Brett Kelman is a Health Care Reporter at KFF Health News. He specializes in topics related to health and wellness, medicine, and healthcare, with a focus on issues such as the coronavirus, FDA regulations, and legal matters in Tennessee. Brett's work has been featured in prominent outlets including CNN, Yahoo News, and the Boston Herald.
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Brett Kelman's reporting focuses on evolving health and education stories, with a particular emphasis on legal policy regulation and government announcements. His coverage frequently includes topics such as dental devices, TMJ, sleep apnea, patient harm, Medicaid, hospital mergers, COVID vaccine waivers, FDA investigation, and lawsuits.
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By: Anna Werner, Brett Kelman
Dentists warn that some are pulling healthy, savable teeth in order to go with implants, a more expensive option.
By: Anna Werner, Brett Kelman
Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed.
By: Brett Kelman, Molly Castle
Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn't doing well.
By: Brett Kelman
Ballad Health, with the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the nation, has failed for years to meet many quality-of-care goals, leaving some patients afraid of their local hospitals but with no other nearby options.
By: Brett Kelman
Ballad Health has failed to meet quality-of-care goals, leaving some patients afraid of their local hospitals but with no other options near.
By: Anna Werner
Private equity ownership is pushing profit over preserving natural teeth, say some critics.
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept alive by a ventilator and blood pump, according to his medical records. His wife, Katherine Qualls, said his doctors offered little h...
By: Brett Kelman
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized
By: Brett Kelman
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized
By: Brett Kelman
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized
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