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California’s ACA Rates To Rise 8.7% Next Year

By Chad Terhune and Pauline Bartolone July 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The average increase in California is smaller than the double-digit hikes expected around the nation, due largely to a healthier mix of enrollees and more competition in its marketplace. Still, health insurance prices keep growing faster than wages and general inflation.

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Squeezing Water From Air: Mysterious Machine Is A Lifeline On Battered Island

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez June 28, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Moses West a retired Army officer, is hoping to showcase his atmospheric water generator in Vieques, Puerto Rico, and stir up business.

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Despite Red Flags At Surgery Centers, Overseers Award Gold Seals

By Christina Jewett September 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A decade ago, California stopped licensing surgery centers and then gave approval power to private accreditors that are commonly paid by the same centers they inspect. That system of oversight has created a troubling legacy of laxity, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds.

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Sobredosis de opioides en el trabajo, una realidad que empleadores ignoran

By Jenny Gold September 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

En ciertas industrias, como la de la construcción, el consumo de opioides es una constante con la que pocos empleadores están preparados para lidiar.

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In A Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Hope Ebbs And Health Suffers

By Sarah Varney April 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

More than six months after Hurricane Maria, daily life in Castañer, Puerto Rico, is nowhere close to normal as residents try to deal with the effects of trauma, chronic stress and the continued lack of electricity.

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Bipartisan Majority Knocks Down Cruz’s Attempt To Kill D.C.’s Version Of Individual Mandate

August 3, 2018 Morning Briefing

Following the defeat of the measure, Mayor Muriel Bowser said, “Senator Ted Cruz — who otherwise loathes federal government intrusion — launched the most recent attempt to undermine the will of Washingtonians, and we are grateful that a bipartisan majority in the Senate tabled his amendment.” News on the health law comes out of Missouri and Illinois also.

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In Sign Of The Times, One Of Health Law’s Most Vocal Opponents Vows To Protect Preexisting Conditions Coverage

October 18, 2018 Morning Briefing

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is in a high-profile race with Democrat Beto O’Rourke. For years he has called for a repeal of “every word” of the health law but now his tone has shifted, but in a reflection of the current political landscape and of many races across the country. Meanwhile, in a recent poll, health care comes in as the top issue for voters this year.

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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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Medicaid Expansion As A Democrat Talking Point In A Red State? It’s Not As Far-Out As It Once Might Have Been

October 1, 2018 Morning Briefing

Most of Democrats’ past attempts to campaign on the health law’s Medicaid expansion have fallen flat, but state Rep. Beto O’Rourke talks about bringing more people into the program at every campaign event as he campaigns against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). O’Rourke isn’t the only Democrat pushing expansion — gubernatorial hopefuls are seizing on the issue as well.

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Cruz Plan Gets Thumbs Up From HHS But Thumbs Down From Most Everyone Else

By Julie Appleby and Julie Rovner July 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

During another day of fast-moving developments, Senate Republicans signaled their intent to attempt to bring an updated repeal-and-delay bill to the floor for a vote next week.

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California Scrambles To Contain ‘Unprecedented’ Hepatitis A Outbreaks

By Stephanie O'Neill September 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Hundreds of people, most of them homeless, have been infected. In San Diego County, where 17 people have died, critics fault authorities for being slow to act.

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Parkland Shooting Follow-Up: School Massacre Commission Set To Discuss ‘School Hardening,’ Response to Cruz

August 8, 2018 Morning Briefing

In other news on how to make schools more safe, few rural districts in South Dakota and Wyoming are arming teachers, and a new survey says 25 percent of students are “very worried” about a school shooting.

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5 Ways GOP Reforms Could Change Your Health Plan Options

By Julie Appleby July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A key bill provision would likely lower premiums, but coverage would be skimpier with consumers left to figure out the trade-offs.

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Sen. Collins Announces Opposition To GOP Bill To Replace Obamacare

By Julie Rovner September 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The statement from the Maine senator came after the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cause millions of people to become uninsured.

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Vaccine Shortage Complicates Efforts To Quell Hepatitis A Outbreaks

By Stephanie O'Neill November 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The two FDA-approved manufacturers of the vaccine, hit by an unexpected spike in demand, have had difficulty keeping pace. In San Diego County, home to the deadliest outbreak in the nation, officials are postponing a campaign to give at-risk residents the second of two doses.

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Read Latest CBO Scores Of Senate Replacement Draft Bills

By KFF Health News July 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As Senate Republicans continue to revise its health care legislative drafts to try to reach 50 votes, the Congressional Budget Act estimates the impact of those changes.

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McConnell Has About $200B In ‘Candy’ To Make Deals On Obamacare Repeal

By Michael McAuliff June 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As many as a dozen GOP senators may oppose the Senate majority leader’s Obamacare repeal bill. But the dealmaking is just beginning.

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Red solidaria de médicos envía suministros a Puerto Rico

By Amy Martyn November 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Casi de manera espontánea, se unieron gracias a las redes sociales y al “de boca en boca”. Hasta ahora han enviado 40 toneladas de suministros para ayudar a las víctimas del huracán María.

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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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GOP Health Bill Eases Rules For Some Small-Business Plans

By Julie Appleby July 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Congressional Republicans are keen to loosen restrictions set by the federal health law on insurance sold by associations that small employers join.

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