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Federal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers’ Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won’t want to sign up.
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“Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KFF Health News newsroom to the airwaves each week.
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The U.S. is among few countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. But more states are onboard, and it may be on the ballot in others.
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In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a precision medicine initiative that would later be known as the All of Us program. The research, now well underway at the National Institutes of Health, aims to analyze the DNA of at least 1 million people across the United States to build a diverse health database. The key word there is “diverse.” So […]
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Mashup Score: 0Biden Team’s Tightrope: Reining In Rogue Obamacare Agents Without Slowing Enrollment - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
Federal regulators face a growing challenge — how to prevent rogue health insurance agents from switching unknowing consumers’ Obamacare coverage without making the enrollment process so cumbersome that enrollment declines.
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Mashup Score: 4The Painful Pandemic Lessons Mandy Cohen Carries to the CDC - 2 day(s) ago
Mandy Cohen, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, earned praise for her leadership and communication as the face of North Carolina’s response to covid-19. People in t…
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Just outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to “Baby Land.” The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.
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Mashup Score: 32024 NABJ Salute to Excellence Nominees Announced - 2 day(s) ago
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has announced its nominees for the 2024 Salute to Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced during a gala at […]
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A decade after Congress told the FDA to expedite the approval of more effective sunscreens, the federal government still has not approved sunscreen ingredients that are safely being used around the world. Meanwhile, skin cancer is the nation’s most common cancer.
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Mashup Score: 5Amgen Plows Ahead With Costly, Highly Toxic Cancer Dosing Despite FDA Challenge - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
The FDA told Amgen to test whether a quarter-dose of its lung cancer drug worked as well as the amount recommended on the product label. It did and with fewer side effects. But Amgen is sticking to the higher dose — which earns it an additional $180,000 a year per patient.
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Efforts by rogue health insurance agents to switch ACA policyholders out of their chosen coverage to grab commissions pose a dilemma for federal regulators. @Julie_appleby reports for KFF Health News & @NPR: https://t.co/sREjekvyn0