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Repeal & Replace Watch

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Back To Health Crunch Come September

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the continuing efforts in Congress to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, upcoming open enrollment for individual insurance and Congress’ long health care to-do list for September.

Aug. 24, 2017

Charlottesville Postmortem: Why People Join Hate Groups

Unhappy childhood experiences can drive people to join white supremacist groups, studies have found.

By Sharon Jayson

Aug. 24, 2017

REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH

Will GOP Pay A Price For Trying To Take Health Care Benefits From Voters?

Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand what’s at stake — in a way they didn’t a few months ago.

By Michael McAuliff and Lisa Gillespie, WFPL

Aug. 24, 2017

‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost

A genetically altered cancer drug, based on CAR T-cell therapies, could be a big success with leukemia patients but at a staggering cost.

By Liz Szabo

Aug. 23, 2017

Dying At Home In An Opioid Crisis: Hospices Grapple With Stolen Meds

As more patients receive hospice care at home, some of the powerful, addictive drugs they’re prescribed are ending up in the wrong hands.

By Melissa Bailey

Aug. 22, 2017

Oregon, Texas Are Latest States To Put Down Markers On Abortion Coverage

The governors of both states signed abortion legislation last week. Texas will restrict insurance coverage while Oregon will require that it be covered.

By Michelle Andrews

Aug. 22, 2017

Home Visits Help New Parents Overcome Tough Histories, Raise Healthy Children

A program that provides $400 million in federal funding for the visits expires next month. Advocates and providers hope it will be reauthorized with a higher level of funding — but some worry that might not happen.

By Anna Gorman

Aug. 21, 2017

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

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

By JoNel Aleccia

Aug. 21, 2017

Too Few Patients Follow The Adage: You Better Shop Around

Three-quarters of participants in a newly released study said they did not know of resources for comparing health care costs, while half said that if a website were available to provide such information, they would use it.

By Michelle Andrews

Aug. 18, 2017

Opioid Crisis Strains Foster Care System; Programs Aim To Keep Kids With Mom

One Kentucky program is eyed by other jurisdictions as a way to get addicted parents into recovery and help them care for their children at home.

By Shefali Luthra

Aug. 18, 2017

Medicare Unveils ‘Skeletal’ Site For Hospice Comparison Shopping

This is the first federal website designed to help families choose a hospice, but experts aren’t impressed.

By Melissa Bailey

Aug. 18, 2017

Gun Sellers Join Forces To Curb Suicide-By-Firearm, Rampant In Rural Areas

New research suggests that efforts to address climbing rates of rural suicide must focus on safe access to firearms. State-based coalitions are attempting just that.

By Shefali Luthra

Aug. 17, 2017

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Why Is It So Difficult To Control Drug Prices?

In this episode of “What the Health?” Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the recent extension of cost-sharing subsidies for millions of low-income beneficiaries on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces and the state of play on Capitol Hill and in the states concerning initiatives to lower prescription drug costs.

Aug. 17, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Often Missing In The Health Care Debate: Women’s Voices

When leaders in Washington discuss the future of American health care, women are not always in the room. Here, nine women share their personal stories, fears and hopes.

By Anna Gorman and Jenny Gold

Aug. 17, 2017

Doctors Warm To Single-Payer Health Care

Growing numbers of physicians say they support a single-payer health care system, a 180-degree turn in opinion over a decade.

By Rachel Bluth

Aug. 16, 2017

CBO: Killing Cost-Sharing Subsidies Would Hike Silver Plan Premiums And Deficit

The change would not be expected to have much long-term effect on the number of uninsured people. But it could cause a shift in which plans are popular with marketplace customers.

By Phil Galewitz

Aug. 15, 2017

Insurers Can Bend Out-Of-Network Rules For Patients Who Need Specific Doctors

Individuals who require very specialized care for their health are advised to make their case when a plan doesn’t cover their doctor.

By Michelle Andrews

Aug. 15, 2017

End-Of-Life Advice: More Than 500,000 Chat On Medicare’s Dime

In the first year of payments for advance-care planning sessions, once decried as ”death panels,“ use is higher than expected, new data show.

By JoNel Aleccia

Aug. 14, 2017

Climbing Cost Of Decades-Old Drugs Threatens To Break Medicaid Bank

Medicaid spent billions more in 2016 than the year before on decades-old prescription drugs, including many generics, a Kaiser Health News data analysis shows.

By Sydney Lupkin

Aug. 14, 2017