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Sales of antiradiation drug skyrocket following Trump tweets
- Author:
- Jonel Aleccia
- Kaiser Health News
"On Jan. 2, I basically got in a month's supply of potassium iodide and I sold out in 48 hours," said Troy Jones, a top U.S. distributor of the...
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Trump administration clears way to require work for some Medicaid enrollees
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- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
Adding a work requirement to Medicaid would mark one of the biggest changes since its inception in 1966.
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Running on empty: CHIP funding could run out Jan. 19 for some states
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
The latest estimates for when federal funding runs out could cause states to freeze enrollment and alert parents that the program could shut down...
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With CHIP in limbo, here are five takeaways on the congressional impasse
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
CHIP has been left in the fiscal lurch only once before. In 2007, CHIP went several weeks without funding authorization from Congress.
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5 big ways the tax bill could affect health policy
- Author:
- Julie Rovner
- Kaiser Health News
One proposed change could disproportionately effect young physicians.
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The rising cost of the pneumococcal vaccine: What gives?
- Author:
- Shefali Luthra
- Kaiser Health News
“It’s like buying gas in a hurricane – or Coke in an airport. They charge what they want to,” said pediatrician Lindsay Irvin.
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Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans
- Author:
- Julie Appleby
- Kaiser Health News
Such plans, sold for the first time to individuals, come amid uncertainty over the fate of the ACA.
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Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care – and shorter lives
- Author:
- Jenny Gold
- Kaiser Health News
Sickle cell disease is “a microcosm of how issues of race, ethnicity and identity come into conflict with issues of health care.”
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Two Senators reach deal on a health law fix
- Author:
- Julie Rovner
- Kaiser Health News
Even if it fails, the deal revives something that has been almost completely missing in Congress for the past 8 years – bipartisan compromise.
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Cascade of costs could push new gene therapy above $1 million per patient
- Author:
- Liz Szabo
- Kaiser Health News
Although Kymriah’s price tag has “shattered oncology drug-pricing norms,” Dr. Saltz said “the sticker price is just the starting point.”
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Five takeaways from Congress’ failure to extend funding for children’s coverage
- Author:
- Phil Galewitz
- Kaiser Health News
Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30.
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Flat-fee primary care helps fill niche for Texas’ uninsured
- Author:
- Charlotte Huff
- Kaiser Health News
Under direct primary care, patients pay a monthly fee for basic, office-based care and frequently after-hours access.
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Five outside-the-box ideas for fixing the individual insurance market
- Author:
- Julie Rovner
- Kaiser Health News
A preview to what legislators might consider when they return from the summer congressional recess in early September.
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‘Breakthrough’ leukemia drug also portends ‘quantum leap’ in cost
- Author:
- Liz Szabo
- Kaiser Health News
Novartis hasn’t announced a price for CTL019, but British health authorities have said a price of $649,000 for a one-time treatment would be...
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Climbing cost of decades-old drugs threatens to break Medicaid bank
- Author:
- Sydney Lupkin
- Kaiser Health News
Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage nationwide. But hundreds of old, commonly used drugs cost the...