Watch: Beyond Puerto Rico鈥檚 Grim Statistics, Stories Of Lives And Deaths
KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney reports from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the devastating Sept. 20 hurricane.
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Looking For Lower Medicare Drug Costs? Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price.
Sometimes a drug plan鈥檚 copayment is higher than the cash price, and under a little-known federal rule, pharmacists have to tell Medicare beneficiaries that 鈥 but only if they ask.
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鈥楾hey Deserve It鈥: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family
With the motto 鈥淲here Heroes Meet Angels,鈥 a small Veterans Affairs effort pairs vets in need of nursing home care with caregivers willing to share their homes. Medical foster homes save money, but it鈥檚 difficult to find enough spaces for all those who could benefit.
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In Health Care Arena, The Prize For Calif. Insurance Commissioner Is A Bullhorn
The California Department of Insurance, headed by the commissioner, regulates only a small fraction of the market. But the job comes with a bully pulpit that amplifies its impact. Three of the four candidates would use it to push for a statewide single-payer system.
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Cameras On Preemies Let Family In, Keep Germs Out
Virtual visitation using webcams lets anyone with a password keep their eye on the most vulnerable babies.
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Benefit Change Could Raise Costs For Patients Getting Drug Copay Assistance
More health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drug makers as part of the patients鈥 deductibles or out-of-pocket limits.
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Health Care Looms Large In Race For California鈥檚 Top Cop
Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has made a name for himself opposing Trump administration policies on health care and other matters, is running against opponents who say they wouldn鈥檛 make such resistance their primary focus.
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Best Reads Of The Week With Brianna Labuskes
KHN鈥檚 newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
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California Hospitals Urge Moms To Favor Breast Milk Over Formula
Exclusively breastfeeding babies for at least six months is widely viewed as a significant health benefit. White moms are more likely to do so than blacks, Asians or Latinas.
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Follow-Up Exam: Are You A Rock Star On Aging?
As Americans get older, it helps to tickle the ol’ noggin with trivia.聽Take this pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of KHN鈥檚 coverage of aging issues.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Campaign Promises Kept, Plus ‘Nerd Reports’
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Sarah Kliff of Vox and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss a proposed administration regulation that seeks to separate Planned Parenthood from federal family planning funds, the final congressional passage of legislation aimed at helping those with terminal illnesses obtain experimental medications, and new government reports on the uninsured and federal health spending. Also, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Liz Szabo about the May 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥
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Pfizer Settles Kickback Case Related To Copay Assistance For $24M
The drugmaker agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that it funneled copay assistance money through a foundation to Medicare patients.
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‘Time’s Up’: Covered California Takes Aim At Hospital C-Section Rates
Starting in less than two years, if state hospitals haven’t met targets for safety and quality, they’ll risk being excluded from the “in-network” designation of health plans sold on the state’s insurance exchange.
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Dodging Dementia: More Of Us Get At Least A Dozen Good, Happy Years After 65
With longer lives and lower rates of dementia, most seniors are enjoying more years of life with good cognition 鈥 a welcome trend.
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Watch: What鈥檚 In The White House Plan To Lower Drug Prices
KHN鈥檚 Sarah Jane Tribble explains the key elements of the Trump blueprint on CBS News鈥 “Red & Blue.”
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Drugmakers Blamed For Blocking Generics Have Jacked Up Prices And Cost U.S. Billions
The Trump administration is shaming brand-name drugmakers who refuse to sell samples so generics can be made from their products.
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Insurer Slashes Breast Pump Payments, Stoking Fears Fewer Moms Will Breastfeed
Anthem, one of the country鈥檚 largest insurers, has cut the reimbursement rate it pays for breast pumps by nearly half, fueling concerns that new moms 鈥 especially ones with lower incomes 鈥 will not be able to afford the pumps they need.
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Are You And Your Primary Care Doc Ready To Talk About Your DNA?
The Pennsylvania-based health chain Geisinger plans to offer DNA sequencing as part of regular patient care.
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When Is Insurance Not Really Insurance? When You Need Pricey Dental Care.
Even under a decent plan, you鈥檒l have to dig deep in your pocket for crowns, bridges and implants. The mouth isn鈥檛 covered by insurance the same way as the rest of the body, and this division has deep roots in history and tradition.
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Trump Proposes Cutting Planned Parenthood Funds. What Does That Mean?
The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a key conservative goal: withholding some federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the government鈥檚 family planning program.
