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Lauren Sausser

Lauren Sausser

South Carolina Correspondent at KFF Health News

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AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments

A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians, and researchers questioning Trump administration promises to curb an unpopular practice that has frustrated patients and their doctors.
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Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medica...

A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions.
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What Would a Nikki Haley Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s tenure in the Palmetto State — which overlapped with several tumultuous years of health care reform — and her recent comments offer clues to how her presidency might affect national health care policy.
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Hospitals' Use of Volunteer Staff Runs Risk of Skirting Labor Laws ...

Hospitals using volunteers is commonplace. But some labor experts argue that deploying unpaid workers to do work that benefits the organization’s bottom line lets for-profit hospitals skirt federal…
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Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinform...

As public health departments work on improving their message, the skepticism and mistrust often reserved for covid-19 vaccines now threaten other public health priorities, including flu shots and c…
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Mass Shootings Reopen the Debate Over Whether Crime Scene Photos Pr...

After almost every mass shooting, a debate is renewed over whether to publish the photos of the carnage the guns have inflicted.
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Wastewater Surveillance Has Become a Critical Covid Tracking Tool, ...

Dashboards that rely on positive covid test results reported to local health departments no longer paint a reliable picture of how covid is spreading in an area. Some experts say wastewater surveil…
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A Nearly Century-Old Maternity Home for Teens in the South Makes Pl...

Homes for pregnant girls may seem like a vestige of the past. But they still exist and, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on abortion, may become more necessary.
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Addressing the ‘Trust Factor’: South Carolina Researchers Tackle He...

A new genetic research project underway in South Carolina aims to reduce health disparities between Black and white residents — such as cancer and cardiovascular disease rates — that have long rank…
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‘Almost Like Malpractice’: To Shed Bias, Doctors Get Schooled to Lo...

Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are overweight or obese — terms that now apply to nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. The Association of America…
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Persistent Problem: High C-Section Rates Plague the South - Kaiser ...

Some U.S. states have reduced use of the procedure, including by sharing C-section data with doctors and hospitals. But change has proved difficult in the South, where women are generally less heal…
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Profit Strategy: Psychiatric Facilities Prioritize Out-of-State Kids

Nearly all psychiatric residential treatment centers for children in South Carolina operate as for-profit businesses — some backed by private equity — and many prioritize out-of-state kids because …