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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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Rural Hospitals Face Tough New Challenges Due to ACA
Declining federal reimbursements for hospitals under the Affordable Care Act are the principal reason for closures. The law reduced payments to hospitals for the uninsured on the assumption that states would expand their Medicaid programs.
March 18, 2015
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California Still Has 3 Million Uninsured People
Advocates say the state's counties need to shore up care for their remaining uninsured residents.
March 13, 2015
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Real Prices for 70 Health Care Procedures Now Posted Online
Guroo.com shows the average local cost for many common diagnoses and medical tests in most states. That’s the real cost — not “charges” that often get marked down — based on a giant database of what insurance companies pay.
February 26, 2015
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Dental Coverage Now Available to Many on Medicaid, but It's Still Hard to See a Dentist
Many states adding dental coverage are struggling to meet the high demand for services.
February 19, 2015
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Health Experts Propose Real Ideas to Improve Obamacare
Beyond "repeal and replace," people at the National Health Policy Conference pitched improvements to the Affordable Care Act.
February 10, 2015
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Suprisingly, Florida Has a Lot of Obamacare Signups
Why Florida is number one in ACA enrollment despite GOP opposition.
February 03, 2015
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California Court-Ordered to Make Timely Decisions on Medicaid Coverage
Medi-Cal applicants who have been waiting for more than 45 days can receive temporary health benefits while officials determine eligibility for the public insurance program, a state Superior Court judge ruled this week.
January 26, 2015
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Health Premiums Most Expensive in Rural Areas
In health insurance prices, as in the weather, Alaska and the Sun Belt are extremes. This year Alaska is the most expensive health insurance market for people who do not get coverage through their employers, while Phoenix, Albuquerque, N.M., and Tucson, Ariz., are among the very cheapest.
January 20, 2015
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How a Health Insurance Co-Op Collapsed in Iowa
The Affordable Care Act set aside funding for health care co-ops, to enable the organizations to compete in places where there aren’t many insurers. CoOportunity Health was the second largest co-op in the country in terms of membership.
January 14, 2015
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As Caregiving Shifts to the Home, Scrutiny Is Lacking
Yolanda Farrell lay mostly paralyzed in a nursing home, unable to feed or dress herself, when her homeless daughter persuaded her to move out.
January 08, 2015
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