In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
December 13, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry that settlement dollars resulting from lawsuits against the drug industry might not benefit these children.
Pfizer Begins Human Trials Testing Of COVID Vaccine
July 28, 2020
Morning Briefing
Pfizer’s developmental vaccine, BNT162b2, encodes a version of the virus’s whole spike protein, which it how the virus enters cells. The choice of vaccine should lead to “more consistent responses across diverse populations and in older adults,” Pfizer said.
Listen: Young Undocumented Californians Cheer Promise Of Health Benefits
By Sammy Caiola, Capital Public Radio
July 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California is the first in the nation to expand Medicaid to young adults living there without legal permission.
Dream Of Retiring Abroad? The Reality: Medicare Doesn’t Travel Well
By Michelle Andrews
July 23, 2019
KFF Health News Original
More than 400,000 U.S. workers have retired in foreign countries and their ranks are rising. But Medicare doesn’t cover most expenses overseas, so these expats will need to confront the cost of finding alternative insurance.
Lawmakers Push To Stop Surprise ER Billing
By Ana B. Ibarra
May 29, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Millions of Californians are vulnerable to hefty surprise medical bills from their trips to the emergency room. Now, state lawmakers are considering a measure to cap how much out-of-network hospitals can charge privately insured patients for emergency care, which could serve as a model for other states.
Kathy Brandt, A Hospice Expert Who Invited The World Into Her Own Last Days With Cancer, Dies
By JoNel Aleccia
August 5, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Kathy Brandt and her wife, Kim Acquaviva, national experts in hospice and palliative care, shared intimate details of Brandt’s experience with terminal cancer before her death Sunday.
Conceived Through ‘Fertility Fraud,’ She Now Needs Fertility Treatment
By Lauren Bavis, Side Effects Public Media Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media
January 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Years ago, doctors sometimes lied about whose sperm they used for artificial inseminations. Could it happen now? Some argue regulation is weak in the multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry.
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Journalist Learns The Hard Way That CPAP Compliance Pays
By Dan Weissmann
July 17, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Check the fine print. When you get a prescription for expensive medical equipment, you may need to follow the doctor’s orders — to the letter — to get your health insurance company to pay up.
Effort To Control Opioids In An ER Leaves Some Sickle Cell Patients In Pain
By Sam Whitehead, WABE
January 6, 2020
KFF Health News Original
People with sickle cell disease aren’t fueling the opioid crisis, research shows. Yet some ER doctors still treat patients seeking relief for agonizing sickle cell crises as potential addicts.
An Atlanta Nonprofit Brings Medical Care And Connection To The Homeless
By Sam Whitehead, WABE
December 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
“Street medicine” programs seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. It’s a public health approach designed to build trust and eventually connect homeless patients to other services.
They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself.
By Will Stone
February 27, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Sarah and Andy fell in love while working to keep drug users from overdosing. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy’s fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.
Hospitals Will Lose $320B This Year From COVID-19, AHA Report Says
July 1, 2020
Morning Briefing
In other news: Hospitals using artificial intelligence in end-of-life care; new doctors; and health centers merge in Boston neighborhood.
Rural Seasonal Workers Worry About Montana Medicaid’s Work Requirements
By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio
November 7, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Real Lessons Doctors Can Learn From Fake Patients
By Dan Weissmann
July 24, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Are physicians asking patients the right questions in order to provide good care? Laser-focused on biomedical symptoms, some doctors miss the psychosocial factors that can be a barrier to good health. In Episode 7 of the podcast, we hear about a creative study that uncovers how some medical errors happen.
Democrats, White House Hopeful About Small Business Deal That Includes $75B For Hospitals, $25B To Expand Testing
April 20, 2020
Morning Briefing
Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse at how to supplement the fund to help small businesses, which was depleted last week. The new bill proposes an additional $300 billion for that fund.
Bayer To Pay $10.9B To Settle Lawsuits Over Roundup Cancer Claims
June 25, 2020
Morning Briefing
“In short, this is the right action at the right time for Bayer,” CEO Werner Baumann said.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Despite Booming Economy, Uninsured Rate Ticks Up
September 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Nearly 2 million more Americans were uninsured in 2018 than in the previous year, according to the Census Bureau’s annual report. Plus, the Trump administration announced plans to ban flavored vape liquids, and Congress is back and working to address high prescription drug prices and “surprise” medical bills. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The State Of The Abortion Debate — A Deep Dive
May 30, 2019
KFF Health News Original
For our 100th episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Sandhya Ramen of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to take a deep dive into the abortion debate, discussing everything from the latest news to the history of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence as well as how states are trying to further expand or restrict abortion rights and access. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Lauren Weber about the latest “Bill of the Month” installment.
¿Quieres retirarte y vivir en el exterior? Medicare no viaja muy bien
By Michelle Andrews
July 23, 2019
KFF Health News Original
De 2012 a 2017, el número de trabajadores jubilados que vivían en países extranjeros y que recibían beneficios del Seguro Social creció casi un 15%, a más de 413,000, según la Administración del Seguro Social.
As Sanders Officially Revives Medicare-For-All, Plan B For Democrats Gains Traction
By Shefali Luthra
April 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
“Medicare for America” seeks to avoid some of the predictable obstacles of a full-blown expansion of Medicare. Can it survive the politics of health reform?
