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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives
Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren’t inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.
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PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
Criticism of prescription drug middlemen has intensified recently in the wake of a federal agency’s actions and legislative reform attempts. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, though, vetoed a related bill that would have helped independent pharmacies, citing the unfunded cost of the move.
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Morning Briefing: Friday, June 21, 2024
Gun violence survivors, patient privacy, nurse visas, phony weight loss drugs, birth control access, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.
By khnlaureno 100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval
Episode 395Members of Congress are back in Washington, and Republicans are struggling to find ways to reduce Medicaid spending without cutting benefits. Meanwhile, confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Covid shots for kids, breast cancer rates, Medicare drug prices, cancer, abortion access, Valley Fever, patient violence, and more
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Medicaid 'unwinding,' PBMs and drug prices, mental health care, guns, violence against nurses, covid, RSV vaccines, and more are in the news.
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The Politics Holding Back Medicaid Expansion in Some Southern States
Ten states have not expanded Medicaid, leaving 1.5 million people ineligible for the state and federal insurance program and also unable to afford private insurance. Seven of those states are in the South, where expansion efforts may have momentum but where lawmakers say political polarization is holding them back.
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Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman -
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Hospital oversight, extreme heat, ACA, infant mortality, Harris' focus on a care expansions, bird flu, HIV shot, and more are in the news.
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Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not Hospitals and Doctors
Some hospitals and physician groups are rejecting Medicare Advantage plans over payment rates and coverage restrictions, causing turmoil for patients.
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