More Vapers Are Making Their Own Juice, But Not Without Risks
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Photos by Heidi de Marco
November 13, 2019
KFF Health News Original
It’s easy to buy all the supplies online, and thousands of e-liquid recipes on the internet walk people through all the steps. But experts warn about safety.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Deciphering The Democrats’ Health Debate
August 1, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Health care was a major topic at the Democratic presidential candidate debates in Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the focus on plan minutiae may have left viewers more confused than edified. Alice Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Caitlin Owens of Axios join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the points made by the candidates plus a series of Trump administration health initiatives on drug prices and hospital shopping.
It’s Not Just You: Picking Health Insurance Is Hard. Here’s How To Be Smart About It.
By Dan Weissmann
December 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
It’s open enrollment season for health insurance. And choosing the best plan is tricky whether you have to buy insurance on your own or just figure out which plan to sign up for at work. Here’s what you need to know.
Operation Warp Speed Invests $1.6B Into Novamax’s Potential COVID-19 Vaccine In Its Biggest Deal Yet
July 8, 2020
Morning Briefing
In return for the massive development funding, Novamax will supply the U.S. government by early 2021 with 100 million doses of its vaccine that is in clinical trials. The Maryland-based company is the seventh drugmaker to strike such a deal with the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed initiative. Other vaccine news from GSK is also reported.
A Regulatory Haze: Vape Marketers Are Online, Creating New Headaches For Feds
By Shefali Luthra Chaseedaw Giles
November 14, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The subculture around vaping has been fueled by social media, and traditional regulations don’t easily address potential pitfalls.
Fed Sent $1.4B In Stimulus Checks To More Than A Million Deceased People In Rush To Disburse Funds
June 26, 2020
Morning Briefing
The GAO report makes clear how the mistakes were made by sending checks to people who had died since filing tax returns. Currently, as the government considers a second round of stimulus checks, there are no plans to recoup the first payments.
Watch: Electronic Medical Records Investigation In Spotlight On C-SPAN
April 30, 2019
KFF Health News Original
KHN’s Fred Schulte talks on C-SPAN with viewers about errors and other problems with computerized health records.
Listen: Trump’s Plan To End ‘Unpleasant Surprise’ Bills
May 10, 2019
KFF Health News Original
President Donald Trump called for an end to the “unpleasant surprise” of certain medical bills on Thursday. NPR reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin covered the White House announcement, which featured two patients from the KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” series.
‘Devastating’ Toll: Nursing Homes Turn To Federal Government For $10B In Relief Funds
May 7, 2020
Morning Briefing
The coronavirus death toll exceeds 11,000 in nursing homes, which say the requested money would be used for protective equipment, hazard pay and lost revenue. News on the industry also reports on liability protections, a behind-the-scenes look at how infection spread in Maryland facilities, a lawsuit in Arizona to reveal data, a Massachusetts law shielding facilities, one family’s struggle for information, higher wages promised in Illinois and Louisiana’s changing efforts to name facilities with outbreaks, as well.
Finding Homeless Patients A Place To Heal
By Ana B. Ibarra
April 3, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California hospitals must comply with a new state law that requires them to try to find a safe place for homeless patients upon discharge. But hospitals say doing so isn’t as easy as calling a shelter and securing a cot.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
November 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
California Tries Again To Make Medication Abortions Available At Its Colleges
By April Dembosky, KQED
September 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A proposed state law would require on-campus health centers to provide students with the medicines that allow them to end an unwanted pregnancy. Former Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill last year, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he would sign it.
When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame And Secrecy Make It Hard To Seek Help
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media
December 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Most domestic assault offenders are adults, but about 1 in 12 who come to the attention of law enforcement are minors, according to a 2008 study by the U.S. Justice Department. In half of those cases, the victim was a parent, most often the mother.
Look-Up: How Nursing Home Staffing Fluctuates Nationwide
May 2, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Use this tool to see staffing levels at skilled nursing homes in the U.S.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Bye-Bye, ACA, And Hello ‘Medicare-For-All’?
May 2, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Erin Mershon of Stat News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest in news about the Trump administration’s effort to overturn the Affordable Care Act, a historic hearing on “Medicare-for-all” and the Kansas Supreme Court’s ruling that the state constitution protects a woman’s right to abortion. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Carmen Heredia Rodriguez about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
Por su prueba de resfriado, la aseguradora pagó $25,865
By Richard Harris, NPR News
December 23, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Alexa Kasdan no quería que sus vacaciones se arruinaran por un simple dolor de garganta. Fue a su doctora y le hicieron un hisopado. ¿Por qué el laboratorio cobro esa cifra ridícula?
Dems Launch Inquiry Into Administration’s Small-Business Aid Distribution After Watchdogs Sound Alarm
June 16, 2020
Morning Briefing
“The administration should release the names of all P.P.P. borrowers — as the S.B.A. routinely does for similar loan programs,” the lawmakers demanded after inspectors general warned Congress that previously unknown Trump administration legal decisions could substantially block their ability to oversee more than $1 trillion in spending related to the coronavirus pandemic.
In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming ― But Better Brace Yourself
By Julie Appleby Victoria Knight
January 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
SmileDirectClub and similar startup companies say they provide these services at what can be thousands of dollars less than office-visit teeth straightening, but proof is lacking and patients can be left with no recourse if problems arise.
Doctors Concerned Rural Health Care Will Be Affected By Trump’s Visa Freeze
June 24, 2020
Morning Briefing
“You need these H-1B physicians who are willing to go to Alabama, Georgia, you know, parts of the beltway that just don’t have enough doctors,” said Mahsa Khanbabai, an attorney with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The health care worker exemption in the order only applies to people who are caring for COVID patients or doing research on the coronavirus.
Summer Setbacks: The Long Road To Lower Drug Prices Hits Some Potholes
By Emmarie Huetteman
July 24, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Efforts to control drug prices seemed on a glide path earlier this year after gaining traction at the White House and in Congress. But prospects today look less certain and highly controversial.
