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A Lifesaving Flight, With A Price Tag Of $56,000

By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio January 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Big, sparsely populated states such as Montana are dependent on air ambulances to get people to specialized medical care. But those lifesaving flights can be hugely expensive and not covered by insurance.

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New California Law Will More Finely Parse Health Data On Asians

By Pauline Bartolone October 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Advocates hope better data will help ethnic communities.

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UnitedHealth And University Of California To Forge Unique Alliance

By Chad Terhune September 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The nation’s largest insurer and the state’s university health system intend to offer a health plan option to self-funded employers in California and pursue research drawing upon a huge reservoir of patient data.

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What Happens When A Living Kidney Donor Needs A Transplant?

By Zhai Yun Tan September 1, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A new study examines how well efforts are working that prioritize the needs of these patients if they end up needing a kidney transplant of their own.

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Signed Out Of Prison But Not Signed Up For Insurance, Inmates Fall Prey To Ills

By Jay Hancock and Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project December 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

States that expanded eligibility for Medicaid have failed to enroll large numbers of a significant group that stood to benefit: ex-inmates.

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Frustrated You Can’t Find A Therapist? They’re Frustrated, Too

By April Dembosky, KQED July 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Low payments and high hassles make many therapists shun insurance companies.

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Victims Seek Payments As ‘Dr. Death’ Declares Innocence

By Melissa Bailey November 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

While hundreds of his former patients submit claims for restitution, a Detroit cancer doctor convicted of making millions by purposefully poisoning them with drugs they didn’t need vows to prove his innocence.

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States See Peer-Recovery Coaches As A Way To Break The Addiction Epidemic

By Shefali Luthra October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Rhode Island installed coaches in all of the state’s hospital emergency rooms and others are following its lead.

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Seattle Dentists, Clinics And A Hospital Partner To Provide Specialty Care For Teeth

By Zhai Yun Tan September 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A pilot project involving Swedish Medical Center and the Neighborcare Health network of community clinics offers care for uninsured adults or those on Medicaid.

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Obamacare Expansion A Bumpy Ride For Rural Health Clinics

By Pauline Bartolone August 3, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Northern California clinic network is overwhelmed with Medi-Cal patients after the Affordable Care Act rollout.

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Medical Providers Try Uber, Lyft For Patients With Few Transportation Options

By Zhai Yun Tan August 17, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Some hospitals and other medical providers are experimenting with ride-hailing services to help patients without access to cars get to their appointments.

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Organ Donation And The Opioid Epidemic: ‘An Unexpected Life-Saving Legacy’

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR October 19, 2016 KFF Health News Original

So far this year, more than one in four donations in New England are from people who died after a drug overdose — a much higher rate than in the U.S. overall, though it’s not clear why.

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Colorado Wrestles With Ethics Of Aid-In-Dying As Vote Looms

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Proposition 106, on Colorado’s ballot next month, would allow doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to people who have less than six months to live. A recent poll shows strong support for the measure.

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N.Y. Attorney General Reaches Agreement With Urgent Care Clinics In First ‘Surprise Medical Bill’ Action

By Julie Appleby October 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The clinics have agreed to disclose more fully which health insurance plans consider them “in network.”

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Newly Covered By Medi-Cal, Undocumented Children Also Seek Dental Care

By Ana B. Ibarra September 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Some dental clinics are expanding their hours to meet demand, but can an already stressed system satisfy the needs of children who haven’t seen a dentist in years?

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N.Y. Law Offers Model For Helping Consumers Avoid Surprise Out-Of-Network Charges

By Michelle Andrews July 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Under the comprehensive law, patients are generally protected from owing more than their in-network copayment, coinsurance or deductible on bills they receive for out-of-network emergency services or on surprise bills.

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Insurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer

By Michelle Andrews September 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are concerned that requiring referrals to genetic counselors can deter women from going forward with testing for genetic mutations that cause breast cancer.

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Patients, Fearing Pricey Follow-Ups, May Shy Away From Some Colon Cancer Tests

By Michelle Andrews August 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Most screening tests for colon cancer are covered by insurance but if they come back positive, they may require a diagnostic colonoscopy and that may not be covered completely by insurance.

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Rising Health Premiums Rankle Individuals Paying Full Price

By Virginia Anderson October 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Insurance customers who don’t get federal subsidies are facing double-digit premium increases in many places this year and forced to make hard choices about coverage.

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More Employers Offer Plans That Provide Lump Sums For Critical Illnesses

By Michelle Andrews January 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The plans can help workers cover their high deductibles, but the policies also have limitations.

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