Navigating Aging
Dodging Dementia: More Of Us Get At Least A Dozen Good, Happy Years After 65
With longer lives and lower rates of dementia, most seniors are enjoying more years of life with good cognition — a welcome trend.
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Follow-Up Exam: Are You A Rock Star On Aging?
As Americans get older, it helps to tickle the ol' noggin with trivia. Take this pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of KHN’s coverage of aging issues.
Best Reads Of The Week With Brianna Labuskes
KHN’s newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.
California Hospitals Urge Moms To Favor Breast Milk Over Formula
Exclusively breastfeeding babies for at least six months is widely viewed as a significant health benefit. White moms are more likely to do so than blacks, Asians or Latinas.
Pfizer Settles Kickback Case Related To Copay Assistance For $24M
The drugmaker agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that it funneled copay assistance money through a foundation to Medicare patients.
Drugmakers Blamed For Blocking Generics Have Jacked Up Prices And Cost U.S. Billions
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Campaign Promises Kept, Plus 'Nerd Reports'
'Time's Up': Covered California Takes Aim At Hospital C-Section Rates
Watch: What’s In The White House Plan To Lower Drug Prices
Insurer Slashes Breast Pump Payments, Stoking Fears Fewer Moms Will Breastfeed
Are You And Your Primary Care Doc Ready To Talk About Your DNA?
Middlemen Who Save $$ On Medicines — But Maybe Not For You
When Is Insurance Not Really Insurance? When You Need Pricey Dental Care.
Everything You Need To Know About Trump's Proposal To Cut Planned Parenthood Funds
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Pre$cription For Power: The Patient Advocacy Database
Patient advocacy groups campaign to raise awareness of diseases, to fund research and to promote policies favorable to their causes on Capitol Hill and at the Food and Drug Administration. But do they represent patients or Big Pharma? Kaiser Health News has compiled and analyzed disclosures to shed light on the flow of money between the pharmaceutical industry and patient advocacy groups.
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