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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Slow Your Disenroll

June 15, 2023 Podcast

More than a million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended. The Biden administration is asking states to slow disenrollment, but that does not mean states must listen. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court decision gives Medicaid beneficiaries the right to sue over their care, and a new deal preserves coverage of preventive services nationwide as a Texas court case continues. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, a new unit of JPMorgan Chase, about employers’ role in insurance coverage.

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The $18,000 Breast Biopsy: When Having Insurance Costs You a Bundle

By Lauren Sausser August 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

An online calculator told a young woman that a procedure to rule out cancer would cost an uninsured person about $1,400. Instead, the hospital initially charged almost $18,000 and, with her high-deductible health insurance, she owed more than $5,000.

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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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Wastewater Surveillance Has Become a Critical Covid Tracking Tool, but Funding Is Inconsistent

By Lauren Sausser August 25, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Dashboards that rely on positive covid test results reported to local health departments no longer paint a reliable picture of how covid is spreading in an area. Some experts say wastewater surveillance is the most accurate way to measure viral activity. Meanwhile, some wastewater labs face funding shortfalls.

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A colorful watercolor style digital illustration with a textured midnight-blue background. Three women are in the center of the image; on the left, a woman with straight hair in shades of periwinkle looks off to the distance in thought. She wears a magenta shirt. The woman in the center has short white hair with highlights of pink, yellow, and grey, and wears a bright yellow shirt. She is looking down with her chin on her hands in a contemplative expression. To her right, a woman with curly black hair with highlights of grey and pink looks off the page. Her arms are crossed in a thoughtful manner. She wears a vivid orange shirt. All of the women are middle to older aged. Three pink circles overlap each of the women, and a large pair of translucent lines in the shape of DNA overlay the image.

Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities and Confusion for Breast Cancer Patients

By Michelle Andrews September 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are divided on whether blanket testing of breast cancer patients is warranted, since scientists and physicians are sometimes unsure about how to interpret the results.

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Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These Experts Say Yes

By Jenny Gold May 6, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In California, where overdose deaths are on the rise, physicians say administering anti-addiction medication as a monthly injection holds tremendous potential. So, why aren’t more patients getting it?

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Emergency Contraception Marks a New Battle Line in Texas

By Sarah Varney April 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In the shadow of Texas’ austere abortion regulations, grassroots organizers employ stealth tactics to help young women get emergency contraception.

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Health Plan Shake-Up Could Disrupt Coverage for Low-Income Californians

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Four managed-care insurance plans may lose contracts with California’s Medicaid program, which would force nearly 2 million low-income residents to switch their health plans — and possibly their doctors. The plans are fighting back.

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Some Rural Hospitals Are in Such Bad Shape, Local Governments Are Practically Giving Them Away

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio August 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Coming out of the pandemic, many rural hospitals are in even rougher shape than before. So rough that some are now practically being handed to investors for little more than a pledge to keep them open.

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No-Bid Medicaid Contract for Kaiser Permanente Is Now California Law, but Key Details Are Missing

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill last month that authorizes a statewide Medicaid contract for HMO giant Kaiser Permanente. But details still need to be worked out in a memorandum of understanding.

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Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media November 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

An Indiana man’s family sued a state-owned nursing home for alleged mistreatment. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case could determine the right of many Americans to sue government agencies.

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Enter The Halloween Health Care Haiku Competition

October 26, 2020 Page

••• 2020 WINNER: Boo! It’s the virus Glad you are trick or treating What luck, I am too — JK ••• KFF Health News has been publishing your wonderful health care haiku for years. We’d like you to help us again by sending in your best scary health care or health policy haiku for […]

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Our 300th Episode!

June 1, 2023 Podcast

When KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” podcast launched in 2017, Republicans in Washington were engaged in an (ultimately unsuccessful) campaign to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. The next six years would see a pandemic, increasingly unaffordable care, and a health care workforce experiencing unprecedented burnout. In the podcast’s 300th episode, host and chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner explores the past and possible future of the U.S. health care system with three prominent “big thinkers” in health policy: Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania, Jeff Goldsmith of Health Futures, and Farzad Mostashari of Aledade.

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Rapper Fat Joe Says No One Is Making Sure Hospitals Post Their Prices

By Julie Appleby August 10, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A TV and social media ad offers a reason to check on the enforcement of a sweeping rule that requires hospitals to post information about what they charge insurers and cash-paying patients.

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Listen: An Unsettling Investigation Into the Closure of a Chain of Pain Clinics

March 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN senior correspondents Jenny Gold and Anna Maria Barry-Jester joined KVPR’s Kathleen Schock on “Valley Edition” to discuss their investigation into the abrupt closure of one of California’s largest chain of pain clinics — and the patients left behind.

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‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care

By Julie Appleby July 6, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Even a decade in, the Affordable Care Act’s recommendations to simply cover preventive screening and care without cost sharing remain confusing and complex.

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At 988 Call Centers, Crisis Counselors Offer Empathy — And Juggle Limited Resources

By Brett Sholtis, WITF September 8, 2022 KFF Health News Original

During a mental health crisis, a conversation with an empathetic listener can be lifesaving. But for in-person help, resources are in short supply in many parts of the country.

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4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill

By Emmarie Huetteman January 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers answered pleas from strained health facilities in rural areas, agreed to cover the cost of training more new doctors, sought to strengthen efforts to equalize mental health coverage with that of physical medicine and instructed the federal government to collect data that could be used to rein in high medical bills.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency

February 2, 2023 Podcast

The Biden administration this week announced it would let the covid-19 public health emergency lapse on May 11, even as the Republican-led House was voting to immediately eliminate the special authorities of the so-called PHE. Meanwhile, anti-abortion forces are pressuring legislators to both tighten abortion restrictions and pay for every birth in the nation. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Hannah Wesolowski of the National Alliance on Mental Illness about the rollout of the national 988 suicide prevention hotline.

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Seeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans

By Susan Jaffe March 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Private and public employers are increasingly using the government’s Medicare Advantage program as an alternative to their existing retiree health plan and traditional Medicare coverage. As a result, the federal government is paying the “overwhelming majority” of medical costs, according to an industry analyst.

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