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A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine

By Judith Graham May 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A frank conversation with geriatrician and author Dr. Louise Aronson about medicine’s biased treatment of older adults and what needs to change.

Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein (And Not Overdo Protein Shakes)

By Judith Graham January 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Whether because of illness or inactivity, many seniors need to up their protein game to maintain strength and mobility.

Health Care Industry ‘Pays Tribute’ To California’s Influential Lawmakers

By Samantha Young December 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The leaders of California’s legislative health committees who wield power over state health policy have been showered with money from the health care sector, with drug companies, health plans, hospitals and doctors providing nearly 40 percent of their 2017-18 campaign funds.

Por qué los adultos mayores necesitan consumir más proteína

By Judith Graham January 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

La cantidad de proteínas, y las formas de consumirla, son distintas en las personas mayores. Su carencia impacta fuerte en su masa muscular.

Despite Red Flags At Surgery Centers, Overseers Award Gold Seals

By Christina Jewett September 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A decade ago, California stopped licensing surgery centers and then gave approval power to private accreditors that are commonly paid by the same centers they inspect. That system of oversight has created a troubling legacy of laxity, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds.

Avoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths

By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune September 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

No one tracks sepsis cases closely enough to know how often these severe infections turn fatal. But the toll — both human and financial — is enormous, finds an investigation by KHN and the Chicago Tribune.

Lost on the Frontline

By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.

Patients With Rare Diseases And Congress Square Off Over Orphan Drug Tax Credits

By Sarah Jane Tribble November 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The House and Senate want to reduce or eliminate federal tax credits for “orphan drugs” used to treat rare diseases, but patients are fighting against the plan.

As Care Shifts From Hospital To Home, Guarding Against Infection Falls To Families

By Melissa Bailey September 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Despite a lack of medical training, relatives increasingly are assigned complex, risky medical tasks at home, such as maintaining catheters. If done incorrectly, blood clots, infections, even death can result.

Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration is poised to grant states waivers that some critics say could change the shape of the program.

Want To Live Past 100? Centenarians Share Secrets Of Knee Bends And Nips Of Scotch

By Sharon Jayson March 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The ranks of 100-year-olds doubles every eight years, but researchers still puzzle over the ingredients of longevity.

Despite Advance Directive, Dementia Patient Denied Last Wish, Says Spouse

By JoNel Aleccia August 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Oregon court says Alzheimer’s patient Nora Harris must be spoon-fed. But her husband says she never wanted to live like this.

¿Quiere vivir 100 años y disfrutarlos? Estos centenarios comparten sus secretos

By Sharon Jayson March 29, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Estos hombres y mujeres pertenecen a un club muy especial: el de los centenarios. Qué creen ellos que hicieron bien en sus vidas para alcanzar esa meta, en excelente estado de salud.

Sin rechazar el Obamacare, Trump todavía puede desmantelar el Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Funcionarios de salud del presidente Donald Trump podrían diseñar una inscripción más baja, aprobando solicitudes de varios estados republicanos ansiosos por controlar los presupuestos del Medicaid.

A New Zika Threat Hovers As Summer’s Mosquitoes Get Bzzzzy

By Shefali Luthra and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez May 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Zika virus, which made its appearance in the U.S. last summer, is still not well understood, and federal and state officials are not sure what to expect this year.

How Millennials Win And Lose Under The GOP Health Bill

By Kristin Espeland Gourlay, RINPR March 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The cost of insurance could go down for people ages 26 to 29 under the GOP plan. But will they buy it without a mandate?

Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score 5 Stars In Medicare’s New Ratings

By Jordan Rau July 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Of the 102 hospitals that received a five-star rating, few are among the elite generally praised for great care.

Medicare Prepares To Go Forward With New Hospital Quality Ratings

By Jordan Rau July 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The government will soon give hospitals one to five stars to sum up their quality. Some safety hospitals and teaching hospitals won’t fare as well as other facilities.

Study Suggests Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Transplant Patients

By Michelle Andrews June 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Researchers report that performance standards set by federal health officials may have led to many patients being dropped from transplant lists without improving survival rates.

Obamacare Cash Helps Pay Texas’ Medicaid Bill

By Edgar Walters, Texas Tribune March 26, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A provision of the Affordable Care Act that covers some Medicaid administrative costs will help close a $338 million gap in the state’s Medicaid budget, even though Texas has declined to expand the health program for the poor.

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