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Most people have problems with their health insurance but like it anyway

Most Americans have run into trouble using their health insurance in the past year, but the majority still like their coverage, a new report has found.Some 58% of insured adults have had at least one problem in the past year, according to a survey from KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation, released on Thursday.

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Voters Rejected Montana's Anti-Abortion Referendum. Here's What it Means

Voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have declared an embryo or fetus a legal person entitled to medical care if they are born alive at any stage of development, including after attempted abortions.Montana was one of five states with abortion-related ballot measures on Tuesday, and was the only one left unresolved.

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Anxiety journaling: South Florida's newest way of coping with stress

With distress levels high in the wake of the pandemic, anxiety journals are the hot new tool for coping with stress.Florida's college and high school students are using them.So are professors and teachers.Even anxious parents and caregivers are turning to journaling to process their emotions."Anxiety journals help you track your mood, your symptoms and make you more self-aware," said Orlando Gonzalez, a licensed mental health counselor who led a webinar on Anxiety Journaling in May for faculty at the University of Miami.

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How safe is the abortion pill compared with other common drugs

A federal judge in Texas holds a hearing Wednesday morning in a lawsuit seeking to block access to mifepristone nationwide, the first drug in the medication abortion process.Data analyzed by CNN shows mifepristone is even safer than some common, low-risk prescription drugs, including penicillin and Viagra.

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A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

Brenna Kearney plays with her daughter, Joey, at home in Chicago.When Kearney was pregnant, she developed a rare type of preeclampsia and had to undergo an emergency cesarean section.Joey was discharged after a 36-day stay in the NICU.Taylor Glascock for KHN Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.

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When gun violence ends young lives, these men prepare the graves

A special section called "Baby Land" at Sunset Gardens of Memory cemetery in Millstadt, Illinois, was created for the graves of children.Jocelyn Belt MILLSTADT, Ill.It was a late Friday afternoon when a team of men approached a tiny pink casket.One wiped his brow.Another stepped away to smoke a cigarette.

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Opinion | The New Etiquette of Kids and Coughs

My younger daughter and I both had the flu a few weeks ago.It seemed inevitable that my household wouldn't escape the 2022 tripledemic the end-of-year collision of flu, R.S.V. and Covid-19.Around the time that we got sick, in my kids' large public school there were even more maladies swimming around: In my 6-year-old's class there were confirmed cases of strep and hand, foot and mouth, along with some good old-fashioned colds.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois health insurers propose price increases for Affordable Care Act exchange plans

Illinois residents who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchange will likely see prices rise for next year - in some cases by double digit percentages.

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Here's how the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency affects you

After more than three years, the Covid-19 public health emergency in the US is finally ending on Thursday.While many Americans may not initially notice the sunsetting of the declaration, they are likely to feel it if they come down with Covid-19 or suspect they might have it.They could have to start paying for testing and treatment that they've grown used to being free during the pandemic.

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Millions could lose Medicaid coverage starting April 1

WASHINGTON Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their coverage on April 1 under the $1.7 trillion spending package cleared by Congress.The legislation will sunset a requirement of the COVID-19 public health emergency that prohibited states from booting people off Medicaid.

Los Angeles Times

Roe vs. Wade reversal could affect millions of Latinas, UCLA study finds

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs Wade could make it more challenging over time for more than 5 million Latinas to access abortions, according to a new report.Researchers said in a report released last week by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute that millions of Latinas of child-bearing age live in states with strict anti-abortion policies, making them vulnerable to being disproportionately affected.

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Yes, Pfizer is planning to increase the cost of its COVID-19 vaccine by as much as 400%

Pfizer is one of two companies offering an updated COVID-19 vaccine booster for the BA.5 omicron subvariant this fall.The shots are currently paid for by the federal government and are available free of charge, regardless of a person's health insurance status.Now, in late October, some people on social media are claiming that Pfizer is planning to raise the cost of its COVID-19 shot by 400%.

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Abortion Bans Are a Top Issue for Democratic Voters This Midterm, Poll Shows

Half of voters say the Supreme Court's decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month's midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF.

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GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal

The Republican chair of the House Budget Committee put forth roughly $780 billion in proposed spending cuts.From left, Representatives Jodey Arrington, Kevin Brady, and Chip Roy walk down the House steps on May 20, 2021.Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Republicans on the House Budget Committee offered a preview Wednesday of the programs they're looking to cut or overhaul as part of any agreement to lift the debt ceiling, a target list that includes food aid for low-income families, climate justice and electric vehicle funding, student debt relief, and Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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GOP Senator Plans to Force Vote to End COVID National Emergency Declaration

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) says he plans to force a vote to end the national emergency declaration relating to COVID-19, even as hundreds of Americans die from the virus each day.

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FDA Considers Major Shift in COVID Vaccine Strategy | KQED

The agency notes that if a more dangerous COVID variant were to emerge, it might reconsider the vaccine strain at other times of the year on an "as-needed and emergent basis."Some immunologists and vaccine researchers say simplifying the process along the lines of the flu vaccine is appropriate at this point in the pandemic.

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Two Teenagers Are Shot in the Bronx, One Fatally

Two teenage boys were shot in the Bronx on Thursday night, one fatally, the police said.The boys, 15 and 16, were leaving a Police Activity League center, which offers youth development activities, in Longwood at around 9 p.m. when shots started to ring out, according to the police.The older boy, who was shot in the leg, was listed in stable condition, the police said.

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Moderna will likely increase its COVID-19 vaccine price once government supply ends

AUSTIN, Texas The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a COVID-19 vaccine for everyone six months or older.Currently, the U.S. government pays for the vaccines.A viewer heard one drug manufacturer may raise the price more than $100.Is it true that Moderna will be raising the price of the COVID-19 vaccine?

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Voters in Deep Red South Dakota Approve Medicaid Expansion

Defying their right-wing political leaders, South Dakota voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to expand the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, a move that will extend public health insurance coverage to around 45,000 low-income people.With Tuesday's vote, which currently sits at 56% in favor of the amendment and 44% against, South Dakota is set to become the seventh state to expand Medicaid through a ballot measure, keeping the undefeated streak for Medicaid initiatives intact.

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Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine list price could be $130 per dose once government contracts end

Drugmaker Pfizer said Friday that as government contracts come to an end, possibly by early next year, its Covid-19 vaccine will be sold for $110 to $130 per dose.

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About the CNN/KFF Mental Health Survey

The CNN/KFF Mental Health Survey is a joint project of CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation designed to assess Americans' outlook on mental health and mental health care in the US today.

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How medication abortion works and what the end of Roe v. Wade could mean for it

Containers of mifepristone and misoprostol medications used to end a pregnancy sit on a table inside of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, Ill.

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Explainer-Can Pill Prescriptions Overcome U.S. State Abortion Bans? - Towleroad Gay News

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Even when IVF is covered by insurance, high bills, surprises and hassles abound

Oona Tempest/Kaiser Health News After years of trying to have a baby without success, Brenna Kaminski and her husband, Joshua Pritt, decided to try in vitro fertilization.

Nytimes

Monkeypox, Explained

The viral disease monkeypox is spreading around the world.So far, there are more than 6,300 known cases in the U.S., almost entirely among gay and bisexual men.

Nytimes

Relief for Parents

After months of delays, children under 5 are set to get vaccines next week.

The F.D.A. and the C.D.C. are expected to clear Moderna's and Pfizer's vaccines for young children in the next few days.

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Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal

Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took effect July 1, but consumer use of the data may have to wait until private firms synthesize it.

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CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months

Distribution of the vaccinations younger children has started across the country

AUSTIN, Texas - Children above five years old have been able to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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