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Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans

Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans

Article by KHN on Sep 17, 2021

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

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Covid-Overwhelmed Hospitals Postpone Cancer Care and Other Treatment

Covid-Overwhelmed Hospitals Postpone Cancer Care and Other Treatment

Article by KHN on Sep 17, 2021

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

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Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid

Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid

Article by KHN on Sep 17, 2021

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

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Leader of California’s Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step Down

Leader of California’s Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step Down

Article by KHN on Sep 16, 2021

Bernard J. Wolfson and Angela Hart

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much Ado About Drug Prices

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much Ado About Drug Prices

Article by KHN on Sep 16, 2021

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When Covid Deaths Are Dismissed or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame and Anger

When Covid Deaths Are Dismissed or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame and Anger

Article by KHN on Sep 16, 2021

Brett Sholtis, WITF

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No Papers, No Care: Disabled Migrants Seek Help Through Lawsuit, Activism

No Papers, No Care: Disabled Migrants Seek Help Through Lawsuit, Activism

Article by KHN on Sep 16, 2021

Brett Sholtis, WITF

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How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters

How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters

Article by KHN on Sep 16, 2021

Brett Sholtis, WITF

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Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic

Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic

Article by KHN on Sep 15, 2021

Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

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Biden Releases a New Plan to Combat Covid, but Experts Say There’s Still a Ways to Go

Biden Releases a New Plan to Combat Covid, but Experts Say There’s Still a Ways to Go

Article by KHN on Sep 15, 2021

Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

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Census: Insured Population Holds Steady, With a Slight Shift From Private to Public Coverage

Census: Insured Population Holds Steady, With a Slight Shift From Private to Public Coverage

Article by KHN on Sep 14, 2021

Victoria Knight and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

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Justice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud Case

Justice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud Case

Article by KHN on Sep 14, 2021

Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News

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Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage

Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage

Article by KHN on Sep 14, 2021

Katheryn Houghton

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ICUs Are Filled With Covid — And Regret

ICUs Are Filled With Covid — And Regret

Article by KHN on Sep 14, 2021

Katheryn Houghton

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Health Care Unions Defending Newsom From Recall Will Want Single-Payer Payback

Health Care Unions Defending Newsom From Recall Will Want Single-Payer Payback

Article by KHN on Sep 13, 2021

Angela Hart

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Georgia Eyes New Medicaid Contract. But How Is the State Managing Managed Care?

Georgia Eyes New Medicaid Contract. But How Is the State Managing Managed Care?

Article by KHN on Sep 13, 2021

Angela Hart

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Why At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Biden’s Push for Lower Prices

Why At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Biden’s Push for Lower Prices

Article by KHN on Sep 13, 2021

Angela Hart

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ECMO Life Support Is a Last Resort for Covid, and in Short Supply in South

ECMO Life Support Is a Last Resort for Covid, and in Short Supply in South

Article by KHN on Sep 10, 2021

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

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‘Luckiest Man Alive’: Why 9/11 First Responders’ Outlooks May Improve Even as Physical Health Fails

‘Luckiest Man Alive’: Why 9/11 First Responders’ Outlooks May Improve Even as Physical Health Fails

Article by KHN on Sep 10, 2021

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

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It’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care

It’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care

Article by KHN on Sep 10, 2021

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

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