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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.

Supreme Court Sides With Insurers In $12B Case Over Promised Risk-Corridor Funds Under ACA

April 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the federal government must live up to its promise to shield insurance companies from some of the risks they took in participating in the health law exchanges. Insurers who accused the government of a “bait and switch” claimed they are owed $12 billion.

With ACA’s Future In Peril, California Reins In Rising Health Insurance Premiums

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra July 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Premiums will grow by an average of 0.8% next year on the state health insurance exchange. Officials cite two new policies for the relatively low rate hike: a new state tax penalty on Californians who don’t have health insurance coupled with state-based tax credits to help enrollees afford their premiums, including middle-income people who make too much money to qualify for federal financial aid.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes October 11, 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.

When A Doctor’s Screen Time Detracts From Face Time With Patients

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez July 24, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Electronic health records can help reduce medical errors, but when not used well they can strain the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Wei Wei Lee, an internist with the University of Chicago Medicine, has developed strategies to make sure tech is a tool, not a barrier.

California Gov. Newsom Proposes Penalty To Fund Health Insurance Subsidies

By Samantha Young and Ana B. Ibarra June 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help an estimated 850,000 Californians pay their health insurance premiums and would fund his plan with a tax penalty on people who don’t have coverage. If he succeeds, California would be the first state to subsidize middle-income people who make too much to qualify for federal financial aid.

At This Summer Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio August 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

At a camp for kids in Nashville, physical therapists use “constraint-induced movement therapy.” It makes life tougher, temporarily, in hopes of strengthening the campers’ ability to navigate the world.

Hill Hodgepodge: Pelosi Draws From Democrats, GOP And Trump For Drug Plan

By Emmarie Huetteman September 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The House speaker announced her plan for lowering drug prices, which includes negotiations between drugmakers and federal health officials.

In Rural Utah, Preventing Suicide Means Meeting Gun Owners Where They Are

By Erik Neumann, KUER August 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In Utah, 85% of deaths from firearms are suicides. To help people who might be vulnerable, outreach workers are discussing suicide prevention at gun shows and firearms classes.

The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

By Laura Ungar October 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

State borders can highlight Medicaid’s arbitrary coverage. On the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, low-income people struggle with untreated health issues. But on the Illinois side, people in similar straits can get health care because their state expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.

Grief Grew Into A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital Bill

By Laura Ungar October 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

She spent five days in the hospital undergoing psychiatric care. The bill she got is about the same price as a new Honda Civic.

Más vapeadores hacen su propio líquido, pero no sin riesgos

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco November 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A medida que más estados, ciudades e incluso el gobierno federal consideran la prohibición de la nicotina con sabores, miles de vapeadores comienzan a elaborar sus propios líquidos.

Republicans Want A $250B No-Strings-Attached Small Business Bill. Democrats Say That’s A Non-Starter.

April 9, 2020 Morning Briefing

Democratic leaders balked at the Trump administration and Republicans’ legislation, saying any package that included $250 billion in new small-business funding would need to include more than $250 billion in extra money for hospitals, state and local governments and food stamp recipients. Senate Republicans are set to vote today, but it’s unlikely the package, even if it’s successful in the upper chamber, would pass the House as is.

Obesity Stigma And Yo-Yo Dieting, Not BMI, Are Behind Chronic Health Conditions, Dietitian Claims

By Julie Appleby September 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

With nearly 72% of U.S. adults considered overweight or obese, the pressing question is: Is it possible to be overweight and healthy at the same time? The science falls short.

‘We Decided Enough’s Enough’: California Secures 200M Masks A Month At Cost Of $1B

April 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his government has struck a deal with a consortium of suppliers to receive 200 million N95 respiratory and surgical masks for front line workers. In other news from the state, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti orders all city residents to wear a mask or bandana when shopping. And news outlets report developments from other areas of the state, as well.

Governor’s ‘Mental Health Czar’ Seeks New Blueprint For Care In California

By Rob Waters August 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Thomas Insel, who ran the National Institute of Mental Health for 13 years before casting his lot with Silicon Valley, is taking a temporary break from his senior position at a health care startup to advise Gov. Gavin Newsom on how to remake mental health care in the Golden State.

Senate Approves $2T Stimulus Package With Checks To Some Americans, $100B In Grants For Hospitals

March 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

The deal is the product of a marathon of negotiations among Senate Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team that nearly fell apart as Democrats insisted on stronger worker protections, more funds for hospitals and state governments, and tougher oversight over new loan programs intended to bail out distressed businesses. “A fight has arrived on our shores,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said. “We did not seek it. We did not want it. But now, we are going to win it.” The House is set to vote on Friday.

Even As Many Go Hungry, Farmers Dump Crops. Trump Administration Aims For Win-Win Fix With $19B Plan.

April 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

With the usual food distribution chain disrupted due to the coronavirus outbreak, farmers are plowing unused produce back into the field. Yet food banks struggle to feed millions of newly unemployed Americans. While a federal plan will throw $19 billion dollars at the problem, it must still overcome the transportation challenges that created it in the first place. Other food supply issues reports on the meat industry, food plant safety and alleged price gouging on eggs.

‘Stonewall Generation’ Confronts Old Age, Sickness — And Discrimination

By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey May 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

For a generation of LGBTQ people who lived through unprecedented social change, getting older poses new challenges — lack of services, discrimination, neglect and even abuse.

Watch: ACA’s Future And ‘Medicare-For-All’ Front And Center As Candidates Line Up For 2020

April 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks about the court case challenging the Affordable Care Act and Democratic proposals to expand Medicare on C-SPAN and NPR.

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