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Since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed federal protections for abortions, medical providers in conservative-led states have been fighting legal and political battles — as well as escalating threats …
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Georgia is among 35-plus states that have used an under-the-radar federal funding mechanism to boost payments for hospitals and other providers under Medicaid. But a government watchdog and a congr…
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#NewOnKHN: Most states receive infusions of federal money through an obscure, complicated mechanism called “directed payments.” These Medicaid-specific funds totaled over $25 billion in 2020. 📝: Andy Miller (@gahealthnews) https://t.co/bHNltiS7Aq
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Mashup Score: 1For Uninsured People With Cancer, Securing Care Can Be Like Spinning a Roulette Wheel - 1 year(s) ago
When uninsured people are diagnosed with cancer, accessing resources and paying for treatment can be daunting. The safety nets meant to help often fall short, say cancer physicians and health polic…
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#NewOnKHN: Patients with curable cancers must often wait for the condition to spread or become incurable before qualifying for federal disability. “Which is very depressing,” one oncologist said. 📝: @Charlotte_Huff https://t.co/sIfEvsUIkX
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A recent Gallup Poll suggests that Americans are putting off medical care because of costs. Inflation and rising rents make it harder for people to make ends meet.
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#NewOnKHN: A recent Gallup Poll suggests that Americans are putting off medical care because of costs. Inflation and rising rents make it harder for people to make ends meet. 📝: @Steph_Colombini, @wusf https://t.co/xEORZfIwhW
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Montana is one of several states considering expanding coverage of continuous glucose monitors, but insurance companies and some providers argue that not all people with diabetes need them.
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#NewOnKHN: Several states are considering bills to regulate coverage of continuous glucose monitors, and Illinois’ governor signed one such bill into law last year. 📝: @keelyinezlarson https://t.co/1OigtvdMQh
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A federal judge’s recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act is by no means the final word. Even parsing its impact is complicated. Here are key issues to watch as the case works its way through the …
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#NewOnKHN: Could a judge’s ruling in Texas end many no-cost preventive services, or just those that were recommended after 2010? Legal and policy experts tell KHN the answer’s unclear. 📝: @Julie_appleby https://t.co/J2dnbxtpqq
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Despite record enrollment in health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, some consumers who bought coverage and agents who helped them do so have had a tough start to the new year: Many s…
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#NewOnKHN: Health insurance agents tell KHN that smaller networks in ACA plans are putting enrollees in a bind. 📝: @Julie_appleby https://t.co/D8amEvs4Xy
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Mashup Score: 1Gov. Newsom Wanted California to Cut Ties With Walgreens. Then Federal Law Got in the Way. - 1 year(s) ago
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states. But federal rules make it difficult for the st…
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#NewOnKHN: .@GavinNewsom wants to stop doing business with @Walgreens over its position on abortion pills. But federal law protects the drugstore in California’s Medi-Cal program, which paid it $1.5 billion last year. 📝: @youngsamantha https://t.co/xRh8LJQnDP
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A few dozen high schools across the U.S. combine education with recovery treatment for substance use disorders to keep kids sober and in school.
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#NewOnKHN: The 43 recovery high schools across the U.S. are designed to help students who are recovering from substance use disorder. 📝: @stephd323, KUNC https://t.co/g5CheB9OnY
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Persistent fatigue — the feeling of having no energy — can contribute to frailty and affects 40% to 74% of older patients with chronic illness. Yet its causes can be elusive.
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#NewOnKHN: Older adults with fatigue often stop being active and become deconditioned, which leads to muscle loss and weakness, which heightens fatigue. “It becomes a vicious cycle,” Dr. Jean Kutner told KHN’s @judith_graham. #KHNaging https://t.co/7lat2MDS5h
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#NewOnKHN: Health care providers say the post-Roe era has been an uneasy time as they defend themselves against legal and political attacks and escalating rhetoric. 📝: @ambolton1 https://t.co/5T4G1KeH2u