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Peak Health Plan Premiums Give Rise To Activism — And Unconventional Solutions

By Rachel Bluth April 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

For people who buy their health coverage rather than get it from the government or through work, Charlottesville, Va., has claimed the title of having the country’s highest health insurance costs, and its residents are fighting back.

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Senate Health Bill Still Short On ‘Yays’ But Leaders Vow Vote Next Week

By Julie Rovner July 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

At least two Republicans have already said they cannot support the new legislative draft, which means all other GOP senators would have to agree to the bill to pass it.

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Timeline: Despite GOP’s Failure To Repeal Obamacare, The ACA Has Changed

By Julie Rovner April 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A look at the most consequential events that have reshaped the federal health law since President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

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Great Weekend Reads From KHN

By Brianna Labuskes April 13, 2018 KFF Health News Original

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

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Don’t Get Tripped Up By The IRS Tweak To Health Savings Accounts

By Michelle Andrews April 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A new federal calculation reduces by $50 the amount a family can put aside in 2018 in these accounts to pay medical bills. Anyone who has already funded the account at a higher level will need to adjust or deal with the tax consequences next year.

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Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In

By Phil Galewitz May 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Restaurants, convenience stores, vending machines and pizza delivery services are among the businesses that will have to provide calories counts to consumers.

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Choosing Between Death And Deportation

By Dan Gorenstein May 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

What happens when an undocumented immigrant has a life-threatening diagnosis? Much depends on where the person lives. And even in states with generous care for a dire illness, a patient can face difficult life-and-death choices.

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CHIP Renewed For Six Years As Congress Votes To Reopen Federal Government

By Julie Rovner January 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Funding for CHIP technically expired Oct. 1. Although both Democrats and Republicans said they wanted to continue the program, they could not agree on how to fund it.

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ There’s A Really Big Health Bill In That Budget Deal

February 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the health policy changes included in the just-concluded bipartisan budget deal on Capitol Hill. The panelists also talk about the final enrollment numbers for individual insurance purchased under the Affordable Care Act, and possible drug price proposals in President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget. Plus, Rovner interviews Andy Slavitt, who this week launched a health care advocacy group called “The United States of Care.”

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What We Know And Don’t Know About Memory Loss After Surgery

By Judith Graham April 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Memory problems and trouble multitasking are among the symptoms of POCD, a little-known condition that affects a substantial number of older adults after surgery.

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Bipartisan Senate Budget Deal Boosts Health Programs

By Julie Rovner and Shefali Luthra February 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The agreement would add $2 billion to the National Institutes of Health and fund community health centers around the country. But it does not include provisions to help stabilize the federal health law’s marketplaces.

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Puerto Rico’s Slow-Going Recovery Means New Hardship For Dialysis Patients

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 13, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Since massive Hurricane Maria struck in September and knocked out the dialysis center on the tiny satellite island of Vieques, more than a dozen patients needing treatment now must fly several times a week to the main island.

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Doling Out Pain Pills Post-Surgery: An Ingrown Toenail Not The Same As A Bypass

By Julie Appleby June 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As the opioid epidemic rages, a Johns Hopkins surgeon and researcher is leading an effort to curb overprescribing by offering procedure-specific guidelines to ensure that post-surgical patients leave the hospital with enough, but not too much, pain medication.

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California Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Heavy Backlash On Prices

By Chad Terhune May 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In a case with possible national repercussions, the state’s attorney general has sued over alleged price gouging, and other legal and legislative challenges are afoot. Sutter is pushing back hard, denying anticompetitive behavior.

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Congress Races The Clock In Quest To Bring Stability To Individual Insurance Market

By Julie Rovner March 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill seek to help keep premium prices from rising out of control and undermining the policies available to people who don’t get insurance through work.

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‘A Persistent Puzzle’: Californians Embrace Medicaid — But Food Stamps? Not So Much.

By Anna Gorman and Harriet Blair Rowan May 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Golden State ranks near the bottom in its enrollment of eligible people in the food assistance program known as SNAP. Now state officials want to tap its robust Medicaid rolls to boost SNAP signups.  

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Nurse Calls Cops After New Mom Seeks Help For Depression. Right Call?

By April Dembosky, KQED February 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A package of mental health bills in California aims to ensure that all new moms are screened for postpartum depression and that more support is available for those who struggle with the malady.

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Mental Health Funding Tied To Florida’s Controversial Gun Legislation

By Julio Ochoa, WUSF March 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The same Florida bill that would put more guns in schools would provide the state with $90 million more for mental health resources, including $69 million for schools. Advocates say those funds for mental health care are desperately needed.

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Everything You Need To Know About The New Medicare Cards (But Beware Of Scams)

By Judith Graham March 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Starting in April, new Medicare cards will be issued to the program’s 59 million enrollees. The new cards address serious security concerns, yet there are growing “scams” linked to the rollout.

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Top Policy Expert’s Ties To Giant Drugmaker Often Go Unstated

By Sarah Jane Tribble June 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Mark McClellan joined Johnson & Johnson’s board of directors after leaving the FDA, but the connection often isn’t mentioned in research papers or public events.

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