Kaiser Permanente Cited 鈥 Again 鈥 For Mental Health Access Problems
California鈥檚 HMO watchdog agency says the HMO giant still is making mental health patients wait too long for treatment despite previous warnings and a large fine.
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Podcast: What The Health? Senate Bill Sparks Fireworks Before The Fourth
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the state of the Senate鈥檚 effort to replace Obamacare.
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Safe Under The ACA, Patients With Preexisting Conditions Now Fear Bias
Thinking they were protected from insurance discrimination, many people got tested to see if they were likely to develop serious diseases. Legislation pushed by Republican leaders in Congress would leave them vulnerable.
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Insect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer
Allergists warn of scarce supplies of honeybee, wasp and other venom extracts used to prevent deadly reactions.
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NAVIGATING AGING
Seniors Miss Out On Clinical Trials
Among hurdles: Older adults may have multiple illnesses that could complicate research or they might be unable to manage the commute.
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Drop In Sudden Cardiac Arrests Linked To Obamacare
A study published by the Journal of the American Heart Association showed that sudden cardiac arrests dropped by 17 percent in one Oregon county after people gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
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Calif. Officials Sound Alarm, Envisioning $114B Hit To Medi-Cal Under U.S. Senate Bill
鈥淣othing is safe 鈥 no population, no services,鈥 the director of the nation鈥檚 largest Medicaid program said Wednesday. GOP leaders say they seek to cut costs and widen consumer choices.
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For Millennials, Both Good And Bad News In Senate’s GOP Health Bill
Provisions in the Senate鈥檚 鈥渞epeal and replace鈥 bill could help some young adults by lowering the cost of premiums but could hurt others who gained insurance through a massive expansion to Medicaid.
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Hospitals Ramp Up Hyperbaric Therapy For Diabetics, Despite Concerns
Medicare is trying to deter overuse of hyperbaric therapy, and some experts question its effectiveness for healing diabetic wounds, one of the treatment鈥檚 fastest-growing uses.
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Postcard From Capitol Hill: Doubts, Dissent Over Health Bill Rescue July Fourth Holiday
Scenes from Capitol Hill Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell鈥檚 effort to pass a health care bill this week crumbled.
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Analysis: Mitch McConnell Plans To Hide Trumpcare鈥檚 Pain Until After Midterms
The Senate health bill to repeal Obamacare hews closely to the electoral calendar, delaying much of the pain until after Republicans face re-election in Congress, statehouses and the White House.
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Take Our Quiz To Test Your Wits On Aging
As we get older, it helps to tickle the noggin with trivia.聽Here’s a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.
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House Seeks To Cap Malpractice Awards As Part Of Health Care Update
The bill would limit non-economic damages to $250,000, but it faces opposition from across the political spectrum.
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CBO Deals Blow To Senate Health Bill With Estimate Of 22 Million More Uninsured
The much anticipated score by the nonpartisan agency could make it more difficult for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to round up the 50 votes he needs to pass his plan to replace Obamacare.
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Senate And House Take Different Plans To Scrap Individual Mandate
The Republicans’ penalty would affect people buying insurance who had a lapse in coverage of more than 63 days over a year.
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Patients With Mental Disorders Get Half Of All Opioid Prescriptions
A study finds that nearly 19 percent of people with mental illnesses use prescription drugs, while only 5 percent of other people do.
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Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal聽
Texas is asking the Trump administration to renew a 2011 agreement set to expire in December that helps pay hospitals鈥 costs of caring for the state鈥檚 uninsured residents.
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In The End, Even The Middle Class Would Feel GOP Squeeze On Nursing Home Care
Medicaid pays for two-thirds of nursing home residents, but some recipients don鈥檛 even know they鈥檙e on it.
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‘No One Wants To Be Old’: How To Put The ‘Non-Age’ in Nonagenarian
Living a vital, active life well into your 90s requires positive thinking and activity.
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On The Air With KHN: Senate Republicans Release Health Care Bill
KHN senior correspondent Mary Agnes Carey appears on the PBS NewsHour to analyze legislation being considered in the Senate to overhaul the federal health law.
