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Treating opioid addiction with Suboxone is easier. Will doctors get on board? : Shots

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Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The patient, whose first name is Kim, says buprenorphine has helped her stay off heroin and avoid an overdose for nearly 20 years. Jesse Costa for KHN hide caption toggle caption Jesse Costa for …

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Protections against surprise billing didn’t stop a huge hospital bill. Why not? : Shots

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Danielle Laskey at her home just outside Seattle, with her infant son. Before giving birth, Laskey experienced a serious pregnancy complication and was admitted for a seven-week hospital stay, plus a follow-up postpartum procedure. Ryan Henriksen /KHN hide caption toggle caption Ryan Henriksen /KHN Danielle Laskey at her home just outside Seattle, with her infant …

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Are doctors in Texas afraid to say ‘abortion?’ : Shots

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Lauren Miller, of Dallas, Texas, says that her state’s abortion laws added to the stress and turmoil her family faced after one of her twins was diagnosed with a fatal condition in utero. Nitashia Johnson for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nitashia Johnson for NPR Lauren Miller, of Dallas, Texas, says that her state’s abortion …

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Medicaid clawbacks collect $700M a year from poor and middle-class Americans : Shots

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Jen Coghlan outside the home where she grew up in Perry, Iowa. Her father, Henry Ruhl, plans to leave the house to her, but Coghlan expects she’ll have to sell it after he dies to settle a $226,611 from Medicaid for the care of her mother, who died in 2022. Coghlan says the family didn’t …

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