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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 | 12:23 pm | June 23, 2017
Plans sold to individuals might exclude coverage for prescription drugs, mental health, addiction, maternity care, other expensive benefits.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:49 am | June 23, 2017
Plan means some could pay less in premium costs, but many older Americans could see their payments go up. And let's be clear, you're old at 40.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:31 am | June 22, 2017
From 2015 to 2016, death rate for all of its hospitals dropped from 15 to 12 percent for severe sepsis/shock, 12 to 9 percent for all sepsis cases.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:51 am | June 20, 2017
Patients can consult with their doctor or a nurse practitioner as often they need to, typically for around $100 a month.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:27 am | June 19, 2017
Some of the policies under consideration have slipped out, and pressure points of the debate are fairly clear.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:53 am | June 19, 2017
Documents reveal behind-the-scenes discussions influenced by pharmaceutical industry, led by former Gilead lobbyist Joe Grogan.
By Kaiser Health News | 12:49 pm | June 16, 2017
Attorney cast blame on the hospital for failing to follow the company's cleaning instructions.
By Kaiser Health News | 03:13 pm | June 15, 2017
As many as 28 percent of patients offered home health care when they're being discharged from a hospital -- mostly older adults -- say "no."
By Kaiser Health News | 10:53 am | June 09, 2017
U.S. minorities tend to receive fewer medical services considered effective like flu shots, aspirin following heart attack, study author says.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:22 am | June 09, 2017
Insurers blame financial losses and mounting uncertainty over federal funding and rules that govern the exchanges.