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Public Health
States Get in on the Prior Authorization Crackdown
Last month, my colleague Lauren Sausser told you about the Biden administration’s crackdown on insurance plans’ prior authorization policies, with…
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Infectious Disease
Risk for chronic fatigue four times higher after COVID-19
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Watch: The Feds May Reexamine Covid Protocols. Here’s Why You Should Care.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared Feb. 14 on “CBS Mornings” to discuss why the Centers…
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Public Health
Early Detection May Help Kentucky Tamp Down Its Lung Cancer Crisis
Charlotte Huff Anthony Stumbo’s heart sank after the doctor shared his mother’s chest X-ray. “I remember that drive home, bringing…
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Public Health
New Eligibility Rules Are a Financial Salve for Nearly 2 Million on Medi-Cal
Bernard J. Wolfson Millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries can now save for a rainy day, keep an inheritance, or hold on…
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Infectious Disease
Asthma prevalence increases with cannabis use among adolescents
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FTC, HHS examining cause of generic drug shortages
A variety of generic pills and capsules. Nenov | Moment | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said…
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Infectious Disease
HHS launches largest US effort ever to reduce vector-borne diseases
February 14, 2024 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on…
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Public Health
The No Surprises Act Comes With Some Surprises
The No Surprises Act, the landmark law intended to protect patients from surprise out-of-network medical bills, has come with, well,…
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Public Health
For the Love of Health Care and Health Policy
Nothing melts our hearts like a health policy valentine. Readers made us swoon this season, writing poetic lines about prescription…
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