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Kaiser Health News

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Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit news organization committed to in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics.

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Why Is Texas Limiting Telemedicine?
New rules from the Texas Medical Board could make it a lot harder for people to get antibiotics through telemedicine. In response to the board’s restrictions, Teladoc, the largest telemedicine provider in the U.S., has filed a lawsuit that accuses the medical board of artificially limiting supply and increasing prices.
June 03, 2015
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Assisted Suicide Still Happens Where It's Illegal
Physician-assisted suicide is only legal in five states. But it still happens in the other 45 states.
May 26, 2015
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Why It's So Hard to Find a Good Nursing Home in Texas
Texas has the highest percentage of one-and two-star facilities in the country: 51 percent of its nursing homes are rated “below average,” or “much below average.” Louisiana is close behind at 49 percent, with Oklahoma, Georgia and West Virginia tying for third at 46 percent.
May 18, 2015
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Study Finds Patients Not Actually Hurt When Local Hospitals Close
Changes in death rates of people on Medicare — both those who had been in the hospital and among the broader populace — were no different than those for people in similar places where no hospital had closed.
May 08, 2015
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Why Not Just Pay Medicaid Enrollees to Get Healthier?
Among the biggest obstacles is simply getting the word out to enrollees that they can earn benefits if they lose weight or quit smoking.
May 05, 2015
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Why Urban Hospitals Are Leaving Cities for Fancy Suburbs
By moving to wealthier areas, hospitals can reduce the percent of uninsured and lower-paying Medicaid patients, while increasing the proportion of privately insured patients.
April 14, 2015
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Houston Now Has Doctors to Help 911 Callers
The organization brought doctors on because it was getting a lot of calls that weren't emergencies.
April 09, 2015
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Medicaid Expansion Causes 40% Drop in Cleveland Clinic Charity Cases
The hospital also announced that 2014 was an “extraordinary” financial year, with operating income up 60 percent.
April 06, 2015
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The Big Change Coming to Mental Health
A new National Institute of Mental Health research plan could change how mental illness is diagnosed and treated.
April 01, 2015
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Even Male Nurses Earn More Than Female Colleagues
Even after controlling for age, race, marital status and children in the home, males in nursing out-earned females by nearly $3,900 in hospitals.
March 25, 2015
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