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The 25-bed hospital in Crockett, Texas, abruptly closed its doors in 2017, joining the ranks of nearly 100 rural hospitals that have shut down in the past decade. But the community kept the faith and several doctors reopened the facility this year.
Managed-care plans, which reap billions in taxpayer dollars to coordinate care for low-income Americans on Medicaid, outsource crucial treatment decisions to subcontractors that arent directly accountable to the government. In California, health officials say one firm improperly withheld or delayed care for hundreds of people.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Trump administration efforts to undo Obama-era rules have helped create the buzz around this type of health coverage.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
To keep costs down, Blue Shield of California next year will scale back on a program allowing members to receive a wide range of care beyond the states borders. Customers with individual plans mostly wont be able to get coverage out of state except for emergencies or other exceptional circumstances.
UnitedHealthcare has put the skids on offering SilverSneakers, the nations fitness program for seniors, as part of its benefit packages. A look at why and some alternatives.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Medical treatments targeting the DNA in tumor cells are celebrated, but insurers often wont cover the skyrocketing cost.
A California college professor never imagined that trying to figure out what was causing her rash could add up to such a huge bill.
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Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Insurance companies profit from government contracts but are subject to little oversight of how they spend the money or care for patients. The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has only exacerbated the problem.
The private health plans that are an alternative to government-run Medicare continue to grow despite the Affordable Care Acts cuts of billions of dollars in funding.
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In this episode of KHNs What the Health? Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the Trump administrations announcement that average premium prices are falling on the Obamacare marketplaces, the effort by Senate Democrats to reverse rules on short-term health insurance and the focus on protections for people with preexisting conditions in the run-up to midterm elections.
Some private Medicare Advantage plans are offering large physician-management companies more money upfront and control of their patients care, but the doctors are responsible for staying within the budget.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
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