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Consumers are admonished to be âsmart shoppers,â but thatâs difficult if health care prices are clear as mud. When Sarah Macsalkaâs son needed stitches, she did her best to avoid the ER and still ended up with a $3,000 bill.
After surviving two double lung transplants, Dylan Mortimer, a Kansas City artist, turns his battle with cystic fibrosis into joyous, whimsical art. Now Mortimer buys glitter by the pound and uses it to create mixed-media collages and sculptures for hospitals, private collectors and public spaces.
Kvetching about the cost of health care is kind of what we do on the podcast âAn Arm and a Leg.â This weekâs episode features like-minded storytellers â from the musical troupe Heck No Techo â who have turned their frustrations into art and laughter.
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Actâs marketplace plans is halfway over and, so far, the number of people signing up is down, but not dramatically. Meanwhile, Congress and President Donald Trump canât seem to agree on what to do about teen vaping, drug prices or âsurpriseâ medical bills. And Democrats lurch to the left on abortion. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news.
A 3-year-old girl put matching doll shoes up her nose. One came out easily. The second required an emergency department visit â and generated a bill that is not childâs play.
Over the past decade, government efforts to create a national system to track and analyze deaths, injuries and other adverse incidents linked to electronic health records repeatedly have failed amid opposition from the technology industry and its supporters in Congress.
KHN Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony appeared on Americaâs Heroes Group radio show, Illinois Public Mediaâs âThe 21stâ and St. Louis Public Radioâs news magazine âSt. Louis on the Airâ to discuss how people in low-income neighborhoods are fighting back against crime and spoiled food at their local corner stores.
Health care is still a top issue in the Democratic primary debate for president, but the candidatesâ complicated plans may be doing more to confuse than to educate voters. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Caitlin Owens of Axios and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
On Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast âAn Arm and a Leg,â an Illinois woman harnesses a lifetime of experience â and frustration â with health care finances to help other people solve their medical bill problems.
Special interests and congressional inaction blocked efforts to track the safety of electronic medical records, leaving patients at risk.
Family caregivers are the backbone of our nationâs system of long-term care for older adults. Every year, more than 34 million unpaid caregivers â mostly family members â provide essential aid to adults age 50 and older, helping with tasks such as bathing or dressing and, increasingly, performing complex medical tasks such as managing medications, dressing wounds and operating medical equipment.
KHN Correspondent Lauren Weber joined Wisconsin Public Radioâs news magazine âCentral Timeâ to discuss Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnsonâs role in the politics of vaping.
Itâs November, do you know where your HHS spending bill is? Still stuck in Congress. Meanwhile, lawmakers move ahead on restricting tobacco products for youth while the administrationâs proposal is MIA. Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news from the week. Also, Rovner interviews Dan Weissmann, host of the podcast âAn Arm and a Leg.â
Health insurance in Texas didn't cover hearing aids for kids â which can cost $6,000 and need to be replaced about every three years. So Stephanie Wittels Wachs teamed up with other moms to lobby the Texas legislature for change, and they won.
Hospital emergency rooms throughout California are reporting a sharp increase in adolescents and young adults seeking care for a mental health crisis.
KHN editor and correspondent Laura Ungar appeared on Illinois Public Mediaâs âThe 21stâ to discuss her reporting for the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month installment.
Key Democratic wins in 2019 state elections in Virginia and (probably) Kentucky could have big implications for health care in general and Medicaid in particular. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren is catching flak from all sides over her âMedicare For Allâ plan. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Caitlin Owens of Axios and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Laura Ungar, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Month.â For âextra credit,â the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
The Trump administration has revoked Californiaâs unique authority to set its own standards for vehicle tailpipe emissions, a move the state is fighting in court. A historical analysis of air quality data shows that the stateâs strict standards have made a difference for counties across California.
KHNâs Julie Rovner was featured on NPRâs "Weekend Edition" and MSNBCâs "Kasie DC" show over the weekend to talk about Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warrenâs plan to fund âMedicare for All.â
If itâs 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 KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, the panelists read the top entries in KHNâs Halloween Health Haiku Contest.
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