Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs
By Lauren Weber
November 14, 2022
KFF Health News Original
As the covid-19 pandemic raged, an independent nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hired an army of seasoned professionals to fill the gaps in the country’s public health system. Now, the money has largely run out, and state and local health departments are again without their expertise.
Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties
By Fred Schulte
November 14, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.
Journalists Tackle the Midterms and Open Enrollment
November 11, 2022
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
‘An Arm and a Leg’: No Money, No Job, No Health Care? Not Always.
By Dan Weissmann
November 11, 2022
KFF Health News Original
For many Americans, it’s open enrollment season for 2023 health insurance. One listener asked: If you don’t have a job and are too old to be on your parents’ plan, does it make sense to rely on charity care? This episode breaks it all down.
‘Impending Intergenerational Crisis’: Americans With Disabilities Lack Long-Term Care Plans
By Sam Whitehead
November 11, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Many Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities do not have long-term plans for when family members can no longer care for them. Families, researchers, and advocates worry that has set the stage for a crisis in which people with disabilities could end up living in institutional settings.
Fentanilo en la escuela secundaria: una comunidad de Texas se enfrenta al mortal opioide
By Colleen DeGuzman
November 10, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Desde julio, cuatro estudiantes del Distrito Escolar Independiente Consolidado de Hays, al sur de Austin, han muerto por sobredosis de fentanilo.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Midterm Shake-Up
November 10, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Election night went better than expected for Democrats. Although they could still lose control of one or both houses of Congress, the predicted “red wave” for Republicans failed to materialize. Meanwhile, voters in both red and blue states approved ballot measures to protect abortion rights. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Carolee Lee, the former jewelry magnate, about her efforts to boost gender equity in medical research.
Por qué algunos estados quieren garantizar Medicaid para los niños desde que nacen hasta los 6 años
By Phil Galewitz
November 10, 2022
KFF Health News Original
La posibilidad de inscribir a los niños en Medicaid, desde que nacen hasta los 6 años, de manera continua y sin papeleo, ayudaría, entre otras cosas, a prevenir las brechas de cobertura.
Abortion Bans Shine Spotlight On What Exactly Gestational Age Means
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
A report in Stat notes that the gestational age of a fetus could mean abortion is legal in one state, but illegal in another — yet it’s not an absolute. Also: in South Carolina, efforts to pass a stricter abortion ban failed Wednesday, and abortions in Illinois reportedly increased after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Research Roundup: Covid; Autism; Monkeypox; Chronic Wound Treatment
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
North Carolina Republican Lawmakers Push Medicaid Expansion To 2023
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
Meanwhile, in South Dakota, voters approved Medicaid expansion but a KHN report notes that as in other conservative states, exactly when and how politicians and administrators will move forward with the process is unclear. Other news is from Colorado, Idaho, California, Texas, and elsewhere.
Duration Of Addiction Treatment Shorter For Black, Hispanic Patients: Study
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
New data published in JAMA Psychiatry show that when Black and Hispanic patients are prescribed buprenorphine, the typical duration is shorter than for white patients. In other news, a different study shows relaxed prostate cancer screening guidelines may preferentially serve white patients.
Study Shows Meditation May Work As Well As Standard Anxiety Drug
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
A study into the impact of mindfulness meditation on anxiety, compared with taking the generic version of the drug Lexapro, finds that an eight-week intensive program of meditation worked equally well. Separately, Eli Lilly was ordered to pay $176.5 million to Teva Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement issues.
Blood Made In A Lab Was Just Injected Into People For The First Time
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
The trial could be a major advance for people living with blood disorders. Cells used were grown from stem cells taken from adult donor blood. Also: Infantile Pompe disease, young life scientists leaving academia, and more.
CDC Says Listeria Outbreak In 6 States Linked To Deli Meats, Cheeses
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
The outbreak killed 1 person and sickened more than a dozen others from April 2021 to September 2022. In other updates, the World Health Organization says the number of global monkeypox cases rose slightly last week.
Worldwide Covid Deaths Down 90% In Last 9 Months: WHO
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
With 10,000 deaths a week due to covid still reported globally, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges continued vigilance, while saying: “We have come a long way, and this is definitely cause for optimism.”
Morning Briefing for Thursday, November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
Thursday’s roundup covers the midterms elections, abortion, covid deaths, Medicaid expansion, listeria, anxiety, addiction, and more.
High Turnout By Abortion Rights Supporters Swayed The Midterms
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
Political prognosticators anticipated a Republican “red wave” in this week’s midterm elections. Instead, the known results were far more mixed due in large part to voters who back abortion access. Congressional balance of power is still up in the air.
First Edition: Nov. 10, 2022
November 10, 2022
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Note to readers: KHN’s First Edition is off Friday in honor of Veterans Day. Look for it in your inbox Monday.