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A monthly round-up of KFF Health News' original coverage on health care coverage and costs. Not a subscriber? Sign Up Thursday, February 29, 2024 Visit KFF Health News for the latest headlines Health Care Costs BILL OF THE MONTH Without Medicare Part B's Shield, Patient's Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight   (LISA KRANTZ FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS ) By Tony Leys Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care, said her daughter, Alicia Wieberg. "She was the kind of person who didn't go to the doctor for anything." That ended last year, w...

Examine the data on abortion coverage in large employer-sponsored health plans. View in browser Since Dobbs, Few Large Firms Have Changed Their Plan's Abortion Coverage Policy  Note: The headline has been corrected to accurately reflect the survey respondent type.   According to an analysis of responses to KFF's Employer Health Benefits Survey in 2023, relatively few (8%) large firms (with 200 or more workers) offering health benefits report reducing or expanding coverage for abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with th...