Latest KFF Health News Stories
Minnesota Residents Should Shop For Insurance Early To Avoid Enrollment Caps
Insurance analysts warn that some plans could fill up in a matter of weeks. In other regional insurance news, some Missouri companies are dropping domestic partner coverage, saying they are no longer necessary as same-sex couples can now legally wed.
Obama Urges Fixes To Signature Legislation: It Isn’t Perfect — But ‘No Law Is’
The president spoke of the law’s successes while also urging lawmakers and governors to make the changes necessary to make it better. “When one of these companies comes out with a new smartphone and it had a few bugs, what do they do? They fix it,” he said. “You don’t say, well, we’re repealing smartphones.”
En un estado diverso, médicos latinos de California impulsan por más de ellos mismos
Los latinos representan el 40 por ciento de la población de California, pero hay pocos doctores hispanos. Un grupo de profesionales busca cambiar esta realidad.
First Edition: October 21, 2016
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
California’s Latino Doctors Push For More Of Their Own
More than one-third of the state’s Latino physicians plan to retire within the next 10 years, according to a new survey.
Long-Term, Reversible Contraception Gains Traction With Young Women
Implants and intrauterine devices are endorsed by pediatricians, OB-GYNs and health officials as a way to help girls and women space their pregnancies and reduce the risk of having a premature baby.
To Curb Unintended Pregnancy, States Turn To IUDs — In The Delivery Room
States are contemplating whether access to IUD through post-delivery procedures could be an important step in curbing unintended pregnancies.
Researchers Unlock Mystery Of How Zika Spreads In Human Cells
Zika virus infection changes both viral and human RNA, affecting the body’s immune response, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
California Man Dies After Apparent Failure Of Artificial Heart Compressor
The FDA confirms it is looking into more than one problem with the compressor, which is used to power patients’ artificial hearts.
Viewpoints: Why Medicare Should Negotiate Drug Prices; What About That Cadillac Tax?
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Longer Looks: A Zika Experiment; Making Vaccines; The Big Soda Battle
Each week, KHN’s Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Outlets report on health news from California, Massachusetts, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Louisiana and Washington.
Washington State Gets Approval From CMS To Overhaul Medicaid Program
State officials sought out the waiver as a way to help address Washington’s ballooning Medicaid population.
A Cure For The Common Cold? It May Not Be Impossible After All
Martin Moore, a virologist, has come up with a vaccine that has shown promising results in monkeys. And he’s not the only one working on what was previously thought of as “just not possible.” Meanwhile, in an age where editing genes will become the norm, scientists try to untangle basic questions about whether babies’ DNA should be adjusted.
Vt. Governor Wants To Limit Opioids Prescriptions Based On Expected Severity, Duration Of Pain
“We didn’t have a heroin crisis in America before OxyContin was approved and started being handed out like candy,” Gov. Peter Shumlin, whose state has been particularly hard hit, said when talking about the proposed regulations. Media outlets also report on the epidemic out of New York, Delaware and North Carolina.
Millions Of Americans Not Getting Mental Health Treatment They Need, Report Finds
The rates are particularly bad among children and adolescents — 80 percent of whom get either insufficient treatment or none at all.
STD Rates Are Spiking And Experts Are Pointing Fingers At Budget Cuts, Dating Apps
Syphilis cases increased by 19 percent, gonorrhea by nearly 13 percent, and chlamydia by nearly 6 percent compared with 2014.
Much Of Touted VA ‘Shakeup’ Post-Scandal Came From Within Agency
All but eight of the new Veterans Affairs’ clinic directors worked for the agency already.
CDC: Children Under 14 Only Need Two Doses Of HPV Vaccine
Those aged 15 through 26 should continue to receive three doses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Don’t Expect A Price War Between J&J, Pfizer Over Arthritis Treatment
Pfizer’s plans to sell a biosimilar version of Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster drug aren’t going to move the price of it in the market.