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Analysis: Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal December 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

There are already signs that the distribution of the COVID vaccines will be messy, confusing and chaotic.

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For COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation

By Julie Appleby July 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Additional guidance issued late last month by the Trump administration added to the confusion. Some consumers may find themselves unexpectedly on the hook for the cost of a test.

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During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications

By Julie Appleby December 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19’s “long haulers” — patients with lingering effects of the disease — have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here’s help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.

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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Cue The Drug Price Debate

July 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee unveiled their long-awaited proposal to try to rein in prescription drug costs, even as bipartisan leaders of the other Senate committee that oversees health announced it would not bring its drug price bill to the Senate floor until fall. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus court actions on health issues.

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Azar Says Federal Law Had Preexisting Conditions Covered Before ACA. Not So Much.

By Julie Rovner July 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

This appears to be an overstatement.

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California Businesses Go From Simmer to Boil Over Newsom’s Fine Dining

By Bernard J. Wolfson and Anna Almendrala November 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Small-business owners struggling to remain afloat are increasingly defying new shutdown orders, in some cases pointing to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s French Laundry dinner as a reason not to comply.

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Her Biopsy Report Was Benign. But The Bill Is A Spot Of Contention.

By Cara Anthony September 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

After a test to rule out cancer, Brianna Snitchler faced a $2,170 facility fee for the hospital’s radiology room used that day.

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California Stands to Lose Big if US Supreme Court Cancels Obamacare

By Angela Hart November 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California has more at stake than any other state should the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the Affordable Care Act. Millions of people could lose their health coverage and the state could lose billions in federal money each year.

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Without Ginsburg, Judicial Threats to the ACA, Reproductive Rights Heighten

By Julie Rovner September 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

With the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lawsuit brought by Republican state officials has become the latest existential threat against the federal health law, scheduled for oral arguments at the Supreme Court a week after the general election in November.

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Biden Terms Vaccine Rollout ‘A Dismal Failure’ as He Unveils Pandemic Response Plan

By Victoria Knight January 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

President-elect Joe Biden has delivered two speeches within the past 24 hours focused on his ambitious plans to address the “twin crises” of the covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the economy.

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Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic

By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey July 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democrats want to bind employers to follow a safety plan, while Republicans seek to shield employers and doctors from lawsuits.

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Bridging the Miles — And the Pandemic — Teledentistry Makes Some Dentists Wince

By Eric Berger October 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Teledentistry allows dentists to remotely review records and diagnose patients’ teeth over video. Some smile about its promise, while others see the potential for cutting corners. And it faces hurdles to widespread adoption.

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COVID Catch-22: They Got A Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test For Virus

By Julie Appleby July 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Americans who had coronavirus symptoms in March and April are getting big hospital bills — because they were not sick enough to get then-scarce COVID tests. Some insurers say they are trying to correct these bills, but patients may have to put up a fight.

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Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due

By Sarah Jane Tribble September 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A lack of direction from federal administrators is causing confusion for many hospital administrators. Rural hospitals are among the ones hit hardest.

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Fighting for Patient Protections While Attacking ACA — Hard to Have It Both Ways

By Alex Sakariassen October 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Montana’s Matt Rosendale and many other Republican congressional candidates face the challenge of convincing voters they support safeguards on preexisting conditions even as they oppose the Affordable Care Act, which codifies those safeguards.

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Por su prueba de resfriado, la aseguradora pagó $25,865

By Richard Harris, NPR News December 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Alexa Kasdan no quería que sus vacaciones se arruinaran por un simple dolor de garganta. Fue a su doctora y le hicieron un hisopado. ¿Por qué el laboratorio cobro esa cifra ridícula?

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As Trump Touts His ‘Great’ COVID Drugs, the Pharma Cash Flows to Biden, Not Him

By Jay Hancock October 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump has been heralding drugmakers as “great companies.” Yet in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Trump is not feeling the love in pharma contributions. Former Vice President Joe Biden is, even though his proposed policies could dent the industry’s profitability.

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California’s Progressive — and Expensive — Health Care Ambitions Rely on Biden Win

By Angela Hart November 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

There couldn’t be more at stake for California’s Democratic health care agenda in the presidential race. State lawmakers are already penning big-ticket legislation they hope to pursue should Democrat Joe Biden win, from single-payer to a new wealth tax.

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Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus

By Daniel Funke, PolitiFact and Katie Sanders, PolitiFact December 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

It’s no worse than the flu, and other deadly disinformation about the coronavirus

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Federal Suit Alleges ‘Staggering’ Urine Drug Testing Fraud At Tennessee Pain Clinics

By Fred Schulte July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Tennessee company’s Medicare billings for urine tests were examined by Kaiser Health News in 2017.

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