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As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage

By Hannah Recht June 1, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In what’s known as the Medicaid “unwinding,” states are combing through rolls to decide who stays and who goes. But the overwhelming majority of people who have lost coverage so far were dropped because of technicalities, not because officials determined they are no longer eligible.

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Medical Debt Is Disappearing From Americans’ Credit Reports, Lifting Scores

By Noam N. Levey November 2, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As credit rating agencies have removed small unpaid medical bills from consumer credit, scores have gone up, a new study finds.

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Bankrupt California Hospital Receives Lifeline From Adventist, Report Says

By Jonathan Weber July 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Fresno Bee reports that Madera Community Hospital has reached an agreement with Adventist Health to take over the bankrupt facility and avoid liquidation.

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Trump’s Supposed ACA Subsidy Plan Sidelined Before It Was Even Unveiled

November 25, 2025 Morning Briefing

Republicans were blindsided over news media reports that the plan would extend Obamacare subsidies, Axios reported. Meanwhile, more Americans say they will go without health insurance if subsidies aren’t renewed.

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An Arm and a Leg: A $229,000 Medical Bill Goes to Court

By Dan Weissmann April 20, 2023 Podcast

Lisa French was told her surgery would cost $1,337. But the hospital sent her a bill for $229,000, then sued her. The case went all the way to the Colorado Supreme Court. The court’s ruling could have major implications for determining a “reasonable price” in health care.

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Narcan, Now Available Without a Prescription, Can Still Be Hard to Get

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Nicole Leonard, WHYY October 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Narcan is available without a prescription. Addiction treatment experts hope this move will increase access to the medication, which can reverse opioid overdoses. But hurdles remain: cost and stigma.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Countdown to Shutdown

September 21, 2023 Podcast

Congress appears to be careening toward a government shutdown, as a small band of House conservatives vow to block any funding for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 unless they win deeper cuts to health and other domestic programs. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump continues to roil the GOP presidential primary field, this time with comments about abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Tami Luhby of CNN join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

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A New RSV Shot Could Help Protect Babies This Winter — If They Can Get It in Time

By Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting November 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Supply problems, a high price tag, and bureaucratic obstacles are slowing the distribution of a therapy that can protect infants from the respiratory syncytial virus. That will leave them unnecessarily at risk of hospitalization this winter, pediatricians fear.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Another Try for Mental Health ‘Parity’

July 27, 2023 Podcast

President Joe Biden is kicking off his reelection campaign in part by trying to finish a decades-long effort to establish parity in insurance benefits between mental and physical health. Meanwhile, House Republicans are working to add abortion and other contentious amendments to must-pass spending bills. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Céline Gounder about her podcast “Epidemic.” The new season focuses on the successful public health effort to eradicate smallpox.

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What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients

By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media June 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars, expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.

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Nursing Homes Say They Can’t Afford Higher Staffing. But Their Finances Are Often Opaque.

By Jordan Rau November 3, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Perhaps the biggest mystery, as the Biden administration moves to force nursing homes to boost staffing, is this: how much extra money do the nation’s 15,000 homes actually have to hire and retain more nurses and aides? Public comments are due Monday on the most sweeping regulatory changes to hit the industry in decades. The […]

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Thousands Face Medicaid Whiplash in South Dakota and North Carolina

By Arielle Zionts May 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Thousands of South Dakotans are being knocked off Medicaid, only to be eligible to requalify several months later. Even more enrollees are likely to experience a temporary loss of coverage in North Carolina.

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Patients Squeezed in Fight Over Who Gets to Bill for Pricey Infusion Drugs

By Samantha Liss July 5, 2023 KFF Health News Original

To drive down costs, insurers are bypassing hospital system pharmacies and delivering high-priced infusion drugs, including some used in chemotherapy, via third-party pharmacies. Smarting from losing out on billing for those drugs, hospitals and clinics are trying to convince states to limit this practice, known as “white bagging.”

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Naming Suicide in Obits Was Once Taboo. Changing That Can Help Loved Ones Grieve.

By Debby Waldman August 23, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Mental health is being talked about more openly than ever, but the word “suicide” has remained largely taboo when describing how someone died. See why that’s slowly changing, what it means for people who grieve those deaths, and how candor can help prevent additional suicides.

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‘Waiting List to Nowhere’: Homelessness Surveys Trap Black Men on the Streets

By Angela Hart December 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Homelessness experts and community leaders say vulnerability questionnaires have worsened racial disparities among the unhoused by systematically placing white people in front of the line ahead of Black people. Now places like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Austin, Texas, are developing alternative surveys to reduce bias.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Dancing Under the Debt Ceiling

April 27, 2023 Podcast

House Republicans passed their plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, along with major cuts to health (and other domestic) programs. Unlikely to become law, it calls for new work requirements for adults on Medicaid. Meanwhile, state efforts targeting trans people bear a striking resemblance to the fight against abortion rights. Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Renuka Rayasam, who reported the latest KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature, about a specialist’s demand to be paid as much as $15,000 before treating a woman’s serious pregnancy complication.

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As Nonprofit Hospitals Reap Big Tax Breaks, States Scrutinize Their Required Charity Spending

By Andy Miller and Markian Hawryluk July 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Nonprofit hospitals avoid paying taxes if they provide community benefits such as charity care. More states are examining that trade-off, scrutinizing the extent of hospitals’ spending on their communities.

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Are US Prescription Drug Prices 10 Times Those of Other Nations? Only Sometimes

By Michelle Andrews May 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ broad statement that some U.S. drug prices are 10 times those of other nations doesn’t paint the full picture. Studies we examined generally found that U.S. prices were two to four times those in other countries, not 10.

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A Smart Move on Tax Day: Get Health Insurance Information Using Your State’s Tax Forms

By Sarah Boden, WESA April 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A growing number of states — including Maryland, Colorado, and Massachusetts — are using tax forms to point people toward lower-cost health coverage available through state insurance marketplaces.

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With Employer Insurance Costs Spiking, Workers Will Feel The Pinch

October 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

From premium cost increases to limits in doctor access, news outlets examine the ways that employers may modify their offered health insurance plans to adjust for the big bump in costs they are feeling from insurers.

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