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What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists.
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Kaiser mental health workers enter week 4 of strike
Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities are in their fourth week of striking amid contract talks and allegations of a “broken” system of care. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 at 4:00 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2024.
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Millions at risk of losing health insurance following Trump's victory
Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.
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Four big things the winners of Congress will have to tackle in 2025
Whichever party wins control of the House and Senate must decide how to handle a slew of consequential policy matters.
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DACA recipients now eligible for Covered California
The state estimates about 40,000 DACA recipients will be eligible for coverage. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
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Cover California open enrollment begins, extending eligibility to DACA recipients for first time
Open enrollment for Covered California began Friday as the state encouraged Californians to sign up or renew a health insurance plan through Jan. 31, 2025.
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DACA recipients are able to sign up for Obamacare for the first time
Starting Friday, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients can get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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Obamacare enrollment opens as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.
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Toddler's backyard snakebite bills totaled more than a quarter million dollars
Lindsay Pfeffer was in the backyard with her children when her son was bitten by a rattlesnake and needed antivenom medicine. Then the bills came.
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They're middle-class and insured. Childbirth still left them with crippling debt.
Some families with private insurance have been left behind by the major health care reforms of the last few years, putting them at risk of high medical bills after having babies.
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Walmart will start delivering prescriptions to customers' doorsteps as CVS and Walgreens struggle
Walmart will start delivering medications in six states, but it plans to offer prescription delivery in nearly every state by the end of January.
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Hundreds of dialysis caregivers go on strike across California
Nearly 900 dialysis caregivers went on strike on Monday at various care clinics across California, including San Diego, reports NBC 7’s Todd Strain.
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Health care costs hit a post-pandemic high. These moves during open enrollment can help
As open enrollment kicks off, employees should weigh what their employer is offering in the way of benefits and what it will cost.
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Surging demand leaves many without crucial diabetes and ADHD medications
For many patients, these medications have been life changing, or even lifesaving. Getting their hands on them, however, can be another experience entirely.
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Out of Stock: Examining America's drug shortage crisis
From life-saving cancer treatments to common antibiotics, over 300 medications are currently in short supply.
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Don't fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social media
Dentists say unlicensed practitioners offering cheap dental veneers are putting patients at risk.
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US ranks last in health care compared with nine other high-income countries, report finds
The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, according a report by The Commonwealth Fund on Thursday.
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US ranks last in health care compared with nine other high-income countries, report finds
People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths, despite spending much more on health care.
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‘Making peoples' lives hell': When he couldn't pay for cancer treatment, the hospital sued
In North Carolina, a state hard hit by the national crisis of medical debt, Terry Belk has spent 20 years struggling to get free of “this … anvil I’m dragging around.”
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Yes, you should challenge that medical bill
Notice something odd on a medical bill? Don’t let it slide.