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Latest KFF Health News Stories

Buying Supplemental Insurance Can Be Hard For Younger Medicare Beneficiaries

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Congress left it to states to determine whether private Medigap plans are sold to the more than 9 million disabled people younger than 65 who qualify for Medicare. The result: rules vary across the country.

Bosses Find Part-Time Workers Can Come With Full-Time Headaches

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Health law requirements that small employers offer insurance to full-time workers prompted some fast-food restaurants to convert more employees to part time. Now owners are rethinking that approach.

Hispanic Children’s Uninsured Rate Hits Record Low, Study Finds

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About 300,000 Hispanic children gained insurance in 2014 from 2013, dropping the number of uninsured to 1.7 million, researchers said, and two-thirds of 1.7 million uninsured Hispanic kids live in five states.

Slipping Between Medicaid And Marketplace Coverage Can Leave Consumers Confused

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KHN’s consumer columnist answers questions about how people can handle moving between the government health plan for low-income residents and the private plans offered on the federal health law’s exchanges.

LA Chapter Splitting From National Alzheimer’s Association

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The local group is one of several regional affiliates breaking away because of fears about losing flexibility as the national group begins a consolidation effort to gain more efficiency in operations.

Hands Off That Frozen Pizza! Docs Advise Customers As They Shop

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An Orange County, California hospital system is posting doctors at supermarkets to help customers make healthier choices. It’s part of a larger national effort among hospitals to improve community health outcomes. 

Baby Boomers Set Another Trend: More Golden Years In Poorer Health

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Medicare faces sharp cost increases as more baby boomers reach 65, and their life expectancies grow, as well as their chronic conditions, say researchers at the University of Southern California.