Health Care Costs

This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). The leaders of Pathway Church on the outskirts of Wichita, Kan., had no clue that the $22,000 they already had on hand for Easter would have such impact. The nondenominational suburban congregation of about 3,800 had set out only to […]

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KHN correspondent Rachel Bluth appeared on “PBS NewsHour Weekend” to talk with host Megan Thompson about the continuing problem of surprise medical bills and how the issue is playing on Capitol Hill. Bluth’s interview begins around the 10-minute, 55-second mark. For more information about medical bills, check out KHN-NPR’s “Bill of the Month” series. Related […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Claire Haas and her husband are at a health insurance crossroads. If they were single, each would qualify for a federal tax credit to help reduce the cost of their health insurance premiums. As a married couple, they get zip. “We talk about getting […]

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This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). In April 2018, 9-year-old Christian Bolling was hiking with his parents and sister in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, near their home in Roanoke. While climbing some boulders, he lost his footing and fell down a rocky 20-foot drop, fracturing both bones […]

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Spinal surgery made it possible for Liv Cannon to plant her first vegetable garden. “It’s a lot of bending over and lifting the wheelbarrow and putting stakes in the ground,” the 26-year-old said as she surveyed the tomatillos, cherry tomatoes and […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). With the first Democratic debates a week away, health care is the top issue the party’s voters say they want candidates to address, according to a poll released Tuesday. But what they mean by that varies widely. Nearly 9 out of 10 Democrats or […]

This story is part of a partnership that includes KUT, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). Texas is now among more than a dozen states that have cracked down on the practice of surprise medical billing. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed legislation Friday shielding patients from […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Two years, 16 hearings and one massive bipartisan package of legislation later, a key Senate committee says it is ready to start marking up a bill next week designed to contain health care costs. But it might not be easy since lawmakers and stakeholders […]