Expanden los recursos para las personas mayores que viven solas
By Judith Graham
December 9, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Todos estos recursos abordan la necesidad de estos adultos mayores de relacionarse con otras personas, evitar el aislamiento y prepararse para un futuro en el que podrían tener menos energía, más problemas de salud y necesitar más ayuda.
Journalists Dig Into Vaccine Debate and America’s Obesity Rates
December 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Dental Nightmares
December 6, 2024
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Featured articles More Articles From the Project Credits Reporters Brett KelmanAnna Werner Producers Eric HarkleroadLydia ZurawOona TempestLynne ShallcrossDavid Hicks Editors John HillkirkKelly Johnson
Georgia Said It Would Fix Care for the Disabled Years Ago. It’s Still Not Done.
By Sam Whitehead
December 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
In recent decades, the Justice Department has sued several states for unnecessarily confining people with disabilities in places such as state psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and segregated workspaces. Such treatment violates a key part of the Americans With Disabilities Act — as affirmed in the 1999 Olmstead decision from the Supreme Court: that people with […]
Oklahoma Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Classify Abortion As A Felony
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, Michigan moves to safeguard women’s health data; Ohio takes steps to protect sedated patients; Florida rejects children’s health insurance program; and more.
A Whopping 364 Whooping Cough Cases Plagued US Thanksgiving Week
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Although the holiday pertussis surge is the worst the U.S. has seen since 2010, officials note it “is now returning to pre-pandemic trends.” Meanwhile, as flu season gets underway, the antiviral drug oseltamivir is showing promise as a lifesaving treatment for influenza A.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on brain health, dirty water, blindness, comfort dogs, and more.
Morning Briefing for Friday, December 6, 2024
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Vaccinations, reaction to UnitedHealth exec’s killing, anesthesia coverage, Trump’s health agency picks, obesity, medical training, and more
CEO’s Slaying Lays Bare The Disdain People Feel About Insurance Industry
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Social media lit up with comments like “thoughts and deductibles” in the days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in New York, exposing Americans’ frustration with health insurers that determine the breadth of care and coverage patients can receive.
High-Level Execs Scramble For More Protection After Thompson’s Slaying
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Phones have been “ringing off the hook” at Allied Universal, which provides security services for many Fortune 500 companies, The New York Times reported. Plus: Updates on the hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer.
Anthem Blue Cross Reverses Anesthesia Coverage Policy After Outcry
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
The insurance provider is dropping a proposed policy update that would have limited anesthesia coverage to an estimated time for a procedure. Meanwhile, Medical Economics reports that health care costs for businesses are increasing at a rate not seen in years.
FDA Needs More Authority And Funds From Congress To Curb Obesity Trend
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
On Thursday, senators decried the FDA’s lack of action on obesity and diabetes. Commissioner Robert Califf argued that the FDA needs more assistance to get things done. Meanwhile, only under President Joe Biden has the FDA begun to regulate lab-developed tests, Stat reports.
Trainee Doctors At Mass General Brigham Protest Over Exploitation
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
An estimated 400 doctors protested Thursday, claiming the raises promised by MGB failed to keep up with inflation, while the CEO’s salary jumped nearly 12% in last year alone. Also, Iowa’s physician-to-patient ratio is one of the worst in the country and is expected to get worse.
First Edition: Friday, Dec. 6, 2024
December 6, 2024
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch
By Arthur Allen
December 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Inoculation campaigns that protect children and adults from dangerous diseases rely on a delicate web of state and federal laws and programs. If senior officials cast doubt on vaccine safety, the whole system might collapse, especially in red states.
Six Years Into an Appalachia Hospital Monopoly, Patients Are Fearful and Furious
By Brett Kelman
December 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Ballad Health, with the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the nation, has failed for years to meet many quality-of-care goals, leaving some patients afraid of their local hospitals but with no other nearby options.
Por qué el sarampión, la tos ferina y otras enfermedades graves podrían resurgir con RFK Jr.
By Arthur Allen
December 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Expertos afirman que una confluencia de factores podría causar el resurgimiento de epidemias mortales de enfermedades como el sarampión, la tos ferina y la meningitis, o incluso de polio.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Colorful Cast Could Lead Key Health Agencies
December 5, 2024
Podcast
President-elect Donald Trump has made his choices to fill some top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services. They include controversial figures who were vocal critics of the Biden administration’s handling of the covid pandemic and have proposed sweeping changes to the agencies they would lead. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard its first two health-related cases of the term, challenging a Tennessee law barring transgender medical care for minors and, separately, challenging the FDA’s handling of e-cigarettes. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University and Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Bram Sable-Smith, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-Washington Post Well+Being “Bill of the Month” feature, about an emergency room bill for a visit that didn’t get past the waiting room.
Trump Taps Fiserv’s Frank Bisignano To Head Social Security Administration
December 5, 2024
Morning Briefing
Also in the news: a spotlight on Pete Hegseth’s history with alcohol, a look at what could happen to Texas’ Medicaid program under the new administration, and more.
