A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say
By JoNel Aleccia
September 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
At least three promising antiviral treatments for covid-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.
Luego de enfrentar terribles cuentas médicas, familia decide cruzar la frontera para recibir atención
By Paula Andalo
April 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
La familia Fierro le debe a un hospital de Yuma, Arizona, más de $7,000 por dos situaciones médicas. Así que cuando uno de los hijos se dislocó el hombro, fueron a Mexicali, México. La atención fue rápida, buena y económica.
Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents
By Phil Galewitz
August 27, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data.
Científicos dicen que una píldora diaria para tratar covid estaría a meses de distancia
By JoNel Aleccia
September 24, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los medicamentos que se están investigando tendrían el potencial de interferir con la capacidad del virus para replicarse en las células humanas.
Despite Covid, Many Wealthy Hospitals Had a Banner Year With Federal Bailout
By Jordan Rau Christine Spolar
April 5, 2021
KFF Health News Original
As the crisis crushed smaller providers, some of the nation’s richest health systems thrived, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses after accepting huge grants for pandemic relief. But poorer hospitals — many serving rural and minority populations — got a smaller slice of the pie and limped through the year with deficits and a bleak fiscal future.
As Schools Spend Millions on Air Purifiers, Experts Warn of Overblown Claims and Harm to Children
By Lauren Weber Christina Jewett
May 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A KHN investigation found that more than 2,000 schools have spent millions of dollars for systems, lured by air purifier companies’ claims that experts say mislead or obscure the potential for harm from toxic ozone.
Business Is Booming for Dialysis Giant Fresenius. It Took a $137M Bailout Anyway.
By Jordan Rau Rachana Pradhan
August 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Half of the money the Trump administration gave dialysis companies was collected by Fresenius, an international juggernaut with a robust balance sheet, a KHN analysis has found.
Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries
By Samantha Young
July 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Unlike earlier in the year, most hospitals are not proactively canceling elective surgeries, even in some places seeing spikes in coronavirus patients.
In An Exchange About Coronavirus, Homeland Security Chief Gets Flu Mortality Rate Wrong
By Victoria Knight
March 2, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The Homeland Security secretary missed the mark with his estimate of the flu’s annual U.S. mortality rate.
Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
October 23, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Private insurance plans vary in coverage for compression garments, and some fall short of meeting patients’ needs. Although Medicaid programs cover some of these expenses, Medicare does not.
Shock, Rage Flare Over Trump’s ‘Reckless’ Tweet Downplaying COVID Danger
October 6, 2020
Morning Briefing
After spending three days in the hospital treated by an army of doctors and receiving cutting-edge care, President Donald Trump told Americans: “Don’t be afraid of Covid, Don’t let it dominate your life.” Doctors and scientists were aghast at the advice that counters all public health messaging about a disease that has killed over 202,000 Americans so far. Many families of victims voiced devastation over the president’s words.
Federal Experts’ Advice On HPV Vaccine Could Leave Adults Confused
By Michelle Andrews
August 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A federal advisory panel says people between ages 27 and 45 may benefit from the vaccine to fight the human papillomavirus. But some public health advocates worry that the advice doesn’t provide doctors and patients clear guidance about who in this large age group are good candidates for the vaccine.
Recomendación sobre la vacuna contra el VPH para adultos puede generar confusión
By Michelle Andrews
August 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
El virus del papiloma humano es la infección de transmisión sexual más común en los Estados Unidos; casi todas las personas sexualmente activas lo contraerán en algún momento.
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KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KFF Health News is one of the three major operating programs at KFF. KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation. KFF Health News reports on how the health […]
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.
Taken For A Ride? Ambulances Stick Patients With Surprise Bills
By Melissa Bailey
Photos by Heidi de Marco
November 27, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Public outrage over surprise medical bills prompted 21 states to pass consumer protection laws. But these laws largely ignore ambulance rides, which can leave patients stuck with hundreds or even thousands of dollars in bills.
Some GOP Voters Skittish On Full Repeal, Poll Finds
By Jordan Rau
December 1, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Trump backers expressed support for some of the health law’s consumer protections, such as allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26.
Faced With Unaffordable Drug Prices, Tens Of Millions Buy Medicine Outside U.S.
By Rachel Bluth
December 20, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Eight percent of those polled by the Kaiser Family Foundation say they have purchased medications outside of the U.S. to save money.
How To Make A Home Much More Friendly To Seniors Using Wheelchairs Or Walkers
By Judith Graham
January 26, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Experts say key steps can make a home much more accessible to seniors who can have trouble getting around in wheelchairs or walkers.
Millones de personas buscan medicamentos más baratos fuera de EE.UU.
By Rachel Bluth
December 23, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Por los altos precios de los medicamentos, millones de personas, en general respetuosas de la ley, han reaccionado cometiendo un acto ilegal: comprándolos fuera de los Estados Unidos.
