As Measles Outbreak Fades, N.Y. Sets In Motion New Rules On School Vaccinations
New York, where nearly 900 people contracted measles this year, has enacted contentious requirements for immunizations.
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Despite Federal Protections, Rape Victims Still Get Billed For Forensic Exams
Under federal law, people who have been raped don鈥檛 have to pay for medical forensic exams, yet many get billed and have trouble getting the hospitals or collection agencies to stop dunning them for payment.
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Universal Health Care For New Yorkers? Not Exactly
Despite what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed during the first night of the presidential debates, universal health care in the Big Apple is still in the seeding stage.
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Payroll Tax Is One State鈥檚 Bold Solution To Help Seniors Age At Home
Under a program enacted in Washington state this spring, workers can get up to $36,500 to help pay for long-term health care and services such as installing grab bars in the shower or respite care for family caregivers.
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鈥楯ohn Doe鈥 Patients Sometimes Force Hospital Staff To Play Detective
A large public hospital in Los Angeles gets over 1,000 unidentified patients a year. Most are quickly identified, but some require considerable gumshoe work 鈥 a task that can be complicated by medical privacy laws.
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States Weigh Banning A Widely Used Pesticide Even Though EPA Won鈥檛
The pesticide chlorpyrifos has been linked to developmental problems in children. Some state and federal lawmakers want the chemical banned, but federal regulators are fighting to keep it on the market.
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Why Measles Hits So Hard Within N.Y. Orthodox Jewish Community
More than 275 people 鈥 mostly in Orthodox Jewish communities 鈥 have been infected since the disease began spreading in October. That鈥檚 about half of the confirmed cases in 11 states that were reported nationwide by the federal officials since January 2018.
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Beyond Beltway’s ‘Medicare-For-All’ Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws
As calls for "Medicare-for-all" grow louder among Democrats in Congress, Democratic governors and mayors have been pushing ahead with urgency to corral medical costs and bring health care to those who remain uninsured.
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New Contractor For Food Stamps Upsets Cart For Farmers Markets
If a popular app used by many farmers markets to process federal supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits is no longer offered next spring, consumers鈥 access to fresh produce may be stalled.
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As States Try To Rein In Drug Spending, Feds Slap Down One Bold Medicaid Move
Medicaid drug spending doubled in five years in Massachusetts. The state wanted to exclude expensive drugs that weren't proven to work better than existing alternatives from its Medicaid plan, but the federal government blocked the effort.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Coming Soon: 鈥楲ong-Term Short-Term鈥 Plans
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about the latest Trump administration efforts to address high drug prices, what鈥檚 next for short-term health insurance plans and insider trading charges against a New York GOP congressman.
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Choosing Between Death And Deportation
What happens when an undocumented immigrant has a life-threatening diagnosis? Much depends on where the person lives. And even in states with generous care for a dire illness, a patient can face difficult life-and-death choices.
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鈥楢ggressive鈥 New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food
Supporters call it the strongest move yet to document a patient鈥檚 advance wishes in cases of severe dementia. Critics say it would deny basic care to society鈥檚 most vulnerable.
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Cut In Federal Subsidies Threatens Basic Health Programs In N.Y., Minn.
President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to stop paying cost-sharing reduction subsidies means the federal government will reduce its funding of the Basic Health Program that provides low-cost coverage to more than 800,000 low-income people in those two states.
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For Some Refugees, Women’s Health Care Is A Culture Shock
Refugee women from conservative Muslim countries can be shocked by some U.S. medical conventions 鈥 like trusting a male doctor to care for them.
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New York State Wants Its Prescription Drug Money Back 鈥 Or Else
A new law gives Medicaid regulators power to threaten drugmakers with cost-effectiveness scrutiny unless they grant additional rebates.
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Inside Hospital, Families Find Refuge With Recliners, Tissues And Cake
More hospitals, including Montefiore Medical Center in New York, are setting up support centers to help stressed-out family members cope.
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Would California’s Proposed Tobacco Tax Hike Reduce Smoking?
When New York increased its cigarette tax, smoking rates declined. California's proposed increase of $2 a pack may, too, say researchers. The higher the tax, the more likely people are to quit.
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鈥楳ental Health First Aid鈥 鈥 Chirlane McCray On How N.Y.C. Is Fixing The System
鈥淓very city鈥檚 not New York City,鈥 but the Big Apple鈥檚 first lady hopes that the city鈥檚 efforts to address mental health access issues could be replicated across the country.
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Refugees鈥 Needs In U.S. Change As World鈥檚 Conflicts Shift
Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive with decidedly different medical and mental health needs than other waves of refugees.
By Sarah Varney