NEWS: It's not just abortion. Democrats seek to make the GOP pay for all threats to reproductive health care, such as IVF -- even when Republicans disavow them. Samantha Liss takes a look at the Senate race in Missouri.

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This is crazy. A major feature of becoming a new parent in the US is joy, sleepless nights, diapers...and bills/medical debt . Maybe this should be a part of birthing classes. @kffhealthnews Noam Levey NPR kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

NEW: An Indiana company that made the controversial AGGA dental device did not investigate multiple complaints alleging the device was harming patients.

Brett Kelman of KFF Health News & AnnaWernerCBS of CBS News report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

Larry and Debbie Bax vote Republican most of the time. But abortion has made them single-issue voters who say they won’t back Sen. Josh Hawley’s reelection bid this fall.

Uncertainty has bled into the world of medical education, forcing some new doctors to factor state abortion laws into their decisions about where to begin their careers.

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.Bram Sable-Smith uncovers a surprising gray area in medicine: whether bullets should be removed.

James Lemons, one of the wounded, with a bullet still lodged in his leg, asked:

“Why wouldn’t you take it out if you could?”
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'I can't afford to miss any work. I can't afford to miss any pay because I already work paycheck to paycheck.'

Catch Zach Dyer's latest on Marketplace:

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NEW: Lucas Kunce, a Missouri Democrat, is trying to pin reproductive care restrictions on Sen. Josh Hawley, betting it boosts his chances to unseat the incumbent this fall.

Samantha Liss reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

In key races across the country, Democrats are branding their Republican rivals as threats to women’s health after a broad erosion of reproductive rights. Will it work in November? Samantha Liss reports from Missouri for KFF Health News & CBS News. ⤵️

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We're thrilled to be a 2024 finalist for the #Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, for our joint investigation with Cox Media Group on Social Security overpayments: pulitzer.org/finalists/kff-…

Congrats to David Hilzenrath, Jodie Fleischer and everyone involved.

A stomach-churning story on futile treatments for TMJ:

“I feel like Mr. Potato Head.'

A bill that has cleared the MO House & is awaiting a Senate hearing would exempt health insurance plans offered by the Missouri Farm Bureau from federal regulations established by the Affordable Care Act.

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Mercy Health is building a 75-bed hospital in Wentzville to the tune of $650 million, citing a population boom in St. Louis’ far western suburbs.

The latest by St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem.

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Congratulations KFF Health News and Cox Media Group, who received the 2024 Goldsmith Awards’ inaugural Government Reporting Prize via Shorenstein Center for their joint reporting on Social Security overpayments in the 'Overpayment Outrage” series: bit.ly/4cCPmJb

Right-wing candidates defeated in school board elections across St. Louis area Tuesday night 'in a sweeping rebuke of right-wing efforts to gain control of local school boards.'

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A St. Louis aldermanic committee voted this week to advance a bill that would that would use federal money to pay some residents' unpaid medical bills.

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As emergency room waits climb at Ballad Health hospitals, a bill to stop creation of more state-sponsored hospital monopolies failed in a House subcommittee as GOP lawmakers derailed it, writes Sam Stockard.
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Hospitals are charging unsuspecting patients 'facility fees' for routine medical care, raising the price of healthcare by hundreds of dollars on.wsj.com/43vzQKS on.wsj.com/43vzQKS