Rachel Bluth

Rachel Bluth is a congressional reporter for Kaiser Health News. Follow her on Twitter: @RachelHBluth.

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Environment & Health

Doulas Push Back Against California’s Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates

It's time for Medicaid to pay for doulas -- and pay them fairly, say birth workers and their advocates.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

March 16, 2022

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Environment & Health

COVID Tests Are in Short Supply, Especially in Hot Spots

The problem is mostly in the South and Midwest, where Delta variant-driven infections are proliferating the fastest.

By: Phil Galewitz ,; Rachel Bluth ,; Rae Ellen Bichell ,; KaiserHealthNews

August 10, 2021

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Politics & Elections

Nursing Home Residents Already Faced Voting Barriers. COVID Has Made It Worse.

Older Americans face challenges this election, as some states prohibit nursing homes from helping with ballots.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

October 18, 2020

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Environment & Health

Legislation on Surprise Medical Bills Gains Momentum in Congress

2020 is fast approaching, and polls consistently show that health care costs are a high-priority issue for voters.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

December 18, 2019

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Reproductive Rights

Medicaid Tweak Might Offer Means to Improve US Reproductive Health

The U.S. is one of only three countries where deaths related to pregnancy and birth are on the rise.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

November 18, 2019

News

Environment & Health

Equity Firms and Venture Capitalists Lobby to Save Surprise Medical Bills

Investors buy up many large physician-staffing companies and drive up profits by staying out of insurance networks.

By: Rachel Bluth &; Emmarie Huetteman ,; KaiserHealthNews

September 12, 2019

News

Environment & Health

Senators Release Plan to Lower Health Costs, End Surprise Bills

The draft legislation targets nearly every area of the health care industry for reform.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

May 24, 2019

Politics & Elections

As an Investor in Biotech Stock, Republican Chris Collins May Have Overshared

New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins has been charged with violating insider trading laws.

By: Jay Hancock ,; Emily Kopp ,; Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

August 10, 2018

News Analysis

Doctors Warm to Single-Payer Health Care

A majority of physicians are moving to support single-payer, a new survey finds.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

August 21, 2017

News Analysis

Price Transparency in Medicine Faces Stiff Opposition From Hospitals and Doctors

Political and business forces are opposing a common-sense solution to rein in high health care costs for patients: Let patients see prices.

By: Rachel Bluth ,; KaiserHealthNews

July 31, 2017

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