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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Voters Will Get Their Say on Multiple Health Issues

Abortion isn’t the only health issue voters will be asked to decide in state ballot questions next month. Proposals about medical debt, Medicaid expansion, and whether health care should be a right are on ballots in various states. Meanwhile, the latest lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act has expanded to cover all preventive care. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more.

Oct. 27, 2022

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Montana Backs Away From Innovative Hospital Payment Model. Other States Are Watching.

Montana has been a national model for how employers could gain control and transparency over medical bills. Upcoming changes to its model have health care price experts wondering whether the state is making improvements or losing focus.

By Katheryn Houghton

Oct. 27, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Readers and Tweeters Take Positions on Sleep Apnea Treatment

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Oct. 27, 2022

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Employers Are Concerned About Covering Workers’ Mental Health Needs, Survey Finds

Nearly half of large employers report that increasing numbers of their workers were using mental health services, according to a KFF annual employer survey. Yet almost a third of those employers said their health plan’s network didn’t have enough behavioral health care providers for employees to have timely access to the care they need.

By Michelle Andrews

Oct. 27, 2022

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Patients for Profit: How Private Equity Hijacked Health Care

How Private Equity Is Investing in Health Care: A Video Primer

Investors are putting money into everything from emergency room obstetrics units and dermatology practices to nursing homes and hospice care — from cradle to grave.

By Hannah Norman and Oona Zenda

Oct. 26, 2022

Bill Of The Month

$38,398 for a Single Shot of a Very Old Cancer Drug

Lupron, a drug patented half a century ago, treats advanced prostate cancer. It’s sold to physicians for $260 in the U.K. and administered at no charge. Why are U.S. hospitals — which may pay nearly as little for the drug — charging so much more to administer it?

By Arthur Allen

Oct. 26, 2022

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States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

Colorado, Florida, and Idaho are the latest states to opt out of a survey that tracks concerning behaviors in high school students. Officials cite low participation and state laws that require parental permission. But some advocates say dwindling state participation is an “enormous loss” that will make it harder to track signs of poor mental health — like drug and alcohol misuse and suicidal ideation — among teens.

By Daniel Chang

Oct. 26, 2022

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Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds.

A North Carolina state treasurer’s report found hospitals give conflicting information about whether they profit from Medicare patients. Experts said the findings are significant because they suggest the federal government has failed to closely watch the billions of dollars in tax breaks that nonprofit hospitals have received.

By Fred Clasen-Kelly

Oct. 25, 2022

A photo shows a crowd of female protesters. One holds a sign that reads, "Hands off my body."

An Abortion Rights Question on the California Ballot Revives the Debate Over ‘Viability’

California voters will decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to explicitly protect abortion rights. But there is disagreement over whether the proposal, Proposition 1, would merely enshrine existing rights or expand them.

By April Dembosky, KQED

Oct. 25, 2022

Dr. Bhavin Shah, who wears a dress shirt and tie, stands beside his wife, Sunita Kalsariya, who wears a black cardigan over a white patterned shirt. They are in an office room next to a window, and look towards the camera.

A Billing Expert Saved Big After Finding an Incorrect Charge in Her Husband’s ER Bill

A medical billing specialist investigated her husband’s ER bill. Her sleuthing took over a year but knocked thousands of dollars off the hospital’s charges — and provides a playbook for other consumers.

By Bram Sable-Smith

Oct. 25, 2022

A photo shows a demonstration of a human composting vessel, a horizontal chamber filled with wood chips and other biodegradable materials.

KHN On Air

Listen: How Does Human Composting Work?

California Healthline’s Bernard J. Wolfson went on the air to explain a new California law that will allow people to have their bodies reduced to compost after death, an alternative to the traditional-but-toxic methods of cremation and burial.

Oct. 24, 2022

A digital illustration in watercolor and pencil. It is a nighttime scene. The artwork shows an off-shore oil rig, drawn in bright red pencil, out at sea. The water is dark black with hints of reflection from a full moon overhead. In the center of the image there are two Louisiana brown pelicans. One is taking flight, highlighted by the gold light of the moon. The other bird, which has its wings tightly closed, appears somewhat ghostly, drawn in red pencil over a black silhouette.

For the Houma People, Displacement Looms With Every Storm

The Houma, an Indigenous tribe, has seen much of its Gulf Coast community washed away by rising sea levels and dangerous storms. Its leaders say the tribe’s lack of federal recognition makes it harder to keep rebuilding.

By Emmarie Huetteman

Oct. 24, 2022

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Drivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America

Public transit is already insufficient in rural areas, leaving residents with few options as they travel greater distances to access health care. But older residents who depend on volunteer drivers to get them to appointments face another challenge: The number of those volunteers is declining.

By Christina Saint Louis

Oct. 24, 2022

A photo shows Mattie Ruffin chanting with other protesters outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Some hold signs that read, "Fair wages."

Labor Tries City-by-City Push in California for $25 Minimum Wage at Private Medical Facilities

Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West is testing the waters on a $25 minimum wage for support staff at health care facilities in Southern California. Opposition from hospitals and health facilities is driving an expensive battle.

By Rachel Bluth

Oct. 21, 2022

A photo shows staff from the Brownsville Independent School District participating in an active shooter drill.

Texas Revamps ‘Active-Shooter’ Drills at K-12 Schools to Minimize Trauma

School lockdown drills are designed to prepare students for violent threats. But for some students, especially those with special needs, the drills can trigger or exacerbate mental health problems. Texas is taking a step toward balancing safety and mental health with new regulations around how the drills are conducted. “If some kids are coming away traumatized or we’re magnifying existing trauma, we’re not moving in the right direction,” one expert says.

By Renuka Rayasam and Colleen DeGuzman

Oct. 21, 2022

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Postcard From Michigan

Awaiting Voters’ Decision on Abortion, When Medicine and Politics Collide

As Michigan and several other states await voters’ verdicts on ballot measures about abortion, the providers, patients, and activists on both sides strategize their next steps.

By Andrea King Collier

Oct. 21, 2022

Podcast

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Hits the Road to Sell Democrats’ Record

With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, President Joe Biden has taken to the road to convince voters that he and congressional Democrats have delivered for them during two years in power. Among the health issues highlighted by the administration this week are pandemic preparedness and the availability of over-the-counter hearing aids. The president also promised to sign a bill codifying the abortion protections of Roe v. Wade if Democrats maintain control of the House and Senate — even though it’s a long shot that there will be enough votes for that. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Oct. 20, 2022

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5 Things to Know About Montana’s ‘Born Alive’ Ballot Initiative

A ballot measure that seeks to protect infants following failed abortions would impose stiff penalties on health care providers in Montana.

By Matt Volz

Oct. 20, 2022

A woman stands by a window wearing a dark blue sweatshirt with the words "Mom of My Mom" on it.

Family Caregivers Find Support on #dementia TikTok

The TikTok hashtag "dementia" has billions of views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public

Oct. 20, 2022

A photo shows a doctor showing an elderly patient with glasses information on a tablet screen.

Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients

Veterans Affairs’ electronic health records aren’t friendly to blind- and low-vision users, whether they’re patients or employees. It’s a microcosm of America’s health care system.

By Darius Tahir

Oct. 20, 2022

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