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Washington, D.C. kffhealthnews.org Joined March 2009

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Companies are collecting then selling data from mobile devices when people visit hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. Michael Scaturro reports on this crack in medical privacy.
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kffhealthnews.org Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It - KFF Health... The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or...

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Abortion was on the ballot this year ... again. @jrovner told WAMU’s Health Hub how reproductive rights played a quiet but important role in Democrats’ midterm victories.
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kffhealthnews.org Healthcare Cuts Fuel Democrats' Election Blowout - KFF Health News Climbing healthcare costs drove a blue wave this election season. Julie Rovner, KFF Health News' chief Washington correspondent, breaks down the midterms and how the results could shape future...

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Democrats promised voters they’d lower their healthcare costs. Figuring out how will be tricky. And for candidates who campaigned on “Medicare for All,” turning a slogan into a reality will be an uphill battle.
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kffhealthnews.org Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight - KFF Health News Voter frustration with healthcare costs helped fuel the Democrats’ midterm takeover of Congress. But Democratic control doesn’t mean “Medicare for All” will follow, as some hoped.

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Hospital units treating critically ill kids are disappearing. Plus, many Americans say they’re feeling priced out of healthcare. Listen to this week's ‘KFF Health News Minute' ⤵️
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kffhealthnews.org Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’ - KFF Health News The "KFF Health News Minute" brings original healthcare and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.

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While Democrats won sweeping support in Tuesday’s midterms, the election was less straightforward for state ballot initiatives on abortion access and transgender issues, writes @besables.
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kffhealthnews.org Midterm Voters Split on Abortion and Trans Healthcare Ballot Questions - KFF Health News The nationwide blue wave in the midterm election didn’t necessarily carry over to ballot measures on abortion and transgender issues.