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After Opioid Overdose, Only 30 Percent Get Medicine To Treat Addiction

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR June 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Patients revived from an opioid overdose who get methadone or Suboxone treatment for addiction afterward are much more likely to be alive a year later, says a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Pfizer Settles Kickback Case Related To Copay Assistance For $24M

By Sydney Lupkin May 24, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The drugmaker agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that it funneled copay assistance money through a foundation to Medicare patients.

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Insurer Slashes Breast Pump Payments, Stoking Fears Fewer Moms Will Breastfeed

By Samantha Young May 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Anthem, one of the country’s largest insurers, has cut the reimbursement rate it pays for breast pumps by nearly half, fueling concerns that new moms — especially ones with lower incomes — will not be able to afford the pumps they need.

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Buried In The Budget Bill Are Belated Gifts For Some Health Care Providers

By Shefali Luthra March 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

How physical and occupational therapists triumphed in a two-decade-long quest to overturn limits on their compensation.

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Docs Worry There’s ‘Nowhere To Send’ New And Expectant Moms With Depression

By April Dembosky, KQED March 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

California’s legislature will soon take up a bill that would require doctors to screen pregnant women and new mothers for mental health problems. Many doctors oppose the idea, and laws elsewhere haven’t increased the number of moms treated.

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L.A. County Unlawfully Terminated Thousands Of Medi-Cal Recipients, Court Rules

By Anna Gorman May 14, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A judge orders the county to fix problem that harmed low-income seniors and people with disabilities, including those with serious health conditions.

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Avoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths

By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune September 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

No one tracks sepsis cases closely enough to know how often these severe infections turn fatal. But the toll — both human and financial — is enormous, finds an investigation by KHN and the Chicago Tribune.

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California’s Attorney General Vows National Fight To Defend The ACA

By Pauline Bartolone June 11, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Xavier Becerra, who is leading an effort by at least 15 states to protect the law, said the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle it endangers coverage for millions of Americans.

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Calif. Bill Targets Profiteering In Addiction Treatment, Dialysis Industries

By Chad Terhune March 28, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The legislation is intended to curb schemes in which some treatment providers sign patients up for private plans, pay their premiums and then rake in profits from inflated claims.

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Congress Tackles The Opioid Epidemic. But How Much Will It Help?

By Shefali Luthra March 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

President Trump, speaking Monday, called for a tough-on-crime federal approach. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, legislative strategies to combat this pressing public health problem are gaining momentum, but experts are not certain these approaches will make a difference.

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Trump Proposes Cutting Planned Parenthood Funds. What Does That Mean?

By Julie Rovner May 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a key conservative goal: withholding some federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the government’s family planning program.

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Federal Appeals Court Puts Chill On Maryland Law To Fight Drug Price-Gouging

By Shefali Luthra April 17, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The decision in Maryland’s case could slow momentum for other states that are attempting to take action to curb high drug costs.

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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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Bad Bedside Manna: Bank Loans Signed In The Hospital Leave Patients Vulnerable

By Shefali Luthra February 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals increasingly team up with lending institutions to offer low- or no-interest loans to patients to make sure their bills get paid. But critics say the complexity of hospital pricing means consumers should be cautious.

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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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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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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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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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