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Why Blue States Might Ditch Beloved Obamacare Protections

By Chad Terhune and Barbara Feder Ostrov May 8, 2017

With limited federal subsidies under the GOP health care bill, experts say states like California and New York would be under pressure to cut costs. That could mean shrinking benefits and dropping the prohibition against charging sicker patients higher premiums.

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Daylight On Diabetes Drugs: Nevada Bill Would Track Insulin Makers’ Profits

By Emily Kopp June 8, 2017

With the cost of medications up 300 percent in the past decade, supporters see this as a first step to rein in prices.

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Para los adultos jóvenes, el proyecto de salud del Senado tiene buenas y malas noticias

By Anna Gorman and Kellen Browning June 28, 2017

El proyecto de salud del Senado podría ayudar a algunos jóvenes reduciendo el costo de sus primas, pero podría perjudicar a otros que lograron tener cobertura a través de una expansión masiva del Medicaid.

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Elevated Lead Levels In California Workers

February 8, 2017

California Reports Thousands Of Workers Exposed To Elevated Lead Levels

By Barbara Feder Ostrov February 7, 2017

More than 6,000 workers had levels in their blood that could lead to heart, kidney or cognitive disease, according to state findings.

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Californians Speak After GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Attempt Falls Flat

By California Healthline and KFF Health News staff March 27, 2017

From a Democratic governor in the Capitol to a mother of seven on Medi-Cal in the unsung town of Dinuba, 13 Californians react to the surprising news that the Affordable Care Act is alive and kicking.

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HMO Doctors Take Pains To Slash Opioid Prescriptions

By Sam Quinones March 10, 2017

A Kaiser Permanente pain management program in Southern California aims to help patients taper off addictive painkillers. Some doctors and patients see it as a godsend; others complain that patients have been cut off medications they need.

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More Prisoners Die Of Old Age Behind Bars

By Melissa Bailey December 21, 2016

New data show 4,980 inmate deaths in 2014, the most since counting began in 2001.

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‘Digital Health’ Not Just For Well-Heeled Fitness Fiends

By Barbara Feder Ostrov June 24, 2016

A small group of advocates and entrepreneurs is using mobile phones and digital scales to make a difference in the health of poor people, too.

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Long-Term Care Is An Immediate Problem — For The Government

By Anna Gorman and Barbara Feder Ostrov August 1, 2016

Medi-Cal has become the payer of first resort for many Californians unable to afford the long-term care they need.

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