He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.

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Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the…

Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges

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New enrollments under the Affordable Care Act are on pace to trail last year’s record numbers by as many as…

Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

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Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program…

Rage Has Long Shadowed American Health Care. It’s Rarely Produced Big Change.

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Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk…

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

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LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health…

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

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LOS ÁNGELES, California.— La promesa del presidente electo Donald Trump de deportaciones masivas y restricciones migratorias más severas está aumentando…

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

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When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: A Killing Touches Off Backlash Against Health Insurers

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The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…

Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA

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Un juez federal en Dakota del Norte falló a favor de 19 estados que impugnaron una regla de la administración…

Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States

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A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing…