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A Wake-Up Call On Data-Collecting Smart Beds And Sleep Apps

By Julie Appleby May 31, 2019

An array of products — from mattresses and sensors to sleep trackers and apps — are catching consumers’ attention. But privacy experts are concerned about what becomes of all the personal information these products collect.

Doctors Can Change Opioid Prescribing Habits, But Progress Comes In Small Doses

By Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas August 14, 2019

Research out Wednesday indicates that guidelines are making strides in cutting back the number of pain pills doctors offer after specific types of surgeries.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Fetal Tissue Research Is Latest Flashpoint In Abortion Debate

June 6, 2019

Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail federally funded research using fetal tissue, the backlash from former Vice President Joe Biden’s support for the anti-abortion Hyde Amendment and how health policy intersects with both trade and immigration policy.

Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds

By Julie Appleby April 16, 2019

New research published in JAMA detected some changes in healthy behavior like weight and stress, but little overall impact in workers’ health status or employer health care spending.

Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills

By Julie Appleby March 25, 2019

Some plans are experimenting with the idea of closely tying hospital reimbursement rates to what Medicare pays. The approach could be a game changer in their effort to control health costs.

Surgeons’ Opioid-Prescribing Habits Are Hard To Kick

By Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas June 21, 2019

A new data analysis by KHN and Johns Hopkins researchers shows that even as the CDC issued warnings, surgeons handed out many times the number of opioid pills needed for post-op pain.

Broker Websites Expand Health Plan Shopping Options While Glossing Over Details

By Julie Appleby March 15, 2019

These direct-enrollment broker websites are “under-policed” and can steer consumers toward plans that may not be the best option for them, a new report concludes.

New Health Plans Expose The Insured To More Risk

By Julie Appleby March 13, 2019

Well-known insurers are offering plans with lower premiums. But they could leave patients on the hook for unexpected costs.

¡Miau-ch! Le cobran $48,152 por una droga contra la rabia

By Julie Appleby February 27, 2019

Una bióloga de Florida, amante de los animales, quiso alimentar a un gato callejero. Lo que siguió fue una pesadilla de gastos médicos inesperados.

Meow-ch! The $48,512 Cat Bite

By Julie Appleby February 27, 2019

An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. First, the cat bit her finger — then the hospital billed her close to $50,000 for a treatment that typically costs about $3,000.

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