Watch: California Pays Drug Users To Stay Clean
14 Jun
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Watch: California Pays Drug Users To Stay Clean

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on Spectrum News 1’s “LA Times Today” last week to explain how California is trying to help hard-drug users kick their habit by paying them to stay clean.California was the first state to expand access to this cutting-edge addiction treatment, called “contingency management,” in its Medicaid program. Washington and Montana have since followed.California is focusing on stimulants like meth and cocaine. Under the program, participants must pee into a cup regularly, and if the urine is free of stimulants, they get paid with a gift card, starting at $10 for the first test. The longer they abstain, the more they’re paid — up to $599 a year.Click here to watch Hart discuss the treatment on “LA Times Today.”You can read Hart’s in-depth article about...
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Journalists Discuss Abortion Laws, Pollution, and Potential Changes to Obamacare Subsidies
14 Jun
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Journalists Discuss Abortion Laws, Pollution, and Potential Changes to Obamacare Subsidies

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed the consequences of restrictive and unclear abortion laws on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on June 4. Gounder also discussed a recent report that found pollution is a greater health threat than war, terrorism, addiction, or disease on CBS News 24/7’s “The Daily Report” on June 3.Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings”Click here to watch Gounder on “The Daily Report”KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed Affordable Care Act subsidy changes on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on May 31.Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report” Read Miller’s “Presidential Election Could Decide Fate of Extra Obamacare Subsidies”Related TopicsInsuranceStatesThe Health LawAbortionEnvironmental HealthGeorgiaObamacare PlansStudyContact UsSubmit a Story Tip
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Nursing Home Staffing Rules Prompt Pushback
14 Jun
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Nursing Home Staffing Rules Prompt Pushback

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Health News tamfitronics Mila Atmos: The future of America is in your hands. This is not a movie trailer, and it’s not a political ad, but it is a call to action. I’m Mila Atmos, and I’m passionate about unlocking the power of everyday citizens. On our podcast, Future Hindsight, we take big ideas about civic life and democracy and turn them into action items for you and me. Every Thursday we talk to bold activists and civic innovators to help you understand your power and your power to change the status quo. Find us at futurehindsight.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in...
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Readers Issue Rx for Clogged ERs and Outrageous Out-of-Pocket Costs
06 Jun
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Readers Issue Rx for Clogged ERs and Outrageous Out-of-Pocket Costs

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Health News tamfitronics Letters to the Editoris a periodic feature. Wewelcome all commentsand will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names.Lawmakers Must Protect Home Health To Alleviate Hospital BottlenecksThe stark reality that countless seniors lie stranded in emergency rooms across the country waiting for care underscores the need for models of care that better support older Americans (“Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm,” May 6). As KFF Health News reports, even if patients need to be admitted, at times, there are simply no rooms available.As noted in the article, the backlog of patients waiting to be discharged to home health care has partly contributed to this problem in ERs. Medicare’s home health care program enables complex, disabled, and older patients to receive care...
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