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Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging

By Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman September 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn’t kept pace with the graying population.

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ States Race To Reverse ‘Roe’

May 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the new abortion bans passed in Alabama and Georgia; bipartisan congressional efforts to end “surprise” out-of-network medical bills; and a new public option health insurance plan soon to be available in Washington state.

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Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California’s Wildfires

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

October marks not only fire season in California, but also the peak of the grape harvest. In areas not imminently threatened by the explosive Kincade Fire in Sonoma County’s fabled vineyards, workers labored through heat and smoke, or faced lost wages.

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‘An Arm And A Leg’: Can You Shop Around For A Lower-Priced MRI?

By Dan Weissmann June 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Doctors routinely order MRIs, but the price patients pay can be unpredictable. Hear how one determined woman scanned her options to find the best deal.

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Florida Is The Latest Republican-Led State To Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges

By Sammy Mack, WLRN July 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Florida has struggled for years with opioid overdoses — and the highest rate of HIV infection in the U.S. Lawmakers now hope needle exchanges and a “harm reduction” approach could help save lives.

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Are Surprises Ahead For Legislation To Curb Surprise Medical Bills?

By Rachel Bluth May 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

This high-profile issue has gained bipartisan attention, but it remains unclear if that’s enough to move it to the finish line. Here’s a review of the current state of play.

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Pain Clinics’ Doctors Needlessly Tested Hundreds Of Urine Samples, Court Records Show

By Fred Schulte April 24, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Whistleblower lawsuits accuse Tennessee chain of bilking millions from Medicare for unnecessary urine drug tests.

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‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators

By JoNel Aleccia May 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Officials in Washington and other states are cracking down on companies that avoid health insurance regulations by masquerading as faith-based care.

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California Hospitals And Nursing Homes Brace For Wildfire Blackouts

By Barbara Feder Ostrov September 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Facing billions of dollars in legal claims for the role its equipment has played in a spate of deadly wildfires, California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric plans to step up efforts to cut power to broad regions of the state during high-risk weather conditions. The potential for prolonged blackouts has prompted disaster preparations by hospitals, nursing homes and home care providers.

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With ACA’s Future In Peril, California Reins In Rising Health Insurance Premiums

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra July 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Premiums will grow by an average of 0.8% next year on the state health insurance exchange. Officials cite two new policies for the relatively low rate hike: a new state tax penalty on Californians who don’t have health insurance coupled with state-based tax credits to help enrollees afford their premiums, including middle-income people who make too much money to qualify for federal financial aid. 

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No Safety Switch: How Lax Oversight Of Electronic Health Records Puts Patients At Risk

By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortune November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Special interests and congressional inaction blocked efforts to track the safety of electronic medical records, leaving patients at risk.

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Rival Surprise Medical Bill Proposal Emerges, Possibly Throwing Wrench Into Process That Was Only Just Kick-Started

December 12, 2019 Morning Briefing

After months of delays, the House Energy And Commerce Committee released legislation that would tackle the issue of surprise medical bills. It has garnered bipartisan support in Congress and won backing from President Donald Trump. But Ways and Means Committee lawmakers think their proposal is better.

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Churches Wipe Out Millions In Medical Debt For Others

By Roxie Hammill June 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In a mission of forgiveness, churches around the country are buying up medical debt for pennies on the dollar then erasing the debts of strangers. Since the start of 2018, at least 18 churches nationwide have abolished more than $34 million burdening America’s most debt-ridden patients.

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Watch: High Cost Of Insulin Sends Americans To Canada To Stock Up

By Sarah Varney July 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

KHN, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin — and the trend’s deadly consequences. The price in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, prompting some patients and activists to travel to Canada, where insulin can be 90% cheaper.

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New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians

By Ana B. Ibarra June 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California lawmakers spent big on Medi-Cal in the 2019-20 state budget, voting to cover more older residents and people with disabilities, restore benefits cut during the recession and open the program to eligible young adults who are in the country illegally. 

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Whither Work Requirements?

July 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the latest enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and President Donald Trump’s proposed government reorganization plan. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

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A Million Californians Don’t Have Clean Drinking Water. Where Do They Live?

By Harriet Blair Rowan June 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than 10% of residents in 12 California counties don’t have safe drinking water, according to a California Healthline analysis of state water data. State lawmakers have pledged $130 million a year to help bring clean drinking water to Californians who need it.

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Why Some CEOs Figure ‘Medicare For All’ Is Good For Business

By Phil Galewitz June 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

While national business groups fight the single-payer concept, the founder and CEO of a large Pennsylvania picture frame manufacturer tries to convince other employers that it’s the only way to control costs and fix the U.S. health system.

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State Broadens Investigation Of Doctors For Issuing Questionable Vaccination Exemptions

By Barbara Feder Ostrov July 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Medical Board of California is investigating at least four doctors for issuing questionable vaccine exemptions for numerous children. The investigations come amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than a quarter-century.

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Putting A Face To Surprise Bills: Among Specialists, Plastic Surgeons Most Often Out-Of-Network

By Michelle Andrews May 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Many plastic surgeons don’t participate in health plans, even when providing emergency care at a hospital. Too often that catches patients off guard.

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