KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
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Watch: Going Beyond the Script of ‘Dopesick’ and America’s Real-Life Opioid Crisis
KHN and policy colleagues at our parent organization KFF teamed up with Hulu for a discussion of America’s opioid crisis,
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Vaccine Mandates
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Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Abortion Politics Front and Center
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Read MoreAs Holdout Missouri Joins Nation in Monitoring Opioid Prescriptions, Experts Worry
Kathi Arbini said she felt elated when Missouri finally caught up to the other 49 states and approved a statewide
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Changes the Covid Conversation
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Read MoreHow ERs Fail Patients With Addiction: One Patient’s Tragic Death
Jameson Rybak tried to quit using opioids nearly a dozen times within five years. Each time, he’d wait out the
Read MoreOpioids like ‘Lean’ Permeate Hip-Hop Culture, but Dangers Are Downplayed
Nykerrius Williams knows about the close relationship between hip-hop and opioid use. Williams, 27, an independent rapper from Gibsland, Louisiana,
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 100 Days of Health Policy
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Read MoreDoctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
Covid survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Open Enrollment, One More Time
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. An estimated 9 million Americans eligible for free or reduced
Read MoreSan Francisco Wrestles With Drug Approach as Death and Chaos Engulf Tenderloin
SAN FRANCISCO — In early 2019, Tom Wolf posted a thank-you on Twitter to the cop who had arrested him
Read MorePatients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers
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Read MorePromises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). When it comes to health care, President Donald Trump
Read MoreDrug Overdose Deaths Showed a One-Year Decline in 2018. But There’s More to the Story.
“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” — Ryan Holets, an Albuquerque police officer,
Read MorePandemic Presents New Hurdles, And Hope, For People Struggling With Addiction
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Read MoreVaping, Opioid Addiction Accelerate Coronavirus Risks, Says NIDA Director
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). In 2018, opioid overdoses claimed about 47,000 American lives.
Read MoreCoronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment
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Read MoreCalifornia’s New Attack On Opioid Addiction Hits Old Roadblocks
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Jennifer Stilwell, a 30-year-old mother of two young children,
Read MoreReaders And Tweeters Dive Into Debate Over ‘Medicare For All’
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Read MoreThey Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself.
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Read MoreListen: Missouri Efforts Show How Hard It Is To Treat Pain Without Opioids
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber speaks with KBIA’s Sebastián Martínez Valdivia about the challenges Missouri faces in trying to treat
Read MoreNo Quick Fix: Missouri Finds Managing Pain Without Opioids Isn’t Fast Or Easy
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Read MoreConservative Indiana Adopted Needle Exchanges But Still Faces Local Resistance
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Read MoreWhat ‘Dope Sick’ Really Feels Like
Detoxing off heroin or opioids without medication is sheer hell. I should know. For many users, full-blown withdrawal is often
Read MoreLawsuit Details How The Sackler Family Allegedly Built An OxyContin Fortune
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Read MorePodcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Live From D.C.: A Look Ahead At Health Policy In 2019
(From left) Tom Miller, Kimberly Leonard, Anna Edney, Joanne Kenen and Julie Rovner(Lynne Shallcross/KHN) The 2020 presidential campaign has begun
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