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Your School Assignment For The Day: Spelling And Specs
In California鈥檚 rural Central Valley, low-income children have limited access to vision care. School districts are teaming up with nonprofits to fill the gaps.
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They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself.
Sarah and Andy fell in love while working to keep drug users from overdosing. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy's fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.
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Watch: One Father’s Fight Against ‘Predatory’ Drug Price
"CBS This Morning" looks at the latest "Bill of the Month" installment. A drug implant for children has a price tag of $37,300, while one used in adults with the same active ingredient goes for $4,400.聽聽
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Trusting Injection Drug Users With IV Antibiotics At Home: It Can Work
When patients need long-term treatment with intravenous antibiotics, hospitals usually let them manage their treatment at home 鈥 but not if they have a history of injection drug use. A Boston program wants to change that.
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The Golden State鈥檚 Mixed Record On Lung Cancer
California has one of the lowest rates of new lung cancer cases in the country, attributed largely to its aggressive anti-tobacco policies. But gaps in the state鈥檚 health care system mean that people who are diagnosed with the disease, or at a high risk of getting it, often fall through the cracks.
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Hormone Blocker Shocker: Drug Costs 8 Times More When Used For Kids
Two drug implants are nearly identical. The one for children has a list price of $37,300. For adults, the list price is $4,400. One dad fought for his daughter to be able to use the cheaper drug.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: The Labor Pains Of 鈥楳edicare For All鈥
Organized labor is divided over whether to support 鈥淢edicare for All.鈥 Meanwhile, many of the Democratic presidential candidates seem unable to use the health issue to their advantage. Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: What We鈥檝e Learned And What鈥檚 Ahead For The Show
For this bonus episode of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 Dan Weissmann gives up the host鈥檚 chair and answers questions from reporter and colleague Sally Herships.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Live from D.C. With Rep. Donna Shalala
President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed budget includes billions of dollars in health spending cuts, Congress gets back to work on surprise medical bills, and health care remains a top issue for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), a former Health and Human Services secretary, joins the panel at a special taping before a live audience in Washington, D.C. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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Finding Connections And Comfort At The Local Cafe
For Alzheimer鈥檚 patients and their caregivers, social and emotional isolation is a threat. But hundreds of 鈥淢emory Cafes鈥 around the country offer them a chance to be with others who understand, and to receive social and cognitive stimulation in the process.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union
President Donald Trump spent a good deal of time on health issues in his State of the Union address, but not everything he said checks out. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats heading into the caucuses said health is their top issue, but it鈥檚 hard to see how that played out in their actual choices. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Julie Appleby and NPR鈥檚 Selena Simmons-Duffin about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature.
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Watch: Let鈥檚 Talk About Trump鈥檚 Health Care Policies
KHN鈥檚 Shefali Luthra examines the president鈥檚 talking points on a range of topics 鈥 from insurance coverage, access to care and affordability issues to preexisting condition protections and prescription drug costs.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Remaking Medicaid 鈥 Maybe
The Trump administration is proposing to let states have more control of their Medicaid programs in exchange for potentially less money from the federal government. Meanwhile, the dangerous respiratory virus spreading from China is starting to affect trade and transportation along with public health. Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, Erin Mershon of Stat and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
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Appendicitis Is Painful 鈥 Add A $41,212 Surgery Bill To The Misery
A young man averted medical disaster after a friend took him to the nearest hospital just before his appendix burst. But more than a year later, he鈥檚 still facing a $28,000 balance bill for his out-of-network surgery.
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Bike Fatalities Are On The Rise
More than 450 cyclists died in traffic accidents in California from 2016 through 2018, marking the highest three-year death rate in 25 years. Among the factors at play: more cars on roads, distracted driving and a pronounced consumer shift toward SUVs.
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Conceived Through ‘Fertility Fraud,’ She Now Needs Fertility Treatment
Years ago, doctors sometimes lied about whose sperm they used for artificial inseminations. Could it happen now? Some argue regulation is weak in the multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: SCOTUS Punts On ACA Case 鈥 For Now
The Supreme Court said it won鈥檛 hear an expedited case that threatens to overturn the Affordable Care Act. That means the future of the ACA will continue to be a top political issue through the November election. Meanwhile, a major doctors鈥 group endorses 鈥淢edicare for All.鈥 Sort of. And both sides in the abortion debate mark the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court鈥檚 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Caitlin Owens of Axios join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families
Fewer Americans are dying in a hospital, under the close supervision of doctors and nurses. That trend has been boosted by an expanded Medicare benefit that helps people live out their final days at home in hospice care. But as home hospice grows, so has the burden on families left to provide much of the care.
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Medi-Cal鈥檚 Very Big Decade
California鈥檚 health insurance program for low-income people grew 78% between 2010 and 2019 to 12.8 million enrollees. The federal Affordable Care Act spurred the increase, aided by state policies broadening eligibility.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Trump Takes Credit Where It Isn鈥檛 Due
President Donald Trump says he 鈥渟aved鈥 popular protections for preexisting conditions, even though his administration is in court asking them to be struck down. Meanwhile, Democrats who want to run against Trump in the fall continue to argue among themselves over health issues. And Kansas may become the next state to expand Medicaid. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Shefali Luthra of Kaiser Health News join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.