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California’s New Single-Payer Proposal Embraces Some Costly Old Ways

By Chad Terhune May 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The legislation would revive the age-old practice of paying providers for every service they perform — a recipe for a busted budget, some experts say. Backers say the bill is a work in progress.

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As Insurance Options Shrink, Families Are ‘Holding Our Breath’

By Steven Findlay June 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

One of two insurers in this tiny state has announced it will not be back in the marketplaces next year, leaving customers concerned about the prices they will pay.

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Individual Marketplaces’ Narrow Networks Are Shutting Patients Out From Best Doctors

July 6, 2017 Morning Briefing

Plans with lower premiums often lower costs by limiting choices of doctors and hospitals.

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Calif. Consumer Group Sues Anthem Blue Cross For Obamacare Automatic Renewals For Stripped-Down Plans

November 2, 2016 Morning Briefing

On the first day of open enrollment, Consumer Watchdog is charging in a class-action lawsuit that the insurance giant is pushing exiting members into plans that no longer cover out-of-network costs.

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Leaving Hospital, Older Patients Resist Home Help At Their Peril

By Judith Graham June 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Almost 30 percent of patients leaving the hospital don’t want home health care services, which often leads to readmissions and other health issues.

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Grasping For The Middle Ground On Obamacare

By Emily Bazar April 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A University of Southern California professor says conservatives and liberals should split the difference: Scrap the exchanges and expand Medicaid.

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Prescription Drug Costs Are On The Rise; So Are The TV Ads Promoting Them

By Bruce Horovitz and Julie Appleby March 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Spending on consumer advertising by drugmakers has increased 62 percent since 2012.

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Putting A Lid On Waste: Needless Medical Tests Not Only Cost $200B — They Can Do Harm

By Chad Terhune May 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The health care industry thrives on ordering up tests and treatments, but some hospitals are urging restraint.

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FAQ: Hospital Observation Care Can Be Costly For Medicare Patients

By Susan Jaffe August 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A guide to help Medicare patients receiving observation care.

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Protected But Priced Out: Patients Worry About Health Law’s Future In Arizona

By Will Stone, KJZZ June 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Corinne Bobbie has a love-hate relationship with the Affordable Care Act. As the GOP tries to repeal the law, the experiences and fears of voters like Bobbie could determine a politician’s fate.

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What Made Obamacare Succeed In Some States? Hint: It’s Not Politics

By Stephanie O'Neill February 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A study of five states looks at the market conditions that make or break the health insurance marketplaces set up by the Affordable Care Act.

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Narrow Marketplace Plans In Texas Pose Problems For Autistic Children

By Kate Harrington February 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The move away from policies that allow families to seek out-of-network care is forcing many parents with autistic children to consider covering therapy costs themselves.

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Depressed Teen’s Struggle To Find Mental Health Care In Rural California

By April Dembosky, KQED August 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

After a teenager attempted suicide, her family searched in vain for therapists who would take their insurance and were accepting new patients. The family paid for therapy with credit cards instead.

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HHS Watchdog Says Iowa Failed To Collect $700,000 in Medicaid Drug Rebates

August 10, 2017 Morning Briefing

The inspector general for the federal Department of Health and Human Services says that between March 2012 and December 2014 Iowa’s Medicaid program did not invoice drugmakers for the rebates that the state and federal government were entitled to. Also, California groups file suit to help some Medicaid patients stay out of managed care networks if the patients want to keep their doctors and specialized providers.

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On The Air With KHN

March 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As health care issues hit center stage in Washington again, Kaiser Health News reporters hold forth on a number of radio and television shows.

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New Rules Try To Shore Up Individual Health Insurance Market In 2018

By Julie Rovner February 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s first health regulation would shorten the enrollment periods and make it harder for patients to get coverage outside of that annual signup period.

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A Young Man With Parkinson’s Frets Over The Affordability Of GOP Health Plan

By Alex Smith, KCUR March 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Ford Inbody has a degenerative disease and is carefully watching the GOP replacement health care bill. Though it covers preexisting conditions, it could still mean he’ll get less care for more money.

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Late Move To Dump ‘Essential’ Benefits Could Strand Chronically Ill

By Jay Hancock March 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Republicans seek lower cost and more choice for health insurance sold to individuals, but cutting coverage standards could leave fewer comprehensive plans, analysts say.

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Widespread Hype Gives False Hope To Many Cancer Patients

By Liz Szabo April 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and drug developers have a stake in making cancer treatments seem better than they really are.

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Tracking Air Quality Block By Block

By Ngoc Nguyen April 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

An environmental advocacy group plans to install 100 pollution sensors at homes, schools and businesses in the congested area near the Port of Oakland to capture variations in the level of diesel contaminants.

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