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Community Paramedics Donāt Wait for an Emergency to Visit Rural Patients at Home
Community paramedicine is expanding nationwide, including in rural areas, as health care providers, insurers, and state governments recognize its potential to improve health and save money.
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After Idahoās Strict Abortion Ban, OB-GYNs Stage a Quick Exodus
At least two Idaho hospitals are ending labor and delivery services, with one citing the stateās ālegal and political climateā and noting that ārecruiting replacements will be extraordinarily difficultā as doctors leave.
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Listen: How Are States Spending Money From the Opioid Settlements? Itās Not Easy to Know
³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČ senior correspondent Aneri Pattani appeared on NPRās ā1Aā on May 1 to discuss issues related to how opioid settlement funds are being distributed.
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Expectant Mom Needed $15,000 Overnight to Save Her Twins
Doctors rushed a pregnant woman to a surgeon who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.
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A California Physician Training Program Adds Diversity, but Where Do Graduates End Up?
Researchers found that, while a University of California medical training program has diversified the systemās pool of medical students, thereās not enough long-term data to know whether graduates return to practice where theyāre needed most.
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The Biden Administration Vowed to Be a Leading Voice on Opioid Settlements But Has Gone Quiet
Billions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. Policy experts and advocates expect the federal government to play a role in overseeing the use of the money. Failure to do so, they say, could lead to wasted opportunities. And, since Medicaid helps pay health care costs, the feds could have a claim to portions of statesā opioid settlements.
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Doctor Shortages Distress Rural America, Where Few Residency Programs Exist
Patients in rural northeastern Nevada soon will have fewer providers and resources, after a local hospital decided to close its medical residency program. Nationally, the number of rural residency slots has grown during the past few years but still makes up just 2% of programs and residents nationwide.
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FDA Evaluates āSafety Concernsā Over Dental Devices Featured in KHN-CBS Investigation
A KHN and CBS News investigation found that a dental appliance called the AGGA has been used by more than 10,000 patients, and multiple lawsuits allege it has caused grievous harm to patients.
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Localize This: Public Reporting of Opioid Settlement Cash
³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČā recent investigation offers a great opportunity for reporters to investigate an important issue of government accountability from a state or local angle.
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$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. Weāre Tracking How Itās Spent.
Spending the money effectively and equitably is a tall order for state and local governments, and a lack of transparency in the process is already leading to fears of misuse.
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ERās Error Lands a 4-Year-Old in Collections (For Care He Didnāt Receive)
A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her ā because it was her childās name on the bill, not hers.
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Listen to āTradeoffsā: Medical Debt Delivers ‘A Shocking Amount of Misery’
Medical debt in America pushes families to the edge. Ariane Buck and his wife, Samantha, were denied care at their doctor's office because of an unpaid bill of less than $100. A trip to the emergency room added thousands of dollars to their health care debt, which topped $50,000 by the time they filed for bankruptcy.
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Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt
Consumer and patient advocates push for new federal rules to protect Americans from debt collectors and force hospitals to make financial assistance more accessible.
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KHN-CBS NEWS INVESTIGATION
Watch: Dental Device at Center of Lawsuits Was Used on Patients Without FDA Review
More than 10,000 dental patients have been fitted with an Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or AGGA, according to court records.Ā But the unproven and unregulated device has not been evaluated by the FDA, according toĀ a months-long joint investigation by KHN and CBS News.
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This Dental Device Was Sold to Fix Patientsā Jaws. Lawsuits Claim It Wrecked Their Teeth.
A dental device called AGGA has been used on about 10,000 patients without FDA approval or proof that it works. In lawsuits, patients report irreparable harm. The AGGAās inventor and manufacturer have denied all liability in court.
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Surprise-Billing Law Loophole: When āOut of Networkā Doesnāt Quite Mean Out of Network
Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers find ways to get around new surprise-billing laws, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Washington state with big bills for emergency care.
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A Baby Spent 36 Days in an In-Network NICU. Why Did the Hospital Next Door Send a Bill?
A baby spent more than a month in a Chicago NICU. A big bill revealed she was treated by out-of-network doctors from the childrenās hospital next door. Her parents were charged despite a state law protecting patients from such out-of-network billing ā and sent to collections when they didnāt pay up.
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Did Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare?
KHN has released never-before-seen details of federal audits as the government weighs action against dozens of Medicare Advantage plans.
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Watch: Patient Sent to Collections for Surgery She Never Had
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how difficult a clerical error can be to fix and how patients can respond if it happens to them.
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KHN-NPRās āBill of the Monthā at 5: A Treasury of Solutions for Confounding Medical Bills
Readers and listeners shared more than 1,000 personal stories of medical billing problems with KHN-NPRās āBill of the Monthā investigative series this year, helping us illuminate the financial decisions patients are pressed to make in their most vulnerable moments.