Postcard From The Hill
Senate Panel Makes Surprisingly Fast Work Of ‘Surprise Medical Bills’ Package
The measure also includes a range of provisions designed to address health care costs.
Public Road Productions
Podcast
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Why Are Drug Prices So Random? Meet Mr. PBM
Beware at the pharmacy counter: Your insurance company could be in cahoots with a pharmacy benefit manager — and the negotiations that go on between them are trade secrets.
Francis Ying
Multimedia
Middlemen Who Save $$ On Medicines — But Maybe Not For You
Guess who’s back grabbing headlines? Pharmacy benefit managers — those companies that serve as middlemen in the prescription drug pipeline.
Early Abortion Bans: Which States Have Passed Them?
So far in 2019, nine states have passed laws to outlaw abortion or forbid it past a certain point in pregnancy. None of these laws are in effect, and many are being litigated in the courts.
In Secret, Seniors Discuss ‘Rational Suicide’
Running counter to the efforts of suicide prevention experts and many religious and social norms, some seniors are quietly exploring the option of turning to suicide when they feel they've lived long enough.
San Francisco To Ban Sales Of E-Cigarettes
The nation's biggest producer of e-cigarettes is based in San Francisco, yet the city is on the verge of banning sales of the devices.
Fuzzy Math Fuels Sanders’ Claim That Cost Barriers To Health Care Kill 30,000 A Year
New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians
Trump Administration Seeks More Health Care Cost Details For Consumers
Non-English Speakers Face Health Setback If Trump Loosens Language Rules
Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night: Inside The Seesaw Struggle of Dual Addiction
Surgeons’ Opioid-Prescribing Habits Are Hard To Kick
KHN’s ‘What The Health’: Politics Heading Into 2020: Live From Aspen!
Julia Robinson for KHN
Bill of the Month
A Year After Spinal Surgery, A $94,031 Bill Feels Like A Back-Breaker
A service called neuromonitoring can cut the risk of nerve damage during delicate surgery. But some patients are receiving unexpected and large bills for the service.
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