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KHN Investigation: The System Feds Rely On to Stop Repeat Health Fraud Is Broken
The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to…
Montana Health Department Seeks to Ax Board That Hears Public Assistance Appeals
Montana health officials are asking state lawmakers to eliminate a board that hears appeals from people who believe they were…
No-Bid Medicaid Contract for Kaiser Permanente Is Now California Law, but Key Details Are Missing
[Editor’s note: KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.] California lawmakers have approved a controversial no-bid statewide Medi-Cal contract for…
Watch: Going Beyond the Script of ‘The G Word’ and How Government Responds to Disease (Or Not)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lz2Ye_mg8x0%3Fversion%3D3%26%23038%3Brel%3D1%26%23038%3Bshowsearch%3D0%26%23038%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26%23038%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26%23038%3Bfs%3D1%26%23038%3Bhl%3Den-US%26%23038%3Bautohide%3D2%26%23038%3Bwmode%3Dtransparent KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal joined comedian Adam Conover to discuss his new Netflix series, “The G Word With Adam…
Tennessee Offers to Expand Dental Schools as Medicaid Coverage Stretches Need
More than 600,000 additional Medicaid patients in Tennessee may soon be covered with comprehensive dental benefits under a proposal by…
From Alabama to Utah, Efforts to Vaccinate Medicaid Enrollees Against Covid Run Into Obstacles
Medicaid enrollees continue to get vaccinated against covid at far lower rates than the general population despite vigorous outreach efforts…
Mandatory Vaccines for Health Care Workers Might Upend Nurses’ Training
Kaitlyn Hevner expects to complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in December.…
GSK Announces FDA Approval for Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in Adults with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps
29 July 2021 — GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nucala…
Analysis: Necessary or Not, Covid Booster Shots Are Probably on the Horizon
The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot to be effectively protected against…