Enlarge this image Older adults who are in Medicare Advantage and are dissatisfied with their plans can make a switch until March…
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Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?
by Sarah Jane Tribble December 18, 2023Enlarge this image Dr. Zita Magloire, a family medicine physician, says providing care to mothers before, during, and after pregnancy is “just…
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Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that’s a huge problem
by Sarah Jane Tribble October 17, 2023Enlarge this image Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. Hospital leaders say that Medicare Advantage pays slowly…
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A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care
by Sarah Jane Tribble October 5, 2023Enlarge this image DocGo, a New York-based medical company, has partnered with Dollar General to test whether patients will use urgent and…
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He visited the U.S. for his daughter’s wedding — and left with a $42,000 medical bill
by Sarah Jane Tribble May 23, 2023Enlarge this image After emergency surgery, an American expatriate with Swiss insurance now carries the baggage of a five-figure bill. Aria Konishi/KFF…
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This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico’s pregnant moms. Will it end?
by Sarah Jane Tribble May 13, 2023Enlarge this image Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally funded rural maternity…
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Richer Medicare Payments For Rural Hospitals Could Come At Urban Centers’ Expense
by Sarah Jane Tribble May 31, 2019Enlarge this image A proposed change in a formula for Medicare payments could help rural hospitals but would mean less money for…
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Why The U.S. Remains The Most Expensive Market For ‘Biologic’ Drugs In The World
by Sarah Jane Tribble December 19, 2018Enlarge this image Susie Christoff tried several drugs to cope with her painful psoriatic arthritis before finding Cosentyx worked the best. The…
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