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Kaiser Health News

In Year 7, ‘Bill of the Month’ Gives Patients a Voice

LGBTQ+ People Relive Old Traumas as They Age on Their Own

Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

Caseworkers Coax Homeless People out of Las Vegas’ Tunnels for Treatment

‘Waiting List to Nowhere’: Homelessness Surveys Trap Black Men on the Streets

An Arm and a Leg: Revisiting ‘Christmas In July’

Journalists Wrap Up 2024 With Topics From Trump 2.0 to Frustration With Health Industry

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

‘Bill of the Month’: The Series That Dissects and Slashes Medical Bills

Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return

Google Health News

Appeals court upholds $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump - NBC News
Trump endorses Johnson in speaker’s race ahead of critical vote - CNN
New Yorkers can start 2025 with a meteor shower and great views of Mars - Gothamist
Anger as families wait for victims' remains after South Korea plane crash - BBC.com
US announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine - Reuters
Dow slides 700 points in thin trading, extending sell-off to end 2024: Live updates - CNBC
Jimmy Carter's state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral - ABC News
Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election - The Guardian
How ‘Nosferatu’ Drove a Stake Through Box Office Expectations With Huge $40 Million Christmas Debut - Variety
LG Reveals the World’s First Bendable 5K2K Gaming Monitor - Gizmodo
Norovirus cases are rising in the U.S., CDC data shows - Axios
Gal Gadot reveals she was diagnosed with 'massive blood clot' during pregnancy - NBC News
Value-seekers drove 2024's retail trends and dead ends - Yahoo Finance
Lions vs. 49ers bold prediction: Nowaske notches big game against battered Niners - Pride Of Detroit
Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover break up after 3 years of dating - Page Six
Linda Lavin, Tony Award-winning actress and 'Alice' star, dies at 87 - USA TODAY
NFL flexes Vikings-Lions Week 18 battle for No. 1 to Sunday night - Sports Illustrated
What we're watching: GOP leaders face debt-limit fight - POLITICO
Where Is Russia Finding New Soldiers? Wherever It Can. - The New York Times
Column | Ask a Doctor: Our 10 best tips to help you live better - The Washington Post

The Health Policy Skeptic Headlines

Mapping COVID-19 – Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Is the FDA Too Conservative or Too Aggressive? – Marginal REVOLUTION
Socioeconomic Decline and Death: Midlife Impacts of Graduating in a Recession
The Price and Spending Impacts of Limits on Payments to Hospitals for Out-of-Network Care | RAND
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Appreciating the Mathematical Dynamics of the Affordable Care Act – Axene Health Partners, LLC
Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects
Progressive Narrative on Homelessness Has Always Been Wrong
Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Affordable Hospital Care Through Competition and Price Transparency
Reducing Administrative Costs in U.S. Health Care | The Hamilton Project
A dozen facts about the economics of the US health-care system
Competitor’s Veto: State Certificate of Need Laws Violate State Prohibitions on Monopolies | Regulatory Transparency Project
Understanding Where, Why, and How Diagnostic Errors Occur | Agency for Health Research and Quality
Official Report from the Federal Government Declares U.S. Fiscal Policy “Unsustainable” – Pursuit
How Does Bernie Pay for His Major Plans?
Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Will America’s Mortality Crisis Spread to the Rest of the World?
Health Without Wealth: The Worrying Paradox of Modern Medical Miracles
The Real Cost of Smoking by State
Long-Term Health Effect of Earned Income Tax Credit by Ze Song :: SSRN

Federal Health Policy News

Medicaid Archives - KFF Health News
Medicare Archives - KFF Health News

Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

A group of Democratic senators asked the Government Accountability Office to examine a Georgia program that requires some Medicaid enrollees to work, study, or volunteer 80 hours a month for coverage. They cited KFF Health News’ reporting, which has documented the program’s high costs and low enrollment. [...]

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

Donald Trump’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Yet the president-elect is also seen as someone who could improve their lives with a better economy, even if that means forgoing health care. [...]

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

Los inmigrantes sin papeles han temido durante mucho tiempo que participar en programas gubernamentales los convierta en blanco fácil de las autoridades migratorias, y la elección de Trump ha exacerbado estas preocupaciones, según defensores comunitarios. [...]

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

Georgia’s ability to process applications for Medicaid and other public benefits has lagged since the launch of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s “Pathways” Medicaid work requirement, leaving Georgia with persistently slow Medicaid application processing times. [...]

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

As Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress, health officials and community advocates in California worry that large-scale Medicaid cuts could be enacted as soon as next year. More than 60% of California’s $161 billion Medi-Cal budget comes from Washington. [...]

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

A whistleblower suit alleged a health insurer bilked Medicare by exaggerating how sick patients were. [...]

Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits

Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits

Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health plans — a practice the watchdog says may waste billions of tax dollars every year. In late October, a Health and Human Services inspector general audit found that the insurers pocketed $7.5 billion in 2023 from diagnosing health conditions that […] [...]

Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories. [...]

TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead

TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies. Were he confirmed to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, his job would involve interacting with giants of the industry that have contributed to his wealth. [...]

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks

Not only has President-elect Donald Trump chosen prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump also has said he will nominate controversial TV host Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees coverage for nearly half of Americans. Meanwhile, the lame-duck Congress is back in Washington with just a few weeks to figure out how to wrap up work for the year. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Riley Ray Griffin of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner… [...]

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