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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 | 10:48 am | April 26, 2017
Before the ACA, states had differing approaches to handling preexisting conditions.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:30 am | April 26, 2017
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, nursing homes have denied admission to thousands of patients over the past year because they lack essential staff.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:55 am | April 26, 2017
As in other heated meetings, audience members held up red signs when they disagreed with Jordan and, less frequently, green signs when they agreed.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:34 am | April 26, 2017
As Republicans eye healthcare reform, Congress must soon decide whether to extend CHIP when its funding ends in September.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:49 am | April 25, 2017
Alaska and Minnesota have seen double-digit increases in ACA plan premiums this year have already moved to implement reinsurance policies.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:18 am | April 25, 2017
Hispanics' share of the population is expected to widen from nearly a fifth now to a quarter by 2045.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:49 am | April 24, 2017
Country has grown increasingly dependent on the health sector to power the economy as Obamacare helped boost job growth, experts say.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:39 am | April 24, 2017
Patent laws, government incentives, meant to encourage development of less-profitable drugs, enable some companies to get a leg up, set high prices.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:11 am | April 24, 2017
Congressional records show those eight, including Celgene and Mylan, kicked in an extra $4.42 million versus that quarter last year.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:42 am | April 24, 2017
News of Marathon's resignation comes after wide criticism for $89,000 price tag for Emflaza, a drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug.