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Dialysis Patients Sign Up For November Ballot Fight
Frustrated by dialysis centers they call dirty and understaffed, patients and health care workers rallied across California Thursday before delivering more than 600,000 signatures to election offices in support of a ballot initiative intended to improve patient care.
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Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?
Kaiser Health News launches 鈥淧re$cription for Power,鈥 a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma鈥檚 ties to patient groups.
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To Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Tennessee Vets Try Tai Chi
In hopes of reducing an over-reliance on pills for anxiety and pain, the Department of Veterans Affairs has taken a turn toward alternative medicine.
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Timeline: Despite GOP鈥檚 Failure To Repeal Obamacare, The ACA Has Changed
A look at the most consequential events that have reshaped the federal health law since President Donald Trump was inaugurated.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Alive And Limping: ACA In The Age Of Trump
In this special episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo take a deep dive into the state of the federal health law, what happened in 2017 and the Affordable Care Act’s viability going forward.
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Atlanta Struggles To Meet MLK鈥檚 Legacy On Health Care
Fifty years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., his hometown still has major disparities in mortality and other measures of health.
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Older Americans Are Hooked On Vitamins Despite Scarce Evidence They Work
Sixty-eight percent of those 65 and older take vitamin supplements. Much of what we once believed about the benefits is wrong.
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Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage 鈥 Even Groceries
Under new federal rules unveiled this week, these privately run alternatives to traditional Medicare might provide air conditioners, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals.
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鈥楴ightmare Bacteria’ Stalk U.S. Hospitals
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found antibiotic-resistant bacteria whose spread has 鈥渙utpaced鈥 efforts to contain them.
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Psychiatrist Stays Close To Home And True To Her Childhood Promise
Yamanda Edwards is the only psychiatrist at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, caring for residents in South Los Angeles, a community with a shortage of mental health care.
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Don’t Get Tripped Up By The IRS Tweak To Health Savings Accounts
A new federal calculation reduces by $50 the amount a family can put aside in 2018 in these accounts to pay medical bills. Anyone who has already funded the account at a higher level will need to adjust or deal with the tax consequences next year.
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Americans Have Mixed Feelings About The ACA鈥檚 Future 鈥 But Like Their Plans
Most people who buy insurance on the individual market say they are motivated by concerns about high medical bills and a desire for peace of mind 鈥 not the law鈥檚 requirement that they have coverage, according to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Medicaid Minus Stigma: In Indian Country, It鈥檚 Part Of The Fabric Of Life
McKinley County, N.M., has the nation鈥檚 highest rate of Medicaid enrollment, and people there say it is vital to battle daunting economic and public health challenges.
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Staying Alive: How To Fight An Opioid Addiction
First of all, make sure you have an overdose reversal drug handy. Then prepare for years of vigilance and long-term medication.
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California Takes On Health Giant Over High Costs
The lawsuit is a bold move against Northern California鈥檚 dominant hospital chain, whose prices have drawn complaints for years. It has disputed such allegations in the past.
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Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs
Some of the safety-net programs set up after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico are being disbanded.
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鈥楢ggressive鈥 New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food
Supporters call it the strongest move yet to document a patient鈥檚 advance wishes in cases of severe dementia. Critics say it would deny basic care to society鈥檚 most vulnerable.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 VA Secretary Out, Privatization In?
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss President Donald Trump鈥檚 firing of David Shulkin, the secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Shulkin鈥檚 claim that he was forced out by those who want to privatize VA health care.
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Scrutinizing Medicare Coverage For Physical, Occupational And Speech Therapy
Treatment has been terminated for some seniors because therapists told them they weren鈥檛 making enough progress or that they had reached their annual limit. We examine the treatment benefits and the barriers under Medicare鈥檚 coverage rules for therapy.
Morning Briefing
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For First Time, 9/11 Ceremony Pays Tribute To As Many As 9,000 People Who Died From Illnesses Since The Attacks
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Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Linked To Iceberg Lettuce To Be Declared Over, Insiders Say
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Anthropic Says It Thwarted Use Of Its AI Tools To Devise Biological Weapons
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