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Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent news service and a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan healthcare policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

By Kaiser Health News | 09:19 am | January 03, 2017
As insurers' shrink their provider networks and slash the number of plans that offer out-of-network coverage, some consumers are learning that their treatment options could be limited.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:15 am | December 28, 2016
An estimated 5,000 refugees live within 3 miles of San Antonio's medical center.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:38 am | December 27, 2016
Opponents warn if people fail to meet a work requirement then lose health benefits as a result, they'll likely just get sicker.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:22 am | December 27, 2016
Normally, people only receive two doses of the vaccine, but in Arkansas and also at the University of Missouri, officials are now recommending third.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:53 am | December 27, 2016
Republicans have also pledged to repeal the taxes that Democrats used to pay for their health law, so they will have far less money to pay for replacement.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:35 am | December 22, 2016
The ongoing Attorneys General investigation began in 2014, according to the complaint, and has "uncovered evidence of a broad, well-coordinated and long-running series of schemes."
By Kaiser Health News | 10:30 am | December 21, 2016
Some physicians are concerned moving the surgeries out of hospitals will land vulnerable patients in the emergency room with pain, complications.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:51 am | December 21, 2016
In the past 20 years, the rate of hospitalization among seniors that is related to opioid overuse has quintupled.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:36 am | December 20, 2016
Hospitals say they fear violating government decree that hospitals can't "specify or otherwise limit" patient's choice, but are not prohibited from advising on quality of facilities.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:09 am | December 20, 2016
People who want to sign up for a policy on healthcare.gov after open enrollment ends may have to prove they qualify for special enrollment.