed with aggressive leukemia on a Western trip, a young man thought his insurance would cover an air ambulance ride home to North Carolina. Instead, questions about medical necessity left him with an astronomical bill.

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Turned Away From Urgent Care — And Toward a Big ER Bill

By Sam Whitehead September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter, Frankie, after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to an emergency room and got a much larger bill.

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Montana Looks To Regulate Prior Authorization as Patients, Providers Decry Obstacles to Care

By Mike Dennison February 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Patients and providers say health insurers’ preapproval requirements lead to delays and denials of needed medical treatments. Insurers argue that prior authorization keeps costs down.

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Readers and Tweeters Take a Close Look at Eye Care and White Mulberry Leaf

September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

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

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Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

By Noam N. Levey July 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.

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If You’re Worried About the Environment, Consider Being Composted When You Die

By Bernard J. Wolfson October 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The idea of human composting — to help restore a forest or grow flowers — may be a little off-putting to some, but it has many advantages over traditional-but-toxic methods of burial and cremation.

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Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2,185. Why?

By Michelle Andrews May 31, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Preventive care, like screening colonoscopies, is supposed to be free of charge to patients under the Affordable Care Act. But some hospitals haven’t gotten the memo.

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Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Katheryn Houghton July 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A Colorado bill banning surprise billing for ambulance rides passed unanimously in both legislative chambers, only to be met with a veto from the governor. As more states pass such legislation, some are hitting the same snag — concerns about raising premiums.

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Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

By Phil Galewitz and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.

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Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund To Help Pay for Abortion Care

By Scott Maucione, WYPR August 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The state is using an old source of funding to pay for a new money crunch: assisting out-of-state patients with the costs associated with abortion.

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Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby and Renuka Rayasam and Bernard J. Wolfson Updated July 3, 2025 Originally Published July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care — with ramifications that could touch all Americans.

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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby Updated June 4, 2025 Originally Published June 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The domestic policy legislation the House advanced in May includes the most substantial rollback of the Affordable Care Act since President Donald Trump and his Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017 that would have largely repealed President Barack Obama’s signature domestic accomplishment.

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Pain Clinics Made Millions From ‘Unnecessary’ Injections Into ‘Human Pin Cushions’

By Brett Kelman Illustration by Oona Zenda February 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Pain MD, which once ran as many as 20 clinics across three states, gave chronic-pain patients about 700,000 total injections near their spines, according to court documents. Last year, federal prosecutors proved at trial that the shots were medically unnecessary and part of an extensive fraud scheme.

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