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As Workers Struggle With Pandemic’s Impact, Employers Expand Mental Health Benefits

By Michelle Andrews November 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Many job-based health plans broadened their mental health and substance use coverage to make sure workers had the support they needed this year as pandemic stress lingered, the annual KFF survey finds. Also, the proportion of employers offering health insurance to their workers remained steady, and increases for premiums and out-of-pocket health expenses were moderate.

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RFK Jr.’s Purge of FOIA Staff at FDA Spares People Working on Covid Vaccine Lawsuits

By Rachana Pradhan April 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A purge of FDA staff spared some people tasked with responding to a judge’s orders to disclose government records on covid vaccines, according to agency employees. The FOIA litigation was brought by Aaron Siri, an ally of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s who represents anti-vaccine interests.

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How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch

By Arthur Allen December 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Inoculation campaigns that protect children and adults from dangerous diseases rely on a delicate web of state and federal laws and programs. If senior officials cast doubt on vaccine safety, the whole system might collapse, especially in red states.

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Arizona Doctors Aim To Twist Surprise Billing Law Into Pay-Booster

June 1, 2022 Morning Briefing

A draft ballot initiative concerning the surprise billing law obtained by Stat has a surprising goal, according to the publication: It strips out key parts of the federal arbitration process and ultimately could boost physician’s incomes in out-of-network disputes, with consumers paying extra.

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After 18 Months, Sutter Antitrust Settlement Finally Poised for Formal Approval

By Jenny Gold July 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A year and a half after Sutter Health agreed to a tentative settlement in a closely watched antitrust case, the San Francisco judge presiding over the case indicated she would sign off on the terms, pending agreement on another contentious issue: attorney fees.

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Congress Told HHS to Set Up a Health Data Network in 2006. The Agency Still Hasn’t.

By Sam Whitehead February 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Since 2006, federal officials have been charged with setting up a network to let various parts of the U.S. health system share information during emergencies. It still hasn’t been built or even planned, even after the communication and data-sharing failures put on display during the pandemic.

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Watch: When a Surprise Helper During Surgery Is Out-of-Network

July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“CBS This Morning” features the July installment of KHN-NPR’s Bill of the Month about a surgical assistant’s out-of-network bill for helping during knee surgery.

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Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.

By Lauren Sausser February 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

State legislatures nationwide, including several in the South, are spending millions to improve rural health outcomes and access. For years, though, most Southern states have refused billions of federal dollars to provide public health insurance to more low-income adults. That isn’t likely to change with Trump back in office.

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Doctors Hesitate to Ask About Patients’ Immigration Status Despite New Florida Law

By Daniel Chang August 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Florida’s new immigration law requires hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status at admission and in emergency rooms, and report that information plus the cost of care for residents without legal status. Doctors and nurses who oppose the policy seem reluctant to criticize lawmakers for fear of political retribution.

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Therapists Learn How To Help Farmers Cope With Stress Before It’s Too Late

By Tony Leys June 25, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Many farmers have traditionally handled their own problems, whether it’s a busted tractor or debilitating anxiety. “With the older generation, it’s still, ‘Suck it up and get over it,’” says an Iowa mental health advocate and farmer.

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Who Polices Hospitals Merging Across Markets? States Give Different Answers

By Samantha Liss September 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Increasingly, hospitals are merging across separate markets within states. It’s a move that health economists and the Federal Trade Commission have been closely watching, as evidence shows such mergers raise prices for patients with no improvement in care.

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Her Hearing Implant Was Preapproved. Nonetheless, She Got $139,000 Bills for Months.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal July 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Even when patients double-check that their care is covered by insurance, health providers often send them bills as they haggle with insurers over reimbursement, which can last for months. It’s stressful and annoying — but legal.

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New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of ‘Buyer Beware’

By Julie Appleby November 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Fueled by consumer frustration with high premiums and deductibles, two new offerings promise a means for consumers to take control of their health care costs. But experts say they pose risks.

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RFK Jr. Struggles To Navigate Frustrated Supporters and a Demanding Boss

By Stephanie Armour April 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Leaders of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement cheered the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Health and Human Services secretary, but their wish list is far from being realized.

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Historic Numbers of Americans Live by Themselves as They Age

By Judith Graham September 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Longer life spans, rising rates of divorce, widowhood, and childlessness, and smaller, far-flung families are fueling a “gray revolution” in older adults’ living arrangements. It can have profound health consequences.

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Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary

By Judith Graham February 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hearing loss is more than a nuisance. It also raises the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, falls, depression, and social isolation.

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Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight

By Tony Leys February 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Sky-high bills from air-ambulance providers have sparked complaints and federal action in recent years. But a rural Tennessee resident fell through the cracks of billing protections — and a single helicopter ride could cost much of her estate’s value.

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Defense Department Health Plan Cuts Its Pharmacy Network by Nearly 15,000 Outlets

By Patricia Kime November 8, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Many of the pharmacies were small, independent operations that had decided not to participate next year because of the lowered reimbursement being offered. But they were surprised by an early dismissal, and some patients with specialized drug needs could face difficulties in the transition.

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Officials Struggle to Regulate Pop-Up Covid Testing Sites — And Warn Patients to Beware

By Michelle Andrews January 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

High demand for covid screening and scarce supply have opened the door to bad actors, and officials in some states are sounding the alarm about dubious street testing operators that could put people’s personal data, their health or wallets at risk.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Countdown to Government Shutdown

September 11, 2025 Podcast

With less than three weeks before the deadline to pass legislation to keep the federal government running, lawmakers are still far apart on a strategy. Democrats hope Republicans will agree to extend expanded tax credits for the Affordable Care Act as part of a compromise, but so far Republicans are not negotiating. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released his long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” report, with few specific action items. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

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