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Self-Defense 101: Keeping Your Cool While You Fight
Season 11, Episode 1On this episode of āAn Arm and a Leg,ā host Dan Weissmann seeks advice for fighting unfair medical bills from an unexpected source: an expert in self-defense.
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Records Show Publix Opioid Sales Grew Even as Addiction Crisis Prompted Other Chainsā Pullback
As national prescription drug distributors and pharmacies restricted the flow of oxycodone and other painkillers in response to the growing opioid crisis, Floridaās most popular grocery store ramped up its sales and distribution of the highly addictive drugs, according to a Tampa Bay Times analysis of federal data.
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Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Perspective
Ouch. That āFreeā Annual Checkup Might Cost You. Hereās Why.
The designers of the Affordable Care Act might have assumed that they spelled out with sufficient clarity that millions of Americans would no longer have to pay for certain types of preventive care. But they didnāt reckon with Americaās ever-creative medical billing juggernaut.
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Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families
In the wake of a Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News-New York Times series, members of the Special Committee on Aging are asking residents and their families to submit their bills and are calling for a Government Accountability Office study.
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Native American Communities Have the Highest Suicide Rates, Yet Interventions Are Scarce
Native Americans die by suicide at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group, yet research into effective and culturally appropriate interventions is uncommon.
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The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the āSurgical Traysā Came With $600 Price Tags.
Health providers may bill however they choose ā including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for āfreeā care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with his-and-her bills for āsurgical trays.ā
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POSTCARD FROM L.A. COUNTY
In Los Angeles, Occupational Therapists Tapped to Help Homeless Stay Housed
Los Angeles County is deploying a small team of occupational therapists to help newly housed individuals adjust to life indoors. Therapists are trained to recognize disabilities and help with basic living skills, such as hygiene and cleanliness, that can help prevent clients from getting evicted or slipping back onto the streets.
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988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle a Mix of Calls
Dozens of crisis counselors responded to a survey about their work experiences, painting a picture of uneven training, uncertainty about how long to stay on the line, and different policies on whether to inform a caller when police are on their way.
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Federal Lawmakers Take First Steps Toward Oversight of $50 Billion in Opioid Settlements
The four-page bill lists how states should spend settlement money, but it doesnāt specify consequences for flouting the rules or name who is in charge of monitoring compliance.
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What the Health Care Sector Was Selling at the J.P. Morgan Confab
When bankers and investors flocked to San Francisco for the largest gathering of health care industry investors, the buzz was all about artificial intelligence, the next hit weight-loss drug, and new opportunities to make money through nonprofit hospitals.
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Watch: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans
Youāve probably seen advertising about Medicare Advantage plans. Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News' Sarah Jane Tribble explains the pros and cons of this insurance option as enrollment in these plans increases.
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In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Whoās Been Sued by the Hospital
Hospitals nationwide face growing scrutiny over how they secure payment from patients, but at one community hospital, the debt collection machine has been quietly humming along for decades.
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Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis
Hundreds of thousands of Americans become disabled or die each year because of a diagnostic error. But some patients are at higher risk than others.
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Navigating Aging
Americaās Health System Isnāt Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities
More than a third of older adults have a disability. Many find it difficult to get the medical care they need. New federal regulations would address that problem.
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Federal Program to Save Rural Hospitals Feels āGrowing Painsā
Fewer than two dozen rural hospitals were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals in the programās first year. Now, advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are necessary to lure more takers and keep health care in rural communities.
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Trump Official Who OKād Drugs From Canada Chairs Company Behind Floridaās Import Plan
Alex Azar advanced Canadian drug importation as Donald Trumpās secretary of Health and Human Services. Now he chairs the board of a company managing Floridaās importation program.
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