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Even With Insurance, She Faced $227K In Medical Bills. What It Took To Get Answers.
by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News March 22, 2019
No one told a Washington state woman she was racking up massive out-of-pocket charges during a month-long emergency stay in an Oregon hospital. For six months, […]
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Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine
by Will Ste, KJZZ March 22, 2019
Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and "social […]
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FDA Chief Calls For Stricter Scrutiny Of Electronic Health Records
by Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune March 21, 2019
In an interview, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reacts to a KHN/Fortune investigation of the drawbacks and risks of electronic health records. […]
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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health’ Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks
March 21, 2019
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb […]
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Viewpoints: Lessons On How All These ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Bills Are Attempts To Ban Abortion; Will The E-Cigarette Industry Step Up To Protect Teens?
March 21, 2019
Opinion writers weigh in on these health care issues and others. […]
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Research Roundup: Work Requirements; Sleep Problems And Autism; And Daily Aspirin
March 21, 2019
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. […]
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State Highlights: Poor Training Of R.I. Call Takers Cited In Baby’s Death, Report Says; Tennessee Woman Claims Surgery Was On Wrong Kidney
March 21, 2019
Media outlets report on news from Rhode Island, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts, D.C., Florida, California, Virginia, New York, Maryland, Texas, […]
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From The State Capitols: Certificate Of Need Legislation; Health Programs For Seniors; Capping Dialysis Profits; And More
March 21, 2019
News on the state legislatures comes out of Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, California, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia. […]
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Adolescents Treated With Some ADHD Drugs Like Adderall May Be At Higher Risk Of Having Psychotic Event
March 21, 2019
The risk is “low enough that you can’t say, ‘just don’t prescribe Adderall,’” said Dr. Lauren Moran, the study’s lead […]
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New Zealand Vows To Make ‘Our Country A Safer Place’, Bans All Assault Weapons In Sharp Contrast To U.S. Lawmakers
March 21, 2019
It only took six days since New Zealand's largest massacre for the government to change gun ownership laws. But the country's constitution does not guarantee […]
