Vaccine-or-Test Requirements Increase Work and Costs for Governments
By Amanda Michelle Gomez Phil Galewitz
November 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
But state and local officials embrace the requirement because it creates a safer workplace while allowing employees to continue working.
A Title Fight Pits Physician Assistants Against Doctors
By Jordan Rau
December 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Physician assistants are pushing to be renamed “physician associates,” complaining their title is belittling and doesn’t convey what they do. “We don’t assist,” they insist. Doctors’ groups fear there’s more than just a name in play.
California Moves on Climate Change, but Rejects Aggressive Cuts to Greenhouse Emissions
By Samantha Young
September 23, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Drought, wildfires, extreme heat: California lawmakers cast climate change as the culprit in an emerging series of public health threats, setting aside billions to help communities respond. But they stopped short of more aggressively reducing the state’s share of the greenhouse emissions warming the planet.
Spurred by Pandemic, Little Shell Tribe Fast-Tracks Its Health Service Debut
By Katheryn Houghton
February 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
As the newest federally recognized tribe, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is starting from scratch to deliver health care to members. While covid-19 has been devastating, it has sped up the tribe’s ability to build a clinic. Yet, lacking a reservation, the tribe faces challenges reaching its scattered members.
Fear and Loathing as Colleges Face Another Season of Red Ink
By Mark Kreidler
December 7, 2020
KFF Health News Original
When campuses stay open, COVID infections spread widely, and sometimes kill. But by closing dorms and dining halls, scores of smaller schools face finances so ruinous they could be fatal for their institutions.
Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction
By Giles Bruce
July 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The coronavirus has forced drug rehabilitation centers to scale back operations or temporarily close, leaving people who have another potentially deadly disease — addiction — with fewer opportunities for help.
In Search of the Shot
February 25, 2021
KFF Health News Original
KHN readers detail their frustrations and successes as they hunt for a scarce covid-19 vaccine.
Watch: High Cost Of Insulin Sends Americans To Canada To Stock Up
By Sarah Varney
July 10, 2019
KFF Health News Original
KHN, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin — and the trend’s deadly consequences. The price in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, prompting some patients and activists to travel to Canada, where insulin can be 90% cheaper.
Cancer’s Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls
By Anna Gorman
February 27, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Carol Marley has pancreatic cancer — and dealing with its financial toll has become her full-time job.
Health Insurance Costs Crushing Many People Who Don’t Get Federal Subsidies
By Steven Findlay
December 14, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The rising costs of premiums, deductibles and copayments have driven millions who don’t get a subsidy to drop their coverage or turn to cheaper, less comprehensive — and sometimes inadequate — insurance.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ What’s Next For The VA?
April 26, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss the collapse of the nomination of White House physician Ronny Jackson to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. They also discuss new bipartisan congressional efforts to address the opioid epidemic. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite health policy stories of the week.
Infection Lapses Rampant In Nursing Homes But Punishment Is Rare
By Jordan Rau
Photos by Heidi de Marco
December 22, 2017
KFF Health News Original
A Kaiser Health News analysis of federal inspection records shows that nursing home inspectors labeled mistakes in infection control as serious for only 161 of the 12,056 homes they have cited since 2014.
Fighting HIV In Miami, One Dirty Needle At A Time
By Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald
August 10, 2016
KFF Health News Original
A Miami doctor spent five years working to pass a needle exchange law for Miami-Dade County that he hopes will reduce HIV and other infections. The doctor’s battle inspired a patient who was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from a shared needle.
California Sees Housing As Significant Investment In Health Care
By Anna Gorman
June 3, 2015
KFF Health News Original
The state is proposing to use federal Medicaid dollars to usher ill homeless people into housing, arguing the policy saves taxpayers money.
Obamacare Ruling Could Kill Coverage For 413,000 In Georgia
By Misty Williams, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 17, 2015
KFF Health News Original
No tax credit means no health insurance at all for tens of thousands of Georgians.
ACOs Saving Some Money, But Medicare Is Short On Details
By Jenny Gold
January 31, 2014
KFF Health News Original
Accountable care organizations are saving some money, though what exactly that means is still unclear. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday that overall, provider groups involved in Medicare ACO programs saved a total of $380 million in the first year. Sounds like a lot of money, but CMS declined to explain which […]
With Three Weeks Left, Consumers Fear They May End Up Without Health Coverage On New Year’s Day
By Jordan Rau
December 2, 2013
KFF Health News Original
Insurance marketplace malfunctions have left some eager consumers in limbo as deadline to enroll nears. “I’m praying to God,” one says.
Advocates Urge More Government Oversight Of Medicaid Managed Care
By Jenni Bergal
July 5, 2013
KFF Health News Original
The health law’s expansion of Medicaid is putting a spotlight on how regulators monitor the performance of privately-run plans.
Table: Caring for Migrant Farmworkers
June 6, 2012
KFF Health News Original
Details about the 156 health centers that get federal funds to provide primary care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers regardless of immigration status.
The Wealth Of Children’s Hospitals
September 25, 2011
KFF Health News Original
Details on revenues, spending and total assets of 39 children’s hospitals from around the country.
