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Across the state of Maine, the number of prescriptions for painkillers is dropping. But some patients who have chronic pain say they need high doses of the medication to be able to function.

Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions

Maine is among a handful of states putting limits on the painkiller dose that doctors can prescribe a patient. Some doctors and patients say the law is helping, while others say it goes too far.

One health insurance startup charges patients extra for procedures not covered by their basic health plan. The out-of-pocket cost for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy might range from $900 to $3,000 extra, while a lumbar spine fusion could range from $5,000 to $10,000.

Some 'Cheaper' Health Plans Have Surprising Costs

Well-known insurers are selling new sorts of health plans outside the Affordable Care Act exchanges that may sound cheaper but aren't necessarily. Some, for example, charge extra for common surgeries.

Some 'Cheaper' Health Plans Have Surprising Costs

Well-known insurers are selling new sorts of health plans outside the Affordable Care Act exchanges that may sound cheaper but aren't necessarily. Some, for example, charge extra for common surgeries.

People relax on a bridge in Berlin. An estimated 10,000 Israelis have moved to the German capital in the past decade or so, leaving an imprint on the city of more than 3.5 million.

Thousands Of Israelis Now Call Berlin Home And Make Their Cultural Mark

Berlin's buzzing food scene, its fine cultural offerings and its real estate boom all have the imprint of the city's burgeoning Israeli community.

Liz Moreno thought she was done paying for her back surgery in 2015. But a $17,850 bill for a urine test showed up nine months later. Her father, Paul Davis, a retired doctor from Ohio, settled with the lab company for $5,000 in order to protect his daughter's credit history.

How A Urine Test After Back Surgery Triggered A $17,850 Bill

A few months after surgery for a painful spinal disk, a woman's doctor asked her for a sample of urine during a follow-up visit. The routine request turned into a financial nightmare.

A large home that survived last week's wildfire sits by the burned ruins of another nearby home, on Monday in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Lighter Winds Aid Firefighters Working To Contain California Blazes

Officials say they are increasingly optimistic that the fires are gradually being extinguished, with two of the largest about 70 percent contained.

How A Urine Test After Back Surgery Triggered A $17,850 Bill

A few months after surgery for a painful spinal disk, a woman's doctor asked her for a sample of urine during a follow-up visit. The routine request turned into a financial nightmare.

Pakistani family members of victims visit a police training center in Quetta, Pakistan, on Tuesday after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosive vests in an hourslong siege of the academy. Scores of people were killed, mostly young police cadets.

More Than 60 Killed In Attack On Police Academy In Pakistan

Most of the victims were young police cadets, NPR's Philip Reeves report. Gunmen stormed a dormitory at night, opened fire and detonated suicide vests. More than 100 people were injured in the attack.

NPR Music's 100 Favorite Songs Of 2016 (So Far)

Listen to a mix of 100 songs we couldn't stop listening to, and couldn't wait to share.

Trump Administration Seeks To Take Gray Wolf Off Endangered Species List

The acting secretary of the interior says the gray wolf's recovery is a "great conservation success." But conservation groups say that without protections, wolf numbers will plummet.

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