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  • A monitor reminds commuters to wear a mask at a Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. In a historic year that marked a rapid plunge into bear market territory and a swift recovery into the bull zone, high-flying technology stocks and electric-vehicle pioneer Tesla Inc. were standout trades. Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergHealth

    How public health ads that incite fear can backfire

    By Eric Berger and Kaiser Health News
  • KIEV, UKRAINE – 2019/02/14: A pack of Philip Morris International Inc. Marlboro Red cigarettes seen in a Tobacco Store. (Photo by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Health

    Big Tobacco stands down as Colorado and Oregon hike cigarette taxes

    By Vignesh Ramachandran and Kaiser Health News
  • Senior adult man gets prescription medicines out of his medicine cabinet. Close up of hands and pills.Health

    Seniors face steep drug costs as Congress stalls on capping Medicare out-of-pockets

    By Harris Meyer and Kaiser Health News
  • A young woman lying on bed.Health

    Worker advocates push to extend COVID-related emergency paid leave program

    By Steven Findlay and Kaiser Health News
  • Kent Thiry, former CEO of the dialysis giant DaVita, has given at least $5.9 million to Colorado ballot measures since 2011, according to a KHN review of Colorado campaign finance data. (Rachel Woolf for KHN)Health

    This health care magnate wants to fix democracy, starting in Colorado

    By Rae Ellen Bichell and Kaiser Health News
  • Stethoscope with US dollar notesHealth

    Trump rule gives small companies a new way to help workers buy health insurance

    By Michelle Andrews and Kaiser Health News
  • Trump administration and drug prices transparencyHealth

    New Trump administration rule directs insurers to reveal what they pay for prescriptions

    By Harris Meyer and Kaiser Health News
  • KHN-Opioid NY Tax-GettyImages-517243208Health

    Patients struggle to access prescription opioids after New York tax drives away suppliers

    By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya and Kaiser Health News
  • Doctor and radial pulse at hospitalHealth

    Many workers who lost their jobs due to COVID need help finding health coverage

    By Steven Findlay and Kaiser Health News
  • Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks on protecting Americas seniors from the COVID-19 pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 30, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    Medicare will fine half of U.S. hospitals for readmitting too many patients pre-COVID

    By Jordan Rau and Kaiser Health News
  • A $200 debit card won’t put a dent in seniors’ drug costsHealth

    A $200 debit card won’t put a dent in seniors’ drug costs

    By Harris Meyer and Kaiser Health News
  • KHN-COVID19 Violations-Employees FiredHealth

    Workers are getting fired and penalized for reporting COVID safety violations

    By Michelle Andrews and Kaiser Health News
  • Miami Beach, dental x-rays, December 18, 2018<br /> image number:<br /> 1177460061<br /> Jeff Greenberg— Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesHealth

    Teledentistry is filling a cavity left by the pandemic, but some caution it can’t replace in-person visits

    By Eric Berger and Kaiser Health News
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    The COVID economic downturn is testing the promise of the ACA safety net

    By Steven Findlay and Kaiser Health News
  • KHN-Virtual Medical ScribesHealth

    Time-crunched doctors are relying on remote-working scribes to take notes via video call

    By Sarah Kwon and Kaiser Health News