Readers Speak Out on Work Requirements, Federal Data Grab, Opioid Payback Cash – KFF Health News

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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…