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Timeline: History Of Blocking Regulation Of Electronic Health Records

November 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Over the past decade, government efforts to create a national system to track and analyze deaths, injuries and other adverse incidents linked to electronic health records repeatedly have failed amid opposition from the technology industry and its supporters in Congress.

Dialysis Patients Panic As Financial ‘Life Raft’ Becomes Unmoored

By Ana B. Ibarra November 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

An organization that helps nearly 4,000 California dialysis patients pay for their insurance is threatening to cut off aid in January because of a new law that is expected to reduce dialysis industry profits. Patients fear they won’t be able to afford their life-saving treatment.

The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?

By JoNel Aleccia July 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although racial minorities, older people and those with underlying medical conditions are most at risk from COVID-19, they’ve historically been the least likely to be included in clinical trials for treatments for serious diseases. Will that change with COVID-19?

Analysis: How A COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cost Americans Dearly

By Elisabeth Rosenthal July 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The United States is the only developed nation unable to balance cost, efficacy and social good in setting prices.

When Your Doctor Is Also A Lobbyist: Inside The War Over Surprise Medical Bills

By Rachana Pradhan February 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As lawmakers consider bills to protect patients against surprise medical bills, doctors have waged a stealth on-the-ground campaign to win over members of Congress. Here’s how they did it.

California: adultos jóvenes indocumentados podrán tener Medicaid… ¿se inscribirán?

By Ana B. Ibarra November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Algunos jóvenes ya están diciendo que no se inscribirán para tener cobertura pública porque temen que las políticas federales de inmigración puedan luego penalizarlos.

More Contagious Virus Variant Spreads To 10 States; Japan IDs New Mutation

January 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

Indiana and Minnesota join the list of states where health officials have confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Japan says that is has detected another coronavirus mutation in travelers arriving from Brazil.

Medi-Cal To Expand Eligibility To Young Undocumented Adults. But Will They Enroll?

By Ana B. Ibarra November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California will become the first state to allow unauthorized immigrant adults to receive full Medicaid coverage when it expands eligibility to people ages 19 to 25 in January. But health officials and immigrant rights advocates wonder whether fear of federal immigration policy combined with a youthful sense of not needing health insurance will keep those young adults from joining.

Pfizer Vaccine Likely Works Just As Well Against Variant Identified In UK: Studies

January 20, 2021 Morning Briefing

Two new studies find that the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech should be effective against the more contagious B.1.1.7 strain that has already spread to many nations. Other news on how emerging mutations may respond to inoculations is reported as well.

Paralyzed Mice That Received Cytokine Treatment Walked Again In Just Weeks

January 25, 2021 Morning Briefing

“With a relatively small intervention, we stimulate[d] a very large number of nerves to regenerate, and that is ultimately the reason why the mice can walk again,” the lead scientist from Germany’s Ruhr University Bochum told Reuters. Other news is on covid treatments, the 340B rule, lupus nephritis and more.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Can They Freaking Do That?!?

By Dan Weissmann December 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Introducing a new segment on “An Arm and a Leg” podcast: “Can They Freaking Do That?!?” We take your most vexing medical bill questions and hunt down information and experts who can help.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: What Would Dr. Fauci Do?

November 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Anthony Fauci is one of the nation’s most trusted voices during public health emergencies. As the head of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, Fauci has helped guide the nation through the HIV/AIDS epidemic and more recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika. In this special episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” podcast, Fauci sits down with KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal to talk about how to navigate the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic and what the incoming Biden administration should do first.

Flavor Bans Multiply, But Menthol Continues to Divide

By Ana B. Ibarra November 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As states and communities ban the sale of flavored tobacco products linked to vaping, anti-smoking activists are piggybacking on the momentum to target menthol cigarettes. But some African Americans say menthol cigarette bans will lead to discrimination.

Facebook Live: Intimate Lessons From The Front Lines Of Family Caregiving

November 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Family caregivers are the backbone of our nation’s system of long-term care for older adults. Every year, more than 34 million unpaid caregivers — mostly family members — provide essential aid to adults age 50 and older, helping with tasks such as bathing or dressing and, increasingly, performing complex medical tasks such as managing medications, dressing wounds and operating medical equipment.

Más adolescentes buscan atención médica para sus problemas de salud mental

By Phillip Reese November 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

En 2018, los servicios de urgencias de California trataron a 84,584 pacientes jóvenes, de 13 a 21 años, con un diagnóstico primario relacionado con la salud mental.

Hormone Blocker Shocker: Drug Costs 8 Times More When Used For Kids

By Sydney Lupkin, NPR News February 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Two drug implants are nearly identical. The one for children has a list price of $37,300. For adults, the list price is $4,400. One dad fought for his daughter to be able to use the cheaper drug.

To Speed Up Vaccines, Don’t Be Rigid On Priority Guidelines, Surgeon General Urges States

January 6, 2021 Morning Briefing

Surgeon General Jerome Adams provided the news media a cheat sheet: “Your headline today really should be, ‘Surgeon general tells states and governors to move quickly to other priority groups.’ If the demand isn’t there in 1a, go to 1b, and continue on down,” he told NBC.

Groups Sue HHS Over Changes To Medicare 340B Drug Discount Program

December 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

They say the plan to tie drug payments to foreign prices would cause financial hardship for providers, reduce patient access and reduce pay rates from other payers, Modern Healthcare reports.

CMS: Improper Medicare Payments Drop $15B Since 2016

November 18, 2020 Morning Briefing

CMS administrator Verma Selma said the decline was due in part to improvements in home health, including a $5.9 billion decrease in improper payments.

OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.

By Aneri Pattani and Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett November 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Four workers died at a facility with one of the largest U.S. outbreaks, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration never conducted an inspection. It’s a pattern that’s played out across the nation, a KHN investigation finds.

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