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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes March 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

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Utah and Idaho Lawmakers Seek To Scale Back Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansions

By Phil Galewitz February 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The legislators say that despite voter support for expansion, they are concerned that a change in the Medicaid program will be a financial burden for the states.

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Drug-Pricing Policies Find New Momentum As ‘A 2020 Thing’

By Shefali Luthra January 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Emboldened by midterm election results and interest in possible presidential runs, Democrats are advancing a slew of new and old legislative proposals. It’s not yet clear, though, which if any could go the distance.

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Furloughed Feds’ Health Coverage Intact, But Shutdown Still Complicates Things

By Julie Appleby January 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.

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Congress Squares Off With Pharma CEOs In Showdown Over High Drug Prices

By Emmarie Huetteman and Jay Hancock February 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing could produce fireworks over prices, R&D costs and executive compensation.

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Send Us Your Medical Bills

February 14, 2018 Page

Do you have a medical bill that is exorbitant, baffling, infuriating, or all of the above? Send it to us and tell us about your experience. Each month we select one bill submitted by our readers for KFF Health News to investigate and report what’s behind those numbers, asking providers, insurers, and experts for explanations. You are […]

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Pharma Execs Dig In For A Fight Against Outraged Senators

By Emmarie Huetteman and Jay Hancock February 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Senate Finance Committee grilled executives from seven major drugmakers on Tuesday.

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Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills

By Julie Appleby March 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some plans are experimenting with the idea of closely tying hospital reimbursement rates to what Medicare pays. The approach could be a game changer in their effort to control health costs.

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With Head Injuries Mounting, Will Cities Put Their Feet Down On E-Scooters?

By Sharon Jayson May 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As dockless electric scooters run roughshod through cities nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues its first assessment on injuries and safety. It studied the injuries linked to riding e-scooters in Austin, Texas, from September through November. More than 200 people were hurt in scooter crashes and mishaps — with nearly half suffering head injuries.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes January 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

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‘Medicare-For-All’ Gets Buzzy In Unexpected Locales

By Shefali Luthra March 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

At recent “barnstorming” meetings in South Carolina and West Virginia, activists felt momentum behind their “Medicare-for-all” cause even as they ready for a major political fight.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes April 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

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Hospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets

By Phil Galewitz January 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals often contract with market data firms to screen patients’ wealth. That software allows the hospitals to gauge patients’ propensity to donate based on public records, including property and stock ownership and campaign donations.

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Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws

By Liz Szabo May 14, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A woman with foot pain was floored by the high cost of titanium screws used in her surgery. “Unless the metal [was] mined on an asteroid, I do not know why it should cost that amount,” she says.

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Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do ‘Hail Mary’ Around Vaccine Laws

By Barbara Feder Ostrov April 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In California, medical exemptions to skip childhood vaccinations are on the rise. The trend underlines how hard it is to get parents to comply with vaccination laws meant to protect public safety when a small but adamant population of families and physicians seems determined to resist.

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Short-Term Health Plans Hold Savings For Consumers, Profits For Brokers And Insurers

By Julie Appleby December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Trump administration efforts to undo Obama-era rules have helped create the buzz around this type of health coverage.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes February 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

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Beyond Beltway’s ‘Medicare-For-All’ Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws

By Sarah Varney February 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As calls for “Medicare-for-all” grow louder among Democrats in Congress, Democratic governors and mayors have been pushing ahead with urgency to corral medical costs and bring health care to those who remain uninsured.

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Analysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal January 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The governor of California has proposed some big ideas. Who knows whether he can pull them off, but there’s reason for hope.

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Health Suffers Deep In The Troubled Heart Of Texas

By Sharon Jayson December 17, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Lone Star State is an economic powerhouse, yet it fails to take care of its residents’ health and is home to some of the most extreme entrepreneurial medical practices.

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