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Medicare Stumbles Managing a Costly Problem — Chronic Illness
Nearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by…
Neumáticos tóxicos están matando a los peces. ¿Qué pasa con los humanos?
Durante décadas, las preocupaciones sobre la contaminación automovilística se han centrado en lo que sale del tubo de…
Tire Toxicity Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Salmon Die-Offs
Jim Robbins
For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers…
FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing
Julie Rovner, KFF Health News and David Hilzenrath
New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and…
California Legislators Debate Froot Loops and Free Condoms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy with…
Unsheltered People Are Losing Medicaid in Redetermination Mix-Ups
KALISPELL, Mont. — On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her…
Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes…
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more…
Rural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released…
MANTI, Utah — Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building…
Journalists Take Stock of Opioid Settlement Payouts and Concierge Care…
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani explained details of the opioid settlements and how much has so far been paid…
Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More…
Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say…