‘Rock Star’ Navigator On Mission To Clear Health Insurance Hurdles For Vietnamese
By Charlotte Huff
December 5, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In Texas, the uninsured rate among Vietnamese immigrants is nearly double the national rate. Navigators there are working to reverse that.
Sickle Cell Patients, Families And Doctors Face A ‘Fight For Everything’
By Jenny Gold
December 27, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Premature death, a dearth of treatments, mistreatment in emergency rooms and a woeful lack of funding are just a few of the problems confronting people with sickle cell disease.
Expertos elaboran nuevas recomendaciones para la detección del cáncer cervical
By Michelle Andrews
September 15, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Un panel de expertos en prevención dice que las mujeres deberían alternar las pruebas de Papanicolau y VPH, en vez de hacerse las dos a la vez.
Patients With Mental Disorders Get Half Of All Opioid Prescriptions
By Vickie Connor
June 26, 2017
KFF Health News Original
A study finds that nearly 19 percent of people with mental illnesses use prescription drugs, while only 5 percent of other people do.
Jump-Starting Hard Conversations As The End Nears
By Kellen Browning
July 25, 2017
KFF Health News Original
An end-of life-planning website can encourage patients to tackle that difficult topic before they become too ill to communicate, according to a new study. But they may be more likely to make concrete plans with help from a doctor or social worker.
Medicaid Pulling Some Funding For Oklahoma Teaching Hospitals
December 18, 2017
Morning Briefing
At stake is $115 million in physician training funds. News outlets also report on Medicaid developments in South Carolina and Illinois.
Segregated Living Linked To Higher Blood Pressure Among Blacks
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
May 15, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Blood pressure for African-Americans who moved permanently out of segregated areas into medium-segregation locations decreased on average nearly 4 points while those who went to low-segregation locales dropped almost 6 points, a 25-year study finds.
Drugmakers Dramatically Boosted Lobbying Spending In Trump’s First Quarter
By Sydney Lupkin
April 21, 2017
KFF Health News Original
With high drug prices creating widespread controversy, top pharmaceutical companies and their trade group vastly increased their lobbying spending on Capitol Hill.
States Brace For Loss Of Millions Of Dollars If Congress Fails To Act On Children’s Health Insurance Program
November 29, 2017
Morning Briefing
Wisconsin could lose as much as $115 million a year that provides health coverage to about 118,000 children in the state. Meanwhile, in Texas, congressional inaction would result in the termination of coverage for nearly a half a million kids.
Obama’s Challenge To GOP: Show Me Your Plan Before Repealing Mine
By Julie Rovner
January 6, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In an interview and written commentary, the president comes out swinging about Republicans’ plans to delay a health law replacement, if they repeal the current law. That strategy, he said, “is, simply put, irresponsible.”
Vowing To Jettison Obamacare, Republicans Face Immediate Resistance And Risks
By Julie Rovner
January 3, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Republicans agree that they want to get rid of President Barack Obama’s signature achievement, but replacement strategies will be a heavy lift.
Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
By Jordan Rau
December 21, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Medicare reduced payments to 769 hospitals in the program, punishing facilities that have high rates of patient injuries, including infections, blood clots, falls and bed sores. This year, federal officials also added the prevalence of two dangerous bacteria.
Six U.S. Senators Confronting Trump’s HHS Cabinet Pick Own Health Care Stocks, Too
By Sydney Lupkin
January 18, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Donald Trump’s pick to run HHS has been under fire for trading health care stocks but at least six senators at his confirmation hearings also own such stocks.
In California, Planned Parenthood Girds For Potentially Grim Future Under Trump
By Anna Gorman
December 5, 2016
KFF Health News Original
The CEO of the group’s state organization, Kathy Kneer, says private donations can’t cover the potential loss of federal money for reproductive health services.
Critics Of Medicare’s Overall Hospital Star Rating Push For Changes
By Jordan Rau
May 18, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Federal officials delayed the release of the ratings after the hospital industry and members of Congress objected to the formula, saying it worked against hospitals that take the patients that are the toughest to treat.
We’ve Hit Our Lifespan Ceiling As Humans, Scientists Say
October 6, 2016
Morning Briefing
A new study claims that humans’ biological limit on how long our lives can reach is 115 years.
Fix For VA Health Snarls Veterans And Doctors In New Bureaucracy
By Quil Lawrence, NPR News Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio Michael Tomsic, WFAE
May 16, 2016
KFF Health News Original
A program that was supposed to help veterans see doctors closer to home more quickly is not fulfilling its promise.
Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.
By Emily Bazar
April 4, 2016
KFF Health News Original
New law applies state’s low-income health care program to children in the U.S. illegally.
Medi-Cal se expande para los niños inmigrantes. Así es como funciona
By Emily Bazar
April 12, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Entrará en vigencia una nueva ley del programa estatal de cuidado de salud de bajos ingresos para los niños en EE.UU. sin papeles.
Teenagers Exposed To E-Cigarette Ads More Likely To Partake, CDC Finds
April 26, 2016
Morning Briefing
An increase in e-cigarettes usage among the younger generation correlates with the rise in spending on e-cigarette advertisements to $115 million in 2014. Elsewhere, The Baltimore Sun shines a light on the vaping culture and those who support it.
