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Published: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
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Written by Kaiser Health News
Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals are required to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers. That’s a lot more information than was previously required, which was only the posting of “chargemasters” — the hospital-generated list prices that few consumers or health plans actually pay.
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Published: Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020
After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time to reset, pay attention to your mental health and develop some healthy ways to manage the pressures going forward.
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Published: Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020
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Written by Kaiser Health News
There are already signs that distribution of the COVID vaccines will be messy, confusing and chaotic.
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Published: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
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Written by Art Shotwell
Dramatic flames illuminated the nighttime sky Tuesday night as fire destroyed a long-abandoned Anacortes home.
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Published: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
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Written by Kaiser Health News
A long-debated measure to stop doctors, hospitals and other health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance will gain congressional approval as part of the sweeping government spending package.
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Published: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
The electoral votes have confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election. The presidential electors gave Biden 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump’s 232 votes. Biden also recorded a solid lead of over 7 million in the popular vote.