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A Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance

By Jordan Rau November 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Deciding when, or whether, to buy long-term care insurance can be complex. Here’s what to know.

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From Hospital to Hospitality: Spin Doctors Brand Getting Sick as an Adventure. It’s Not.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal November 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

At $1,000 a night for a private room, medical centers are offering fancy food and casting health care as a “journey.” Instead of creature comforts, how about helping us feel better?

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Anti-Abortion Groups Shrug Off Election Losses, Look to Courts, Statehouses for Path Forward

By Rachana Pradhan November 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Anti-abortion groups have lost seven consecutive elections on state ballot measures about abortion. They say they’re unfazed and plan to keep focusing on lawmakers and courts to notch wins.

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Watch: A Nation in Transition

November 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discusses how families of transgender youth are uprooting their lives due to anti-trans policies and their ripple effects.

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Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many 

By Jordan Rau and JoNel Aleccia November 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.

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Overpayment Outrage

November 21, 2023 Page

Featured Stories Featured Video “Overpayment Outrage” is a collaboration between KFF Health News and Cox Media Group TV stations. Response to Our Reporting Share Your Story Do you have an experience with Social Security overpayments you’d like to share? Click below to contact our reporting team. Justina Worrell’s aunt and caregiver Addie Arnold, who took […]

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Nikki Haley (And Her Opponents) Struggle With a Vaccine Message

By Darius Tahir November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley portrays herself as a voice of reason in the Republican Party. “Let’s find consensus,” she said about abortion during the first GOP primary debate. “Let’s treat this like a respectful issue.” It’s talk like that — and strong polling in a hypothetical matchup against President Biden — that has […]

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Health Care Providers Indirectly Hit By Medicare Advantage Star Rating Slips

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

The argument runs thus: Declining ratings prompt insurers to seek cost savings that then impact health providers. Separately, worries emerge that new nursing home ownership transparency rules may lead to private equity exits. Also in the news: cybersecurity, ADHD drugs, and more.

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Listeria Outbreak Drives Recall Of Certain Fruits Sold Nationwide

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

The multi-year outbreak, which has resulted in 11 illnesses, including one death, is linked to peaches, plums, and nectarines from California’s HMC Farms. Though the fruit has been pulled from shelves, the FDA is urging consumers to check freezers and discard any affected produce.

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Viewpoints: Are Pharmacy-Dispensary Hybrids The Future?; Biden Is Taking Steps To Curb Fentanyl Abuse

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers delve into cannabis dispensaries, fentanyl overdoses, health care sharing ministries and more.

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WHO Says No Hospital In Gaza Is Able To Deliver Critical Care

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

As fighting continues, the World Health Organization said Monday that none of the 36 hospitals in Gaza are working at a level to deliver critical trauma care or perform surgery. Amid the aftermath of conflict around the largest hospital, new attacks on a second hospital have caused controversy.

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Trump Releases Doctor’s Letter Saying He Is In ‘Excellent’ Health

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

Dr. Bruce Aronwaldt’s one-page report — made public by Donald Trump on his potential election rival Joe Biden’s 81st birthday — does not provide any data from an exam or lab tests but says that the former president has lost weight due to “improved diet” and daily exercise.

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New York Hospitals Used To Plug Social Safety Net Holes: Report

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

The New York Times investigated the state’s social safety net data, and found some worrying trends — including failures to keep mentally ill people from “unraveling on the streets” and more. Meanwhile, in New Jersey a menthol cigarette ban may also cover oral nicotine pouches.

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More Alzheimer’s Vaccines Enter Clinical Trials

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

News outlets say that recent breakthrough Alzheimer’s treatments have triggered a renewed vigor among Alzheimer’s research into vaccines: Trials have begun for at least seven vaccines. Separately, a study found belly fat inflammation may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms begin.

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Scientists: Getting Flu Shots Can Lower Your Heart Attack Risk

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

A new meta-analysis showed a 26% drop in heart attacks among people who’d received a flu shot, and an even higher 33% fall in heart illness death risks. Meanwhile, Indian researchers reaffirmed covid vaccine safety by finding no link between shots and sudden unexplained deaths.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, November 21, 2023

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

High medical bills, Medicaid enrollment, overdoses, covid tests, Alzheimer’s, abortion law, flu shots, and more are in the news.

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Missouri Supreme Court Deals Blow To Abortion Rights Ballot Opponents

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opponents of ballot initiatives to legalize abortion in the state had been pressing cases over the ballot summaries and costs, but the state’s Supreme Court declined to take up the cases Monday. Meanwhile, a new survey shows that abortion rights support is at near record national levels — but remains highly polarized, politically.

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Another Round Of Free Covid Tests Offered Ahead Of Virus Season

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

This time of year has ushered in a surge in covid — as well as flu and RSV — for the past 2 years. With this year expected to bring the same, the federal government is making another round of free covid tests available while other protective measures are urged.

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First Edition: Nov. 21, 2023

November 21, 2023 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

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Lost in the Mix of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’: Kentucky Cut Off Her Health Care Over a Clerical Error

By Rachana Pradhan November 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The state canceled Beverly Likens’ coverage — days before surgery — without considering other ways she qualified for Medicaid, which experts say violated federal regulations.

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