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WEB6 days ago · KFF Health News. Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help? By Jess Mador, WABE July 29, 2024. Rural communities are losing access to maternity care, raising the risk of pregnancy complications, especially for Black women, who face higher rates of maternal mortality. Now, a Georgia medical school is trying to help …
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WEB1 day ago · A new study published in JAMA Oncology followed more than 650,000 women with breast cancer in one breast for up to 20 years and found that women who underwent double mastectomy were less likely to develop cancer in the other breast, but didn't live any longer, on average, than women who didn't undergo double mastectomy.
Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race - KFF Health News
WEB19 hours ago · The elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the presumed Democratic presidential ticket is newly energizing the debate over abortion, while former President Donald Trump attempts to distance himself from more sweeping proposals in the “Project 2025” GOP blueprint put together by his former administration officials and the …
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WEBWelcome to KFF Health News. In these dire times for the news industry, the birth of a news organization is a rare bright spot. We hope KFF Health News will make a vital contribution by covering health care policy and politics, as well as trends in the industry and delivery of care. With an historic debate on the health system underway, we’re ...
Journalists Drill Down on Ongoing Covid Risks, Escalating Health …
WEB6 days ago · KFF Health News On Air. Journalists Drill Down on Ongoing Covid Risks, Escalating Health Care Costs. July 27, 2024. Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, discussed the spike in covid cases across the U.S. on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on July 24. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings”.
Morning Briefings Archive - KFF Health News
WEBMorning Briefing for Monday, July 22, 2024. July 22, 2024 Morning Briefing Harris’ health priorities, Biden’s record, the ACA, gun violence, abortion access, cyber safety, PBMs, bird flu, and more are in the news.
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WEBSept. 21. This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Government efforts to recover billions in Social Security overpayments can leave beneficiaries who can’t work because of a disability in a precarious situation, and some health systems have started charging patients fees for physicians’ responses to emailed questions.
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WEBBy Bernard J. Wolfson June 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pull funds earmarked for new investment in Medi-Cal to help plug California’s $45 billion deficit. A state budget passed June 13 by the legislature largely endorsed Newsom’s plan. Voters could settle the matter in an industry-backed initiative that has ...
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WEBKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KFF Health News is one of the three major operating programs at KFF. KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation. KFF Health News reports on how the health […]
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WEBJul 25, 2024 · May 2, 2024 Podcast. A six-week abortion ban took effect in Florida this week, dramatically restricting access to the procedure not just in the nation’s third-most-populous state but across the South. Patients from states with even more restrictive bans had been flooding in since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022.