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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 | 09:47 am | May 05, 2017
Paul Markovich said AHCA is "flawed," said country could return to a time when people born with birth defect, became sick could not afford coverage.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:59 am | May 04, 2017
Covering treatment for the 35,000 of Louisiana's uninsured and Medicaid-dependent residents with hepatitis C would cost the state $764 million.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:27 am | May 04, 2017
There are only 52 Republicans in the Senate, so they can't afford to lose more than two GOP votes, assuming every Democrat opposes the measure.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:20 am | May 03, 2017
Individuals in this age group benefitted from ACA provision allowing them to stay on parents health plan, after which they must weigh options.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:19 am | May 02, 2017
CDC told health officials funding is running out, more support should not be expected, according to news report; CDC spokes declined to confirm.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:47 am | May 02, 2017
Offering same-day services fits in with a broader shift in oncology toward patient-centered care, keeps cancer patients out of emergency departments, expert says.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:17 am | May 01, 2017
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló passed law lowering physicians' income taxes to 4 percent if they complete 180 hours of medically related community service.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:42 am | May 01, 2017
Aware Recovery Care treats addiction as a chronic illness that doesn't disappear just because symptoms are under control, VP says.
By Kaiser Health News | 02:31 pm | April 28, 2017
Exchange's executive director warned rates could jump by more than 40 percent if Trump administration, Congress reject key ACA elements.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:29 am | April 27, 2017
Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill that would strengthen intra-agency collaboration on drug cost-saving strategies.