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Swap Funds or Add Services? Use of Opioid Settlement Cash Sparks Strong Disagreements
The national opioid settlements dont prohibit using money for initiatives already supported by other means, but doing so could dilute the impact.
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When Rogue Brokers Switch Peoples ACA Policies, Tax Surprises Can Follow
Some tax filers returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didnt even know they had.
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Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
A first-of-its-kind survey of Medicaid enrollees found that nearly a quarter who were dropped from the program in the last years unwinding say theyre uninsured.
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As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US
The broad availability of over-the-counter dental products containing fluoride has some community leaders arguing that its addition to public drinking water is no longer necessary. But public health experts worry that, much like vaccines, fluoridation may be a victim of its own success.
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California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules
Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that California prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners in part because they are not providing readily available technology such as video recordings and laptop computers.
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Arizona Turns Back the Clock on Abortion Access
A week after the Florida Supreme Court said the state could enforce an abortion ban passed in 2023, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that state could enforce a near-total ban passed in 1864 over a half-century before Arizona became a state. The move further scrambled the abortion issue for Republicans and posed an immediate quandary for former President Donald Trump, who has been seeking an elusive middle ground in the polarized debate. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Molly Castle Work, who reported and wrote the latest 窪蹋勛圖厙 News-NPR Bill of the Month feature, about an air-ambulance ride for an infant with RSV that his insurer deemed not medically necessary.
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Arkansas Led the Nation in Measuring Obesity in Kids. Did It Help?
For more than 20 years, children in Arkansas have been measured in school as part of a statewide effort to reduce childhood obesity. But the letters have had no impact on weight loss and obesity rates have risen. Still, the practice of sending letters has spread to other states.
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After Uphill Battle, Company Is Poised for Takeover of Bankrupt California Hospital
American Advanced Management, a steadily growing operator of small hospitals, is expected to get the green light from a bankruptcy court next week to take over the shuttered Madera Community Hospital. Some community groups worry about the companys track record.
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Attack of the Medicare Machines
In this episode of An Arm and a Leg, host Dan Weissmann tells a horror story. Instead of monsters and aliens, its about private health insurance companies and algorithms that call the shots on patient care.
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Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies
With an end-of-year deadline and a presidential election approaching, payment rules that fueled rapid expansion of telehealth in the United States face a last-minute congressional decision.
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Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a need in Americas dental deserts.
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City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access
People in their prime working years living in rural America are 43% more likely to die of natural causes, like diseases, than their urban counterparts, a disparity that grew rapidly in recent decades, according to a new federal report.
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Readers Speak Up About Women’s Health Issues, From Reproductive Care to Drinking
窪蹋勛圖厙 News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents Access to Consumer SSNs
Days after publication of a 窪蹋勛圖厙 News article about Obamacare enrollees being switched to different plans without their knowledge or consent, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services took steps to tighten insurance agents access to private consumer information on the federal marketplace.
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Ten Doctors on FDA Panel Reviewing Abbott Heart Device Had Financial Ties With Company
Most of the doctors the FDA tapped to advise it on an Abbott medical device had financial ties to the company. The FDA didnt disclose the payments.
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Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern
Federal and state regulators are mulling what they can do to thwart this growing problem.
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Journalists Assess the Risks of Bird Flu and the Impacts of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’
窪蹋勛圖厙 News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
