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Analysis: Elizabeth Warren Throws Down The Gauntlet
She has led the way, but all the candidates need to come clean about their health care proposals.
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For Young People With Psychosis, Early Intervention Is Crucial
California budget provides $20 million to expand early psychosis treatment around the state.
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As Congress Works To Curb Surprise Medical Bills, N.Y.鈥檚 Fix Gets Examined
A USC-Brookings analysis finds that the New York plan to resolve disputes between providers and insurers without leaving patients on the hook might actually be driving up costs in the system.
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Warren鈥檚 Plan On 鈥楳edicare For All鈥 Could Raise Concerns Among Health Providers
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner was featured on NPR鈥檚 "Weekend Edition" and MSNBC鈥檚 "Kasie DC" show over the weekend to talk about Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren鈥檚 plan to fund 鈥淢edicare for All.鈥
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Return To Sender: A Single Undeliverable Letter Can Mean Losing Medicaid
Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling to deal with returned mail sent out by its Medicaid, SNAP and other aid programs. Now people could lose benefits after just a single piece of returned mail.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Obamacare鈥檚 Star Ratings Offer A Glimmer Of Insight 鈥 But Not For All
Federal officials unveil new ratings for the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 marketplace plans. Missouri is one of eight states that has no plans earning at least three stars on a five-star scale.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Spooky Stuff
If it鈥檚 Halloween, that means open enrollment for plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges is right around the corner. Prices are down this year, but the future of the health law remains in doubt due to a lawsuit seeking to have the entire measure thrown out. This week, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, the panelists read the top entries in KHN鈥檚 Halloween Health Haiku Contest.
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Grief Grew Into A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital Bill
She spent five days in the hospital undergoing psychiatric care. The bill she got is about the same price as a new Honda Civic.
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California Nursing Home Residents Told To Find New Homes
Dozens of frail nursing home residents have been informed by their Medi-Cal managed care plans that they are no longer eligible for long-term care. Some health care advocates and legal aid attorneys fear that such terminations will increase as the state implements mandatory managed care for nursing home residents.
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Employers Are Scaling Back Their Dependence On High-Deductible Health Plans
Firms are offering more traditional plans alongside or instead of the plans with sky-high deductibles that may have been the only option in the past. The change comes as employers are finding that workers like the predictability of a traditional plan and that providing more generous plans can help with recruiting in a tight labor market.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don鈥檛 have to.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: All About Medicaid
Medicare鈥檚 sister program actually covers more people than Medicare. It鈥檚 complex and sometimes confusing, but Medicaid is critical to states, health care providers and the more than 70 million people it serves. In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 host Julie Rovner interviews Diane Rowland, formerly聽EVP and Executive Director of the Medicaid Program at the Kaiser Family Foundation and one of the nation鈥檚 top Medicaid experts. Then Rovner, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Tami Luhby of CNN and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss some of the current debates surrounding Medicaid and its future.
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Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
Private insurance plans vary in coverage for compression garments, and some fall short of meeting patients鈥 needs. Although Medicaid programs cover some of these expenses, Medicare does not.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Whistleblower Alleges Medicare Fraud At Iconic Seattle-Based Health Plan
A lawsuit against Group Health surfaces as the White House promotes Medicare Advantage for seniors.
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California To Provide Financial Boost To Help Buy Health Coverage
Come Jan. 1, California will be the first state to offer financial aid to middle-class people who make too much money to qualify for federal Obamacare tax credits. And Californians will once again owe a penalty if they are uninsured.
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Refereeing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren On Public Support For ‘Medicare For All’
Polling supports Buttigieg's claim.
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Biden Gets Too Specific On ‘Medicare For All’ Tax Hikes
It comes down to questionable methodology.