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Hospital Prepayment Requirements Add New Wrinkles to Patients’ Financial Responsibility – KFF Health News
Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo…
Hospitals Say They Found a Tool To Help Reduce Childbirth Risks: Wristbands – KFF Health News
Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one…
Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life – KFF Health News
Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high…
A Federal Policy Is Complicating How Organizations Battle the Opioid Crisis – KFF Health News
Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in its…
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs – KFF Health News
More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out…
Many States Cover Doula Care, but Access to a ‘Birthing Bestie’ Is Often Out of Reach – KFF Health News
Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all…
Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies – KFF Health News
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cyclosporiasis outbreak on CBS News’…
Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money – KFF Health News
For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income…
Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold – KFF Health News
MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a…