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HHS Releases Details on How Surprise Medical Bill Disputes Will Be Resolved

October 1, 2021 Morning Briefing

Ahead of greater consumer protections against unexpected out-of-network charges taking effect on Jan. 1, the Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim rule Thursday that outlines an arbitration process that will settle disagreements between insurers and providers over costs. The Biden administration’s approach is favored by the insurance industry.

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The Painful Legacy of ‘Law and Order’ Treatment of Addiction in Jail

By Renuka Rayasam July 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Efforts to improve addiction care in jails and prisons are underway across the country. But a rural Alabama county with one of the nation’s highest overdose rates shows how change is slow, while law enforcement officials continue to treat addiction as a crime rather than a medical condition.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Alabama’s IVF Ruling Still Making Waves

February 29, 2024 Podcast

Lawmakers in Congress and state legislatures are scrambling to react to the ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization are legally children. Abortion opponents are divided among themselves, with some supporting full “personhood” for fertilized eggs, while others support IVF as a moral way to have children. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Riley Griffin of Bloomberg News, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University schools of nursing and public health and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews University of Pittsburgh law professor Greer Donley, who explains how a 150-year-old anti-vice law that’s still on the books could be used to ban abortion nationwide. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

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Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Demands the Money Back.

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group September 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Beneficiaries in five states described what happened when they received letters calling on them to return overpayments that can reach tens of thousands of dollars or more.

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Some Private Companies Charge Hefty Fees to Help Veterans With Disability Claims

By Michelle Andrews April 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Unaccredited companies promise to help veterans file for disability benefits. But unlike the thousands of service representatives who have been vetted and approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide aid, these “medical consultants” or “coaches” operate with no restrictions on how much they can charge.

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From Racial Justice to Dirty Air, California’s New AG Plots a Progressive Health Care Agenda

By Angela Hart June 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In a candid interview, California’s newly appointed attorney general, Rob Bonta, reflects on his progressive roots and says he will pursue a health care agenda centered on the principle that quality medical care is a right, not a privilege.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: All About the (Government) Funding

January 11, 2024 Podcast

With days to go until a large chunk of the federal government runs out of money needed to keep it operating, Congress is still struggling to find a compromise spending plan. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court agreed to hear — this year — a case that pits federal requirements for emergency treatment against state abortion bans. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Tami Luhby of CNN join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld about the choppy waters facing the nation’s physicians in 2024.

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California Opens Medicaid to Older Unauthorized Immigrants

By Bernard J. Wolfson Photos by Heidi de Marco May 2, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Starting May 1, low-income unauthorized immigrants over age 49 became eligible for full Medicaid health coverage, a significant milestone in California’s effort to expand coverage.

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Damaged Credit Delays the Dream of Buying a Home

By Aneri Pattani June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Joe Pitzo was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. After surgery, the bills topped $350,000. “This just took a major toll on my credit,” Joe said. “It went down to next to nothing.”

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During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications

By Julie Appleby December 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19’s “long haulers” — patients with lingering effects of the disease — have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here’s help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.

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Epidemic: Do You Know Dutta?

August 1, 2023 Podcast

Who gets credit for wiping smallpox from the planet? American men have been widely recognized while the contributions of South Asian public health workers have been less celebrated. Episode 2 of the “Eradicating Smallpox” podcast tells the story of Mahendra Dutta, an Indian public health leader, whose political savvy helped usher in a transformative approach to finding and containing smallpox cases.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’

September 22, 2022 KFF Health News Original

President Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” declared the covid-19 pandemic “over,” stoking confusion for members of his administration trying to persuade Congress to provide more funding to fight the virus and the public to get the latest boosters. Meanwhile, concerns about a return of medical inflation is helping boost insurance premiums even as private companies race to get their piece of the health pie. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Lauren Weber of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories they think you should read, too.

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Analysis: The Trump Health Care Policies That Deserve to Stick Around

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

President Joe Biden may want to continue the previous administration’s efforts to lower drug prices and make medical costs transparent.

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Haiku Winner Unmasked! Read If You Dare

October 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Entries for our second annual Halloween Haiku Contest were downright spooky. And, based on a review by our panel of judges, here’s the winner and a sampling of finalists.

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States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

By Daniel Chang October 26, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Colorado, Florida, and Idaho are the latest states to opt out of a survey that tracks concerning behaviors in high school students. Officials cite low participation and state laws that require parental permission. But some advocates say dwindling state participation is an “enormous loss” that will make it harder to track signs of poor mental health — like drug and alcohol misuse and suicidal ideation — among teens.

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Other States Keep Watchful Eye on Snags in Washington’s Pioneering Public-Option Plan

By Markian Hawryluk February 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Washington was the first state in the U.S. to introduce a public option for health insurance, but the rollout hasn’t been smooth. Other states with public options in the works are taking notice.

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The Painful Pandemic Lessons Mandy Cohen Carries to the CDC

By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Rachana Pradhan and Holly K. Hacker August 23, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Mandy Cohen, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, earned praise for her leadership and communication as the face of North Carolina’s response to covid-19. People in the state’s most vulnerable communities tell a more complicated story.

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California’s Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban Gives Hookah a Pass

By Rachel Scheier November 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Californians will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. But the measure, known as Proposition 31, exempts hookah tobacco. Anti-smoking activists criticize the carve-out, calling it the latest example of businesses using identity politics to profit from a deadly product.

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Trump’s Legacy Looms Large as Colorado Aims to Close the Hispanic Insurance Gap

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Markian Hawryluk June 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Hispanic residents have long been among the least likely to have health insurance — in Colorado and across the country — in part because of unauthorized immigrants. The state is expanding coverage to some of them, although the change runs up against lingering fears about the use of public benefits.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Kansas Makes a Statement

August 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In the first official test vote since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters in Kansas’ primary said in no uncertain terms they want to keep a right to abortion in their state constitution. Meanwhile, the Senate is still working to reach a vote before summer recess on its health care-climate-tax measure, but progress is slow. Tami Luhby of CNN, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Bram Sable-Smith, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment about a very expensive ambulance trip.

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