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Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies

By Sarah Jane Tribble 5:00 AM EDT

With an end-of-year deadline and a presidential election approaching, payment
rules that fueled rapid expansion of telehealth in the United States face a
last-minute congressional decision.

Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients

By Kate Ruder 5:00 AM EDT

More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a
need in America’s dental deserts.

An Arm and a Leg

An Arm and a Leg: Attack of the Medicare Machines

By Dan Weissmann 5:00 AM EDT

In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann tells a horror story.
Instead of monsters and aliens, it’s about private health insurance companies
and algorithms that call the shots on patient care.

After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ Access to Consumer SSNs

By Julie Appleby Apr 9

Days after publication of a KFF Health News article about Obamacare enrollees
being switched to different plans without their knowledge or consent, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services took steps to tighten insurance agents’
access to private consumer information on the federal marketplace.

City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care
Access

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Apr 9

People in their prime working years living in rural America are 43% more likely
to die of natural causes, like diseases, than their urban counterparts, a
disparity that grew rapidly in recent decades, according to a new federal
report.

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Readers Speak Up About Women’s Health Issues, From Reproductive Care to Drinking

Ten Doctors on FDA Panel Reviewing Abbott Heart Device Had Financial Ties With
Company

Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger
Concern

The Horrors of TMJ: Chronic Pain, Metal Jaws, and Futile Treatments

Journalists Assess the Risks of Bird Flu and the Impacts of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’

Dietary Choices Are Linked to Higher Rates of Preeclampsia Among Latinas

More Kids Are Dying of Drug Overdoses. Could Pediatricians Do More to Help?

Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare
Enrollees

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They Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten.

By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR Mar 14

In the first of our series “The Injured,” a Kansas family remembers Valentine’s
Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to
nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder
how they will recover.


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

‘Everybody in This Community Has a Gun’: How Oakland Lost Its Grip on Gun
Violence

Why Even Public Health Experts Have Limited Insight Into Stopping Gun Violence
in America

Residents of a Rural Arkansas County Grapple With Endemic Gun Violence


MORNING BRIEFING: TODAY'S NEWS SUMMARIES

Wednesday, Apr 10 2024 UPDATED 9:03 AM

 * Arizona's Abortion Ruling Turns Election Year Upside Down 8:59 AM EDT

 * Hobbs Slams Lawmakers' Reactions To Ban, Is 'Confident' Voters Will Have Say
   8:59 AM EDT

 * Wyoming's Highest Court Won't Take Up Challenge To Strict Abortion Ban 8:59
   AM EDT

 * HHS Secretary Becerra Mulls Leaving Post To Run For California Governor 8:59
   AM EDT

 * To Tackle Cancer, EPA Announces New Chemical Plant Pollution Limits 8:59 AM
   EDT

 * Bipartisan Bill Aims To Address US Troops’ Blast Exposure 8:59 AM EDT

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HEALTH 202

 * The NIH Hopes To Make TMJ ‘Bearable.’ It Has a Long Way To Go. 9:39 AM EDT

 * Becerra Joins the Fray Over Reproductive Rights Apr 9

 * As Republicans Wrestle With IVF, the Biden Administration Expands Benefits
   Apr 5

 * Unauthorized Sign-Ups Cast Shadow on Obamacare’s Record Enrollment Apr 4


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Bill of the Month

This investigation by KFF Health News and NPR dissects and explains your medical
bills every month.

ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK

Brokers say the ease with which rogue agents can get into policyholder accounts
in the 32 states served by the federal marketplace plays a major role in the
problem.

AI Eye Exams Prove Their Worth

Immediate results, as well as the cost savings and convenience of not needing to
make an extra appointment, can have big benefits for both patients and
providers.

Overdosing on Chemo

A common gene test could save hundreds of lives each year.


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Want to know how much opioid settlement money your city, county, or state has
received so far? Or how much it's expecting in the future? Use our new
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Diagnosis: Debt

Medical Debt Hits Colorado Immigrants Especially Hard

The gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color
versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average.

Needle Pain Is a Big Problem for Kids

One doctor thinks he has a solution and is putting it into practice at two
children’s hospitals in Northern California.


Navigating Aging

Say That Again

Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary.


Faces of Medi-Cal

Faces of Medi-Cal

Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another.


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MORE CALIFORNIA COVERAGE

 * Dietary Choices Are Linked to Higher Rates of Preeclampsia Among Latinas Apr
   5

 * The Horrors of TMJ: Chronic Pain, Metal Jaws, and Futile Treatments Apr 4

 * Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties Apr 3

 * Heat Protections for California Workers Are in Limbo After Newsom Abandons
   Rules Apr 3

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California Healthline (CHL) is a free daily news service of the California
Health Care Foundation, published independently by KFF Health News.


MORE FROM THE MIDWEST BUREAU

 * Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies 5:00 AM EDT

 * End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth
   Access Apr 4

 * Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care
   Apr 1

View More


MORE FROM THE MOUNTAIN STATES

 * Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients 5:00
   AM EDT

 * City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care
   Access Apr 9

 * Ten Doctors on FDA Panel Reviewing Abbott Heart Device Had Financial Ties
   With Company Apr 8

View More


MORE FROM THE SOUTHERN BUREAU

 * Becerra Joins the Fray Over Reproductive Rights Apr 9

 * City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care
   Access Apr 9

 * Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups
   Trigger Concern Apr 8

View More


COLUMNISTS

Navigating Aging

THE BURDEN OF GETTING MEDICAL CARE CAN EXHAUST OLDER PATIENTS

By Judith Graham
Asking Never Hurts

NEW ELIGIBILITY RULES ARE A FINANCIAL SALVE FOR NEARLY 2 MILLION ON MEDI-CAL

By Bernard J. Wolfson
HealthBent

ABORTION BANS ARE DRIVING OFF DOCTORS AND CLOSING CLINICS, PUTTING BASIC HEALTH
CARE AT RISK

By Julie Rovner


NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL

 * Médicos de atención primaria asumen tareas de dentista para ayudar a
   pacientes vulnerables 5:00 AM EDT

 * El tipo de alimentación está vinculado a tasas más altas de preeclampsia en
   latinas Apr 8

 * Cada vez mueren más menores por sobredosis. ¿Podrían los pediatras ayudar
   más? Apr 8

 * La deuda médica afecta a gran parte de EE.UU., pero en especial a inmigrantes
   en Colorado   Apr 3

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