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Kaiser Health News

Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

By Kaiser Health News | 12:01 pm | July 21, 2016
Researchers in California regularly use a database to search for trends, confirm potential cancer clusters and identify disparities in screening and outcomes.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:52 am | July 21, 2016
As a congressman, Pence was an early advocate for defunding Planned Parenthood.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:10 am | July 19, 2016
Health systems in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Texas are establishing small facilities with robust outpatient services to target specific regions.
By Kaiser Health News | 03:13 pm | June 21, 2016
More and more organizations are harnessing kiosks as a venue for less expensive and more accessible care but it remains unclear whether they can achieve similar results with existing personal devices. 
By Kaiser Health News | 03:51 pm | June 20, 2016
The organization praised the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment for its successes in treating combat casualties under difficult conditions while virtually eliminating preventable deaths.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:44 am | May 25, 2016
Struggling with long wait times, the Veterans Affairs Health Care System is trying something new: a partnership with the CVS Pharmacy chain to offer urgent care services to more than 65,000 veterans.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:11 am | May 23, 2016
An experimental program called Independence at Home saved an average of $13,600 per patient during its first year. 
By Kaiser Health News | 11:22 am | May 16, 2016
Long-term care, out-of-pocket spending, and even dental care are among the challenges that America faces in the next few years but Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are not saying nearly enough about their intentions in those areas. 
By Kaiser Health News | 10:42 am | May 16, 2016
Veterans are still waiting to see a doctor.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:08 am | May 11, 2016
By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Lacee Badgley, the mother of a seven-year-old, works full time as an insurance adjuster.