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For the Love of Health Care and Health Policy

Nothing melts our hearts like a health policy valentine. Readers made us swoon this season, writing poetic lines about prescription

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The No Surprises Act Comes With Some Surprises

The No Surprises Act, the landmark law intended to protect patients from surprise out-of-network medical bills, has come with, well,

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In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength

In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power to protect their bottom lines. The

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States Target Health Insurers’ ‘Prior Authorization’ Red Tape

Bram Sable-Smith Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the Type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro last

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¿Ofrecer vivienda gratis es atención médica? Programas de Medicaid dicen que sí

Estados están invirtiendo miles de millones de dólares en un experimento de atención médica de alto riesgo: utilizar fondos ya

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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

Halfway through what will be the biggest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year span, enrollment in the government-run health

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Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’

States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce public

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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

We’re halfway through the Medicaid “unwinding,” in which states are dropping people from the government health insurance program for the

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Self-Defense 101: Keeping Your Cool While You Fight

Dan Weissmann Navigating the U.S. health care system can feel like a “battle royale.” From challenging unfair medical bills to

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Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity

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With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

HANOVER, N.H. — Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a genetic genealogist. But on Tuesday,

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Medicare Advantage Is Popular, but Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse

Medicare Advantage plans are booming — 30.8 million of the 60 million Americans with Medicare are now enrolled in the

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Watch: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans

As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the coverage works, including from people

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Insurance Doesn’t Always Cover Hearing Aids for Kids

Joyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn’t passed her newborn hearing screening. Emory was diagnosed with

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Biden Cracks Down on Prior Authorization — But There Are Limits

More than a year after it was initially proposed, the Biden administration announced a final rule yesterday that will change

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Cómo impactaría una segunda presidencia de Trump en la atención de salud

En la campaña presidencial, el ex presidente Donald Trump está prometiendo, una vez más, derogar y reemplazar la Ley de

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What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care

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Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton spoke out last week on the NBC “Today” show about what she said was

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Adultos mayores se sienten “atrapados” en planes de Medicare Advantage

En 2016, Richard Timmins fue a un seminario informativo gratuito para aprender más sobre la cobertura de Medicare. “Escuché al

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Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans

In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. “I listened to the

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Most People Dropped in Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds

A first-of-its-kind survey of people who lost Medicaid coverage last year found just over half made no effort to renew

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Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

Lauren Sausser When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization hell” Sally Nix said she

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Utah Survey Shows Why So Many People Were Dumped From Medicaid

It’s one of the biggest mysteries in health policy: What happened to millions of Americans kicked out of Medicaid last

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Se avecinan cambios para Medi-Cal en 2024, pero ¿beneficiarán a los pacientes?

Medi-Cal, el programa de salud de Medicaid en California, está al borde de cambios importantes que podrían solucionar problemas de

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Más estados amplían cobertura de salud para inmigrantes sin papeles, en medio de crisis en la frontera

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Cada vez más estados están lanzando programas de seguro médico para inmigrantes —incluyendo a aquellos

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States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as GOP Hits Biden Over Border Crossings

A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without

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Bold Changes Are in Store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but Will Patients Benefit?

California’s safety-net health program, Medi-Cal, is on the cusp of major changes that could rectify long-standing problems and improve health

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Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This

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A partir del 1 de enero, todos los inmigrantes en California pueden calificar para Medi-Cal, más allá de su estatus legal

Milagro, inmigrante peruana del condado de Riverside, ha tenido un acceso intermitente a la atención médica en las dos décadas

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