‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
It was supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez, and eagerly awaiting a bowl
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid the Worst Health Insurance
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Read MoreBlack Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Health Care, One Click at a Time
When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of
Read MoreBecerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices
Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can’t charge a reasonable rate for their services could be put out of
Read MoreWhy You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests
While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling:
Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Insurance Warrior’s Battle Plan
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Read MoreThe ER Charged Him $6,500 for Six Stitches. No Wonder His Critically Ill Wife Avoided the ER.
Jason and DeeAnn Dean recently relocated to her hometown of Dellrose, Tennessee, where she grew up on a farm. Both
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting Confusion
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Read MorePublic Opinion Is Unified on Lowering Prescription Drug Prices. Why Are Leaders Settling for Less?
Democrats and Republicans are crystal clear in polls that they want government to be allowed to negotiate down high drug
Read MoreStranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel Insurance. It Left Him With a $38,000 Bill.
Duy Hoa Tran, a retired Vietnamese schoolteacher, arrived in Los Angeles in February 2020 to visit his daughter and 2-month-old
Read MorePublic Opinion Is Unified on Lowering Drug Prices. Why Are Leaders Settling for Less?
Democrats and Republicans are crystal clear in polls that they want government to be allowed to negotiate down high drug
Read MoreAs Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in Benefits
In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on
Read MoreTu gasto de bolsillo en atención médica no debe ser un misterio
Si alguna vez has tenido una enfermedad grave o has cuidado a alguien que la padece, sabes lo rápido que
Read MoreCómo las comunidades rurales están perdiendo sus farmacias
La droguería Batson parece haberse anclado en tiempos más simples. La farmacia independiente de Howard, Kansas, todavía tiene un mostrador
Read MoreYour Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Need Not Be a Mystery
If you’ve ever had a serious illness or cared for someone who has, you know how quickly the medical bills
Read MoreHow Rural Communities Are Losing Their Pharmacies
Batson’s Drug Store seems like a throwback to a simpler time. The independently owned pharmacy in Howard, Kansas, still runs
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
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Read MoreResearcher: Medicare Advantage Plans Costing Billions More Than They Should
Switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original
Read MoreAs Workers Struggle With Pandemic’s Impact, Employers Expand Mental Health Benefits
As the covid-19 pandemic burns through its second year, the path forward for American workers remains unsettled, with many continuing
Read MoreHormone Blocker Sticker Shock — Again — As Patients Lose Cheaper Drug Option
Sudeep Taksali thought he’d won his battle to avoid a steep price tag on a medicine for his daughter. He
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Compromise Is Coming — Maybe
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Read MoreFew Acute Care Hospitals Escaped Readmissions Penalties
Preventable rehospitalization of the nation’s older adults has proved a persistent health and financial challenge for the U.S., costing Medicare
Read MoreLaboratorios sin técnicos: por qué los expertos en salud pública están renunciando
Hubo días, noches y fines de semana en los primeros meses de la pandemia en los que Denise Von Bargen
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There were days, nights and weekends in the early months of the pandemic when Denise Von Bargen was the only
Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: Need Surgery to Save Your Life? Tips for Getting Insurance to Pay
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Laurie Todd calls herself the “Insurance Warrior.” She helps people get their
Read MoreWhat’s Scarier Than Covid? Halloween Health Haikus
Boo that we couldn’t treat all the readers participating in our third annual KHN Halloween Haiku Contest to their moment
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Social-Spending ‘Framework’ Pulls Back on Key Health Pledges
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Read MoreMedicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments
Read MoreHow Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency
Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains —
Read MoreAnalysis: A Procedure That Cost $1,775 in New York Was $350 in Maryland. Here’s Why.
For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and many neurological tests after a complicated head
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