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Mashup Score: 1Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’? - 1 year(s) ago
The full health risks of wearing apparel made with PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are still unknown. But states are taking action so clothing makers will remove them.
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Mashup Score: 5A Doctor’s Love Letter to ‘The People’s Hospital’ - 1 year(s) ago
Could a charity hospital founded by a crusading Dutch playwright, a group of Quakers, and a judge working undercover become a model for the U.S. health care system? In this episode of the podcast “…
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#NewOnKHN: What if we had a decent, publicly-funded health system — available to everybody, with or without insurance? We’ve got one, says @riconuila. It’s where he works. Learn about it in a new ep. of @armandalegshow w/ @danweissmann. https://t.co/UZDFk9yaNl
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A recent policy change in Minnesota promotes quick evaluations and care for people with substance use disorders. But because of gaps riddling rural treatment systems nationwide, the promise of swif…
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#NewOnKHN: Minnesota launched a process for low-income people to access addiction treatment sooner and from a provider of their choice. But rural residents aren’t yet experiencing the full promises of the process. 📝: @cnsaintlouis https://t.co/WaDn1N7td2
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At least eight states have implemented or are considering limits on what patients can be billed for the use of a hospital’s facilities even without having stepped foot in the building.
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#NewOnKHN: States are trying to ban facility fees, but that’s problematic for hospitals that don’t employ their own physicians. 📝: @MarkianHawryluk https://t.co/Xmk9g1d3EV
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Mashup Score: 1Readers and Tweeters Are Horrified by Harm Tied to Dental Device - 1 year(s) ago
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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#NewOnKHN: Readers and tweeters are horrified by harm tied to dental device. Curated by @terryism. https://t.co/H1YR4uaoew
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Mashup Score: 1In Texas, Medicaid Coverage Ends Soon After Childbirth. Will Lawmakers Allow More Time? - 1 year(s) ago
Pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage ends just two months after childbirth in Texas — some advocates and researchers say that cutoff contributes to maternal deaths and illnesses in the state.
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#NewOnKHN: Pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage ends just two months after childbirth in Texas — some advocates and researchers say that cutoff contributes to maternal deaths and illnesses in the state. 📝: @elenaiswriting https://t.co/YI8QvzYet4
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Spending the money effectively and equitably is a tall order for state and local governments, and a lack of transparency in the process is already leading to fears of misuse.
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#NewOnKHN: States are receiving $50B from companies accused of fueling the #opioidcrisis. Our new investigation, with Christine Minhee, found only 12 states have committed to detailed public reporting of how they spend it. 📝: @aneripattani https://t.co/JIWiCpcIwU
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Pharmaceutical companies have put the brakes on many states’ ability to execute prisoners using lethal injections. Lacking alternatives, states are trying to keep the public from learning details a…
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#NewOnKHN: It’s getting harder for states to get lethal injection drugs to kill those on death row. So states are concealing more key details of where they get them for prison executions. 📝: @renurayasam https://t.co/EPM0enLnpb
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Mashup Score: 6GOP Lawmaker Calls for Tracking Homeless Spending, Working With Democrats on Mental Health - 1 year(s) ago
Republican state Sen. Roger Niello wants to know whether taxpayers are getting their money’s worth before spending more. Yet the fiscal conservative from the suburbs of Sacramento sees opportunitie…
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#NewOnKHN: @GavinNewsom wants cities and counties to make better use of state #homelessness money, but Republican @RogerNiello says it’s the governor who must answer for how that money is being spent. #CALeg 📝: @ahartreports https://t.co/RyOTME7Xxz
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A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child’s name on the bill, not hers.
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#NewOnKHN: A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child’s name on the bill, not hers. 📝: @dchangmiami, KHN-@NPR #BilloftheMonth https://t.co/p39mgv3C7M
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#NewOnKHN: How concerned should consumers be about wearing clothing containing “forever chemicals”? Here’s what we know. 📝: @hnorms https://t.co/zEYimYF8MC