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As Hospital Chains Grow, So Do Their Prices For Care

By Chad Terhune June 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The average patient stay costs $4,000 more at Sutter and Dignity hospitals than at other California medical centers, study shows.

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One Small Texas Hospital Defies National Trends And Finds A Way To Survive

January 4, 2017 Morning Briefing

Although rural hospitals are struggling in many areas of the country, the facility serving Childress, Texas, is thriving. In other health industry news, navigators help patients understand how to improve their care, Washington state officials weigh a takeover of the Group Health Cooperative, a New Hampshire hospital joins the Massachusetts General health system, Kaiser Permanente opens new facilities in California and a survey of millennials shows what they want from health care providers.

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Doggone It: Spiking Costs, Inefficiencies At Veterinarian’s Office Mirror U.S. Health Care System

September 27, 2016 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, KHN reports on new recommendations for the preventive services that should be free for women. And in insurance news, Kaiser Permanente ranks highest among providers in Georgia and a Washington health system comes to an agreement with Premera Blue Cross.

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Kaiser Permanente To Open Medical School In Southern California

By Lisa Aliferis, KQED December 17, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson says the new school is part of the HMO’s effort to transform the “health care ecosystem” in the 21st century.

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New Kaiser Permanente Med School Part Of A Growing Trend

By Julie Rovner December 18, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Twenty new schools opened in the past decade; but some doubt whether so many new doctors are needed.

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Thousands Leave Maryland Prisons With Risky Health Problems But No Coverage

By Jay Hancock April 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Maryland’s prisons and jails release thousands of inmates each year without helping them enroll in Medicaid, jeopardizing their health and putting communities at greater risk.

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Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.

By Emily Bazar April 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

New law applies state’s low-income health care program to children in the U.S. illegally.

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Zooming In On Millennials

By Anna Gorman May 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Zoom, a medical group and insurer, is targeting millennials in Oregon and Washington with quick, accessible care as well as fitness, yoga and cooking classes.

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Licking Wounds, Insurers Accelerate Moves To Limit Health-Law Enrollment

By Jay Hancock February 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Major changes in broker compensation are designed to discourage enrollment of the sickest, say consumer advocates.

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Medi-Cal se expande para los niños inmigrantes. Así es como funciona

By Emily Bazar April 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Entrará en vigencia una nueva ley del programa estatal de cuidado de salud de bajos ingresos para los niños en EE.UU. sin papeles.

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Consumer And Research Groups Release Cancer Guides For Patients

By Mary Agnes Carey January 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Families USA and the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review are collaborating on a series of patient guides on treatment and screenings.

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Blue Shield Top Choice On California Exchange

By Chad Terhune February 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Anthem sign-ups are trailing, and UnitedHealth and newcomer Oscar are playing a minor role in coverage thus far, according to unofficial reports.

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Nurses At Los Angeles Medical Center Prepare Set To Strike

June 23, 2016 Morning Briefing

About 1,300 nurses will begin a four-day work stoppage Thursday over disagreements with Kaiser Permanente over staffing and pay. Meanwhile, a nurses’ strike at five Allina hospitals in Minnesota has yielded no resolution so far and nurses in Massachusetts are threatening a one-day strike.

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Hospitals Employ Email ‘Empathy’ To Help Doctors And Patients Keep In Touch

By Barbara Feder Ostrov February 2, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A better way to communicate with patients and track their progress?

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Health Systems Dipping Into The Business Of Selling Insurance

By Michelle Andrews November 10, 2015 KFF Health News Original

These plans, which still are a minority in the marketplaces, can help drive consumers to use the system’s hospitals and doctors, but some also offer competitive prices.

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Stemming The Cycle Of Toxic Stress – For The Kids’ Sake

By Anna Gorman September 23, 2015 KFF Health News Original

An Oregon pediatrician is among a growing number of doctors nationally trying to help families whose kids are at risk of experiencing trauma with lifelong health consequences.

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New Health Plans Offer Discounts For Diabetes Care

By Michelle Andrews November 17, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Aetna is rolling out a special gold-level plan for 2016 that is aimed at providing better care for people with diabetes in the hopes of keeping them healthier—and their costs down. But it’s not clear the plans are a good buy.

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Con Telenovelas, Un Sitio De Internet En Español Busca Informar A Hispanos Sobre Las Donaciones De Riñón

By Fran Kritz January 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

El sitio Infórmate ofrece recursos e información para ayudar a erradicar mitos culturales que hacen que los latinos no se conviertan en donantes vivos de riñón.

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UnitedHealth Warns Of Marketplace Exit – Start Of A Trend Or Push For White House Action?

By Julie Appleby November 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Some analysts and health policy experts view the move as an effort to compel the Obama administration to make changes.

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Achieving Mental Health Parity: Slow Going Even In ‘Pace Car’ State

By Jenny Gold August 13, 2015 KFF Health News Original

California regulators have tried harder than most to make mental health parity laws work but it’s been tough to enforce the rules and gain the cooperation of insurers.

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