The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

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The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded…

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Cuando Matthew Hurley quiso empezar a tomar PrEP para prevenir el VIH, el médico no conocía el medicamento, y cuando…

Estados limitan la cobertura de una terapia de referencia para el autismo. Y las familias reaccionan

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On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They’ll Pay

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In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited health care to…

Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves

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Year after year, Mary Bucklew strategized with a nurse practitioner about losing weight. “We tried exercise,” like walking 35 minutes…

Planes de Medicaid refuerzan el contacto con afiliados ante los cambios que se avecinan

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It’s the ‘Gold Standard’ in Autism Care. Why Are States Reining It In?

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ALEXANDER, N.C. — Aubreigh Osborne has a new best friend. Dressed in blue with a big ribbon in her blond…

Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.

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A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’s long-acting birth control cost more…

Medicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes

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ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local…

Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season

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KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed gun violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on KALW’s Your Call on Dec. 19.…