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Hello? It’s I, Robot, And Have I Got An Insurance Plan For You!

By Barbara Feder Ostrov November 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

An “epidemic” of robocalls timed to open-enrollment season are largely illegal, fraudulent or aim to rope you into insurance you don’t need or can’t use. They’re also really annoying.

Readers And Tweeters Parse Ideas — From Snakebites To Senior Suicide

May 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Putting Oversized Health Care Costs Upfront — On T-Shirts

By Jay Hancock September 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Maryland Health Care Commission has created a consumer education campaign that puts the costs of common health care procedures on a place where people might see them – T-shirts.

New Health Plans Expose The Insured To More Risk

By Julie Appleby March 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Well-known insurers are offering plans with lower premiums. But they could leave patients on the hook for unexpected costs.

Patients Experiment With Prescription Drugs To Fight Aging

By Marisa Taylor March 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and patients say they’re compelled to use off-label meds as research goes unfunded.

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KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with policy analysis and polling, KFF Health News is one of the three major operating programs at KFF. KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation. KFF Health News reports on how the health […]

En Route To Congress, California Democrats Hit Wall On ‘Medicare-For-All’

By Samantha Young January 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California’s incoming congressional delegation will be the largest in the U.S. House of Representatives to support progressive health care policies such as “Medicare-for-all.” But the political reality of a Republican Senate and president means that they will need to pursue ideas that “aren’t pie in the sky.”

Pain From The Government Shutdown Spreads. This Time It’s Food Stamps

By Anna Gorman January 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Food stamps for February are being distributed about two weeks early because officials say the federal money to pay for them won’t be available later due to the government shutdown. State and local officials are scratching their heads about what might happen in March if the impasse continues.

Furloughed Feds’ Health Coverage Intact, But Shutdown Still Complicates Things

By Julie Appleby January 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.

Lost on the Frontline

By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.

The Year Of The Vape: Teen E-Cigarette Use Spikes

By Ana B. Ibarra December 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

More than a third of high school seniors said they have vaped in the past year — up nearly 10 percentage points from the previous year. The dramatic jump comes despite efforts by public health officials, educators and lawmakers to reverse the e-cigarette trend among youths, including a recent proposal to ban retail sales of flavored tobacco products in California.

Must-Reads Of The Week On Health Care

By Damon Darlin December 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Executive editor Damon Darlin takes a spin as host of “The Friday Breeze,” whirling through a week of health care news so you don’t have to.

Feds Order More Weekend Inspections Of Nursing Homes To Catch Understaffing

By Jordan Rau November 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Medicare instructs inspectors to look for staffing inadequacies in homes that report suspiciously low numbers of registered nurses and weekend workers.

IBM Agrees To $14.8M Settlement Over Botched Rollout Of Maryland’s Health Law Exchanges In 2013

June 17, 2019 Morning Briefing

The state’s online marketplace crashed the first day, in a very public black mark against then-Gov. Martin O’Malley. There were similar embarrassments around the country, as many state-run exchange websites failed to work properly. But Maryland’s site was among the worst.

Smoke-Filled Snapshot: California Wildfire Generates Dangerous Air Quality For Millions

By Harriet Blair Rowan November 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Smoke from the deadly and destructive Camp Fire has caused air quality readings to spike into “hazardous” and “unhealthy” levels for millions of people far outside of the burn zones. Is smoky air the new normal for California?

In Grandma’s Stocking: An Apple Watch To Monitor Falls, Track Heart Rhythms

By Rachel Bluth December 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The new-generation gadget is designed to alert and protect wearers from falls and heart problems, expanding Apple’s target audience beyond the usual, tech-savvy, early adopters to those with older tickers.

TV Ads Must Trumpet Drug Prices, Trump Administration Says. Pharma Tries A Plan B.

By Shefali Luthra and Sarah Jane Tribble October 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.

HHS Watchdog To Probe Enforcement Of Nursing Home Staffing Standards

By Jordan Rau August 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The study follows a Kaiser Health News and New York Times investigation that found nearly 1,400 nursing homes have reported fewer registered nurses on duty than Medicare requires or failed to provide reliable staffing information to the government.

After Bitter Closure, Rural Texas Hospital Defies The Norm And Reopens

By Charlotte Huff January 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The 25-bed hospital in Crockett, Texas, abruptly closed its doors in 2017, joining the ranks of nearly 100 rural hospitals that have shut down in the past decade. But the community kept the faith and several doctors reopened the facility this year.

Faith-Based Health Groups Moving Aggressively To Get Cut Of Family Planning Funding Following Rule Change

July 26, 2019 Morning Briefing

The newly-formed Vita Nuova Inc. has filed a lawsuit saying it has the right to Title X grants. The new group lacks a website and, according to the complaint, has yet to raise funds or build a network of providers. It’s not clear what medical services, if any, it plans to provide. But the move hints at renewed enthusiasm from such groups following the family planning funding rule changes from the administration.

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