Medicare’s program to help the chronically ill “had potential to have a big impact, but I knew it was never going to work from the start because it was put together wrong,” an Emory University health expert said.

Phil Galewitz and Holly Hacker report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

NEW: Even as UnitedHealth reported $99.8B in first-quarter revenue this week, medical providers told Samantha Liss they are struggling to pay their bills amid the chaos of the company’s billing system cyberattack. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

NEW: Lydia Zuraw Holly Hacker & I created a searchable database so you can easily find out how much opioid settlement cash your city/county/state has received so far and expects in the future. via KFF Health News (1/3)
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Job alert! Bloomberg is looking for a sharp reporter with knowledge of employment-related insurance, PBMs, mental health parity and more. One of the benefits: great colleagues. See more here: linkedin.com/jobs/view/3844… Catalina Camia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care. #gapol
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Great KFF Health News scoop on the cost of #Medicaid work requirements via Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The implications will resonate beyond just GA.

🧵Can a mathematical model help Alabama officials decide how to best spend opioid settlement funds? A group called the Helios Alliance is asking for $1.5M to build the model, but local recovery advocates are skeptical.

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Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize, including a fatal neurological complication. Story by Liz Szabo: nbcnews.com/health/kids-he… via @nbcnews

How is housing related to health care? Check out this KFF Health News article on CNN by Angela Hart about what's new with this issue: cnn.com/2024/02/05/hea…

NEW #WTHealth : Host julie rovner is joined by Joanne Kenen, Sandhya Raman, and Sarah Karlin-Smith to discuss abortion, #SCOTUS cases that will impact health, drug pricing, #Election2024 , and more health news from the week. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/w…

Chantal Panozzo and her husband expected their first routine colonoscopies would be free. Then they were billed hundreds of dollars for what was described to them as “surgical trays.”

Read the latest #BilloftheMonth , reported by Samantha Liss:
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Judge appointed by Pres. Reagan 'shocked' by some politicians' efforts to 'rewrite history' of Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and pretend perpetrators of the riot are 'hostages.' Story here: abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge…

What were voters talking about in NH? Phil Galewitz of KFF Health News talked to more than 50 of them. Here's his take: abcnews.go.com/Health/new-ham…

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements. KFF Health News story here: dispatch.com/story/news/pol… via Columbus Dispatch

On Thursdays we listen to a new ep. of #WTHealth !

Tune in to hear host julie rovner and panelists Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Joanne Kenen, and Lauren Weber discuss Congress, a ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, abortion, and more health news from the week. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/w…

It’s still stunning to look back and recall what the dedicated photographers who stayed at the Capitol throughout the chaos were able to capture on the awful day of Jan. 6, 2021. Tom Williams Bill Clark Caroline Brehman

Medical errors kill hundreds of thousands of Americans each year, especially women and minorities. Read this KFF Health News story by Liz Szabo on NBC News here: nbcnews.com/health/health-… via @nbcnews

As Nikki Haley eyes the White House, Lauren Sausser recaps how Haley’s health care record as South Carolina governor gives a glimpse into her likely national health policy agenda.

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