Latest KFF Health News Stories
America Could Pick And Choose Best Parts Of Other Countries’ Health Care Systems
For example, the billing system in the United Kingdom is much simpler than in the U.S.
Releasing Patients From The Hospital Is A Judgment Call That Can Go Wrong
“Most of the time, it’s very complicated. You’re trying to make an assessment: Is the person going to a home? Is there family? Are they reliable? What was the specific reason they were brought in? Is that likely to occur again?” said Bea Grause, president of the New York statewide hospital and health system association HANYS. Meanwhile what happens when a patient wants to leave but the hospital says no?
A Broken Promise: The Fatal Crisis Of The Indian Health Service System
The agency that is supposed to provide care for Native Americans under U.S. treaties that date back generations is failing the people it’s supposed to serve.
Watchdog Claims Price Used Campaign Funds To Push For Cabinet Confirmation
Campaign-finance laws prohibit members of Congress from using their campaign funds for personal gain.
GOP’s Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Would Ripple Across The Country
From nursing homes to mental health services to private coverage, the changes proposed by Republicans to Medicaid would have wide-ranging effects.
The Wall Street Journal offers a deep dive on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Meanwhile, he says he’s considering a bipartisan solution if Republicans can’t get enough votes.
Will Republicans Switch From An Obamacare Repeal To An Obamacare Bailout?
With the Better Care Reconciliation Act’s prospects appearing dim, are there next steps? In other news on repeal efforts: what Americans want for health care is murky; a look at how the proposed bill would affect you; subsidies to help pay for coverage; the number of uninsured in the U.S. is climbing; and more.
Senator From Deep Red West Virginia Promises To Be Vote That Torpedoes Plan If Need Be
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s state of West Virginia relies heavily on Medicaid funding and has been hard hit by the opioid epidemic, both issues which would face threats from the Republican health care bill. Other senators over the past few days have spoken about the proposed bill as well. Media outlets offer a look at where they stand.
After The Recess, Doubts Over Health Plan Only Continue To Grow
The holiday break did little to shore up support for the Republican health care plan.
Senators Return From Break To Try To Tackle Health Care Before August Recess
They have three weeks before they’re scheduled to leave town again.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Viewpoints: Let Free Market Sort Out Health Care; GOP Should Start Again From Scratch
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Research Roundup: Safety-Net Hospitals, Spending Implications Of BCRA, End-Of-Life Care
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Media outlets report on news from Virginia, Oregon, Missouri, Washington, Minnesota, Illinois, California, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas and New Hampshire.
AnMed Health, a not-for-profit hospital system, agrees to pay $1.3 million to settle a federal lawsuit charging that the facility did not provide required treatment for patients with unstable psychiatric conditions in its emergency departments. Elsewhere, hospital news from Maryland, Texas and New York makes headlines.
It’s Becoming Harder To Treat Gonorrhea With Antibiotics As Bacteria Evolves
Today’s other public health stories cover cancer death rates in rural areas, dementia, tobacco use in movies, mental health of the homeless and traveler stress.
N.Y. Hospital Offers To Treat British Baby At Center Of Life-Support Battle In Europe
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center says it would admit Charlie Gard, an 11-month-old infant with a rare and fatal genetic disease, if allowed by law and if he can be transferred safely. European courts ruled that the baby could be removed from life support against the wishes of his parents.
Amount Of Opioids Prescribed In U.S. Is Falling, But That’s Where The Good News Ends
Scientists say there are still “too many people getting medicine at too high a level and for too long.”
Opana ER Maker To Withdraw Controversial Opioid Following Rare FDA Request
Pharmaceutical company Endo will voluntarily pull the painkiller, which is about twice as powerful as OxyContin, based on Food and Drug Administration concerns that the drug was too easy to abuse. Other news on the opioid public health crisis comes out of North Carolina, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
Medicare Beneficiaries In Observation Care May Face Surprise Hospital, Nursing Home Bills
A Modesto Bee article examines the costs for one woman. Also, KHN reports on problems with a Medicare program designed to help poorly performing nursing homes.
