Sounds Like A Good Idea? High-Risk Pools
A KHN video looks at a Republican plan to establish a federal high-risk insurance pool.
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2 Health Care Issues Collide On Capitol Hill And The Result Is Confusion
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner talks to WBUR鈥檚 Robin Young about the new Republican proposal for the health law replacement bill and the controversy over continuing federal funding for cost-sharing subsidies for low-income marketplace customers.
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Another Circle Of Hell: Surviving Opioids In The Fentanyl Era
Unlike heroin, fentanyl routinely shuts down breathing in seconds, and it's becoming more common.
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On The Air With KHN: What鈥檚 Next For The Affordable Care Act?
Reporters with Kaiser Health News and California Healthline have appeared on numerous radio and television shows in recent days to assess what's next for the聽health law.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
In Deep-Blue State, Millions in Reddish Heartland Are Counting On Medicaid
The prospect of cutbacks has led to agitation and activism in California's largely agricultural Central Valley, with relatively high poverty rates and a significant number of Trump voters.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Do You Speak Repeal And Replace? Click Thought Bubbles For Translations
Want to understand the complicated lingo surrounding the ongoing battle over the Affordable Care Act? We've got the guide for you.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Video Highlights: Trump Promises To Lower Cost Of Health Insurance
President Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
KHN Video: Warrior Luke
Luke Whitbeck鈥檚 life was saved by a rare disease drug, but it costs $300,000 a year.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
A Guide To Budget Reconciliation: The Byzantine Rules For Disassembling The Health Law
Republicans, who don鈥檛 have the votes to repeal the ACA directly, are hoping to use this strict budget strategy that requires only a majority vote to strip the health law of provisions they oppose.
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Republicans Standing Behind Price
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner is interviewed on WBUR鈥檚 鈥淗ere and Now鈥 about the Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 hearing on the nomination of Rep. Tom Price to head HHS, as well as President Donald Trump鈥檚 recent executive order on the health law.
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Sleeping Like A Baby Is A $325 Million Industry
Newborn sleep is a valuable commodity.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
KHN Video: Orphan Drugs Creating Gold Rush For Pharmaceutical Firms
The designation, which is made by the Food and Drug Administration, allows drugmakers to claim seven years of market exclusivity.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
Sky-High Prices For Orphan Drugs Slam American Families And Insurers
Orphan drugs for rare diseases have helped or saved hundreds of thousands of patients like 2-year-old Luke Whitbeck, but families and insurers are picking up the astronomical cost.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
Drugmakers Manipulate Orphan Drug Rules To Create Prized Monopolies
Drugmakers have brought almost 450 orphan drugs to market and collected rich incentives but nearly a third of those products aren鈥檛 new or were repurposed multiple times, an investigation shows.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
Timeline: The Orphan Drug Act
Follow the twists and turns of the orphan drug industry over the past three decades.
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The Orphan Drug Machine
Video: Former U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman Shares Deep Concerns About Orphan Drugs
The former Congressman championed the Orphan Drug Act decades ago but now he fears it鈥檚 being manipulated to make money.
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Repeal & Replace Watch
Video Highlights: Trump Vows Replacement Will Pass At Same Time As Health Repeal
President-elect Donald Trump says his administration will offer its plan to overhaul the federal health law once Rep. Tom Price is confirmed as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Photo Essay
A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Frontlines Of The Opioid Epidemic
Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he's now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born.
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Hospital Surprise: Medicare’s Observation Care
You're in a hospital and think you're admitted. Maybe not. Many Medicare beneficiaries are surprised to learn that even after spending a couple of days, they are receiving observation care, which Medicare considers an outpatient service, so the seniors' costs can be more than expected.