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How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they’re on their own
Abby Madore covers a lot of ground each day at work. A staffer at a community health center in Carson…
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Telecare improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers
A UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has…
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As more patients email doctors, health systems start charging fees
Meg Bakewell, who has cancer and cancer-related heart disease, sometimes emails her primary care physician, oncologist, and cardiologist asking them…
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Even in the most depressed county in America, stigma around mental illness persists
Sitting on a bench laughing with a co-worker during a morning smoke break, Debra Orcutt quickly raises her hand when…
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A huge threat to the U.S. budget has receded. And no one is sure why.
By Margot Sanger-Katz and Alicia Parlapiano | New York Times For decades, runaway Medicare spending was the story of the…
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Biden administration proposes new standards to boost nursing home staffing
The nation’s most thinly staffed nursing homes would be required to hire more workers under new rules proposed on Friday…
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KFF Health News’ ‘What The Health?’: 3 health policy experts you should know
In this special episode, host Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, interviews three noted health policy experts. Amy…
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Exclusive: CMS study sabotages efforts to bolster nursing home staffing, advocates say
The Biden administration last year promised to establish minimum staffing levels for the nation’s roughly 15,000 nursing homes. It was…
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Patient experiences in hospitals declined significantly during COVID-19 pandemic
The experiences of patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly worse than in the years before the crisis, with…
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New report on the impacts of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion shows positive effects and opportunities for improvement
At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, a report on the impacts of Michigan’s…
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Timing and cost of new vaccines vary by virus and health insurance status
As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines. Yes, inevitably, it’s time to think about the usual suspects…
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The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC
As covid-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Black ministers in this racially divided city…
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Insurance coverage for implantable penile prostheses varies by type of insurance
Implantable penile prostheses (IPPs) are an established treatment option for erectile dysfunction (ED), and are covered by insurance in about…
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Dementia patients living alone at risk for medical problems, self-neglect
An estimated 1 in 4 older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of…
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A new Medicare proposal would cover training for family caregivers
Even with extensive caregiving experience, Patti LaFleur was unprepared for the crisis that hit in April 2021, when her mother,…
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A peek at Big Pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs
America’s pharmaceutical giants are suing this summer to block the federal government’s first effort at drug price regulation. Last…
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Abortion pill’s legal limbo continues
A divided three-judge federal appeals court panel has ruled that a lower court was wrong to try to reverse entirely…
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Community with high medical debt questions its hospitals’ charity spending
As 41% of American adults face medical debt, residents of this southern Colorado city contend their local nonprofit hospitals aren’t…
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CORRECTION: Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancers in older adults
*This press release was amended on August 9, 2023. Due to a mistake in interpretation of data, the previous version…
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New Alzheimer’s drug raises hopes — along with questions
The FDA has approved Leqembi, the first disease-modifying treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s and a precursor condition, mild cognitive impairment. Medicare…
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Jill On Money: Club Medicare
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law. The program was intended to provide…
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US credit downgrade ‘entirely unwarranted’: Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an event in McLean, Virginia a day after the world’s biggest economy lost its…
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CMS officially recognizes street as legitimate place to deliver healthcare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officially recognized that medical care can be delivered on the street, making…
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The long road to reining in short-term plans
The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’…
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Medicaid Expansion led to increased access to preventive care for low-income adults
People with low incomes who live in states that expanded Medicaid got more of the kind of health care that…
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FDA grants full approval for Alzheimer’s drug that has shown to modestly slow cognitive decline
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Thursday, clearing the way for Medicare…
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AANS, CNS urge CMS to finalize rules to improve prior authorization
Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) joined 61 bipartisan senators and 233…
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Critical questions raised for evaluation of anti-amyloid immunotherapies in Alzheimer’s treatment
A recent study published in Brain Communications discusses critical questions regarding the evaluation of anti-amyloid immunotherapies for the treatment of…
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Study sheds light on progress and gaps in hepatitis C clearance cascade
In the recent Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers described the hepatitis…
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Debt deal leaves health programs (mostly) intact
A final deal cut between President Joe Biden and House Republicans extends the U.S. debt ceiling deadline to 2025 and…
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Health outcomes and costs remain the same for patients treated by allopathic or osteopathic physicians
New UCLA-led research suggests that patient mortality rates, readmissions, length of stay, and health care spending were virtually identical for…
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When an anti-vaccine activist runs for president
The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’…
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He returned to the US for his daughter’s wedding. He left with a $42,000 hospital bill.
Last June, Jay Comfort flew to the United States from his home in Switzerland to attend his only daughter’s wedding.…
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Tailored revascularization strategies can help improve outcomes for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia
New analysis of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) treatment outcomes was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for…
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Time is running out to raise the U.S. debt ceiling — here’s how it could impact your money
Time is running out to reach a deal to avert a historic default on the nation’s debt, with Treasury Secretary…
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7 On Your Side: Tips to avoid scams amid end of COVID emergency
NEW YORK (WABC) — The coronavirus public health emergency is officially over as of Friday, but now scammers are preying…
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PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention
For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world’s bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker,…
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Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.
Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs,”I’m dead serious that we’re not cutting veterans, and…
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Biden meets Republican leaders in debt limit standoff
President Joe Biden (R) meets with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office to discuss a standoff on…
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Here’s a plan for paying Social Security, Medicare and military if debt ceiling is reached
Rep. Tom McClintock is pushing a plan that would have Social Security and Medicare recipients, as well as the military,…
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Observational cohort study of long COVID among 2 million elderly adults
In a recent study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, researchers investigated whether COVID-19 patients could fit the diagnostic criteria…
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DeSantis ready to fire back at Trump over Social Security, Medicare attacks
Former President Donald Trump (L) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Miami Herald Donald Trump and his allies have already…
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Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus
In a recent study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers explored the correlation between complications caused by…
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Study identifies disparities among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support
Some adults with severe respiratory illness, including women, those with public insurance, and people with fewer financial resources, may be…
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The ‘unwinding’ of Medicaid
The host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news…
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Study shows benefits of expanding the use of telehealth services for people with opioid use disorder
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered…
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Congressman seeks to plug ‘shocking loophole’ exposed by KHN investigation
A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat…
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The policy, and politics, of Medicare Advantage
The host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy news…
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Legal questions, inquiries intensify around Noble Health’s rural Missouri hospital closures
A year after private equity-backed Noble Health shuttered two rural Missouri hospitals, patients and former employees grapple with a broken…
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End of covid emergency will usher in changes across the US health system
The Biden administration’s decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health…
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