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A Baby Was Treated With A Nap And A Bottle Of Formula. The Bill Was $18,000.

By Jenny Gold and Sarah Kliff, Vox July 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

An ER patient can be charged thousands of dollars in “trauma fees” — even if they weren’t treated for trauma.

Best Reads Of The Week With Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes May 25, 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.

State Highlights: Connecticut’s Health Exchange Balks At Cumbersome Abortion Billing Rule; 1 In 3 Adults Admitted To Tennessee’s Psychiatric Hospitals Will Return Within 6 Months

November 19, 2018 Morning Briefing

Media outlets report on news from Connecticut, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, California, Florida, Washington and Iowa.

When Credit Scores Become Casualties Of Health Care

By Shefali Luthra May 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The complexity of health insurance coverage rules, along with market trends that leave consumers open to more out-of-pocket costs, lead to mounting medical debt for consumers.

Drug Trade Group Quietly Spends ‘Dark Money’ To Sway Policy And Voters

By Jay Hancock July 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Grants by top pharma group to lightly regulated, politically active nonprofits dwarf its conventional campaign spending.

Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark

By Christina Jewett and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network August 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Health News and USA Today Network investigation finds that a hodgepodge of state rules governing outpatient centers allow some deaths and serious injuries to go unexamined. And no rule stops a doctor exiled by a hospital for misconduct from opening a surgery center down the street.

‘They Deserve It’: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family

By Patricia Kime Photos by Lynne Shallcross May 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

With the motto “Where Heroes Meet Angels,” a small Veterans Affairs effort pairs vets in need of nursing home care with caregivers willing to share their homes. Medical foster homes save money, but it’s difficult to find enough spaces for all those who could benefit.

Shortage Of Insurance Fraud Cops Sparks Campaign Debate

By Pauline Bartolone August 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

About a quarter of fraud investigator positions at the state Department of Insurance are open, and Steve Poizner has made the vacancies a focus of his campaign for insurance commissioner. His opponent, Ricardo Lara, says chasing criminals isn’t the only solution to rising health care costs.

Medicare Reconsiders Paying For Seniors’ Spine Operations At Surgery Centers

By Christina Jewett July 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

After a USA Today Network-Kaiser Health News investigation, Medicare announced last week that it is re-evaluating whether these procedures “pose a significant safety risk” to patients.

Calif. Leads Nation In Pushing Back Against Trump Administration Health Policies

By Ana B. Ibarra April 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In the face of federal efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, policymakers in the largest state are proposing laws and other changes to counter them. Beyond that, they’re aggressively pushing measures to expand health coverage beyond what the ACA envisioned.

A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

By Alison Kodjak, NPR News April 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Why is the price of a CT scan 33 times higher in an hospital emergency room than in an outpatient imaging center just down the street?

Postcard From D.C.: Kicking Around The ACA? For Tom Price, That’s So 2017.

By Emmarie Huetteman May 1, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services says the law eliminating penalties for most people who don’t have insurance coverage will hurt the insurance marketplaces.

4 Takeaways From Trump’s Plan To Rescind CHIP Funding

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2018 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump is recommending that Congress approve his plan to take back about $7 billion in funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Plan. Experts are divided about whether it would have any effect.

In Florida, Midterm Elections Hold Faint Hope For Medicaid Expansion

By Phil Galewitz July 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Republicans’ overwhelming majorities in the state legislature make pursuing a policy that could benefit 660,000 uninsured adults a “long shot,” political analysts say.

Benefit Change Could Raise Costs For Patients Getting Drug Copay Assistance

By Michelle Andrews May 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

More health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drug makers as part of the patients’ deductibles or out-of-pocket limits.

If You’re Blindsided By Health Plan Changes, Learn The Root Causes — And Your Rights

By Michelle Andrews September 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Insurers can reduce benefits or change cost sharing, but they are generally supposed to tell enrollees about the change beforehand. And although plans must tell patients when they are denied coverage, sometimes treatment is affected for other reasons.

Looking For Lower Medicare Drug Costs? Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price.

By Susan Jaffe May 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Sometimes a drug plan’s copayment is higher than the cash price, and under a little-known federal rule, pharmacists have to tell Medicare beneficiaries that — but only if they ask.

Unlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns

By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey Photos by Heidi de Marco, Frank Carlson, PBS NewsHour and Randall Hill June 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As more Americans are diagnosed with dementia, families who have firearms struggle with ways to stay safe. A KHN investigation uncovered dozens of cases of deaths and injuries.

If You’ve Got Hep C, Spitting Can Be A Felony

By Michelle Andrews June 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

About a dozen states have added hepatitis C to the list of medical conditions for which people can face criminal prosecution if they engage in certain activities like sex without disclosure, needle-sharing or organ donation.

Hospitals Lure Diabetes Patients With Self-Care Courses, But Costs Can Weigh Heavily

By Julie Appleby April 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Self-management classes can help the tens of millions of Americans now diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. But the education can come with a high price tag.

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