Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Insulin’s Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing
Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and 26 when he died. He couldn't afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies. So he tried to stretch the doses.
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The High Cost Of Hope: When The Parallel Interests Of Pharma And Families Collide
Desperate for help in finding a lifesaving drug for a fatal genetic disease, families banded together to fund early research and then worked with drug companies on clinical trials and marketing. Yet, this small patient advocacy group is stunned by pharmaâs pricing.
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Surprise Medical Bills Are What Americans Fear Most In Paying For Health Care
Two-thirds of Americans worry about unexpectedly large bills from doctors, hospitals or other medical providers, a poll shows. Four in 10 have received one in the past year.
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As California Hospitals Sweep Up Physician Practices, Patients See Higher Bills
A Health Affairs study quantifies the financial effects of such mergers on consumers and their insurers. The hospital industry and doctor practices say the consolidation leads to better coordination of care.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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The $109K Heart Attack Bill Is Down To $332. What About Other Surprise Bills?
âI donât feel any consumer should have to go through this,â says Drew Calver, who faced a life-changing surprise bill from an Austin hospital after a heart attack last year. After attention as a "Bill of the Month" patient, he paid the hospital $332. But he worries about other patients with surprise bills.
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Watch: What Happened To That $109,000 Heart Attack
The story of a Texas teacher who faced a surprise âbalance billâ of almost twice his annual salary gets a surprise happy ending.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â See You In Court!
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about a spate of lawsuits involving the Affordable Care Act, as well as the latest in state and federal efforts regarding the Medicaid program for the poor.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Coming Soon: âLong-Term Short-Termâ Plans
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about the latest Trump administration efforts to address high drug prices, whatâs next for short-term health insurance plans and insider trading charges against a New York GOP congressman.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
KHNâs newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Letâs Talk Politics
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about health careâs emergence as a possible voting issue in the coming midterm elections. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Emmarie Huetteman about Julyâs âBill of the Monthâ: a transgender womanâs âbait-and-switchâ $92,000 surgical bill.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Congress And Health Care. Again.
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about the new push on health legislation by Republicans in the House, as well as developments on Medicaid work requirements, drug prices and the fate of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health stories of the week.
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A Transgender Womanâs âBait-And-Switchâ $92,000 Surgery Bill
After being promised a significant discount for paying cash upfront and forgoing insurance, a Wisconsin patient gets caught in the middle between hospital and insurer â and feels snookered by a last-minute surprise and billing snafu.
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Can A Community Hospital Stay True To Its Mission After Sale To Large Corporation?
After 130 years as a nonprofit with deep roots in western North Carolina, Mission Health announced in March that it was seeking to be bought by HCA Healthcare, the nationâs largest for-profit hospital chain.
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Staggering Prices Slow Insurersâ Coverage Of CAR-T Cancer Therapy
Some state Medicaid programs are not paying for the procedures, and Medicareâs complicated payment rates have hospitals concerned that it will not cover all the costs.
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Can Insurers Use Genetic Testing Results? A Reader Wants To Know
Other readers ask what can be done to challenge unexpected medical bills â whether the result of an emergency room visit or after a change in prescription drug coverage.
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Podcast: KHNâs âWhat The Health?â Whither Work Requirements?
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the latest enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and President Donald Trumpâs proposed government reorganization plan. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
KHNâs newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.