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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.

Trump Threatens To Permanently Cut Off Funding To WHO After China Pledges $2B To Help Fight Virus

May 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

American officials decried Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to contribute $2 billion to the global efforts to contain the pandemic as an attempt by China to forestall closer scrutiny of whether it hid information about the outbreak to the world. Late on Monday, President Donald Trump released a scathing letter that laid out his grievances with both WHO and China, both popular targets for the president in recent weeks.

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.

Purveyors Of Black-Market Pharmaceuticals Target Immigrants

By John M. Glionna September 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Illegal medications, sold in immigrant communities around the United States, can cause serious harm to consumers, authorities say. Law enforcement officers are cracking down, but some think more must be done.

Lawmakers Just Sent $484B Bill To Trump But They Are Already Gearing Up For Next Battle Royale

April 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

The fourth stimulus package was meant to supplement the depleted fund to help small businesses, but Democrats fought to include money for hospitals and expanded testing as well. This bill took longer to negotiate than the previous three, and it could be the last measure that gets through without an intense and public political fight.

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.

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.

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.

Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging

By Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman September 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn’t kept pace with the graying population.

Treating Uninsured Could Cost Hospitals $42B, And As Layoffs Increase That Number Could Soar

April 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Trump administration has said the $100 billion emergency fund created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act could be tapped to reimburse hospitals for treating uninsured COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont issues an executive order on billing for treatment of the uninsured.

Congress Could Pass $250B Legislation Targeted At Helping Small Businesses As Early As This Week

April 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

Heavy requests for the previously approved $350 billion in loans push lawmakers to consider augmenting the original $2.2 trillion package with a smaller bill geared to help small businesses. Meanwhile, the Small Business Administration struggles with an aging system while under immense strain from the influx of emergency loan requests. In other news: Democrats eye Medicaid incentives for the next stimulus package; a comparison of the stimulus packages to the 2008 bailout; how much Trump hotels could benefit; and more.

Five Things We Found In The FDA’s Hidden Device Database

By Sydney Lupkin June 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Food and Drug Administration released two decades of previously hidden data containing millions of injuries or malfunctions by medical devices. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

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.

They May Owe Nothing — Half-Million-Dollar Dialysis Bill Canceled

By Jenny Gold July 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

After reporting by KHN, NPR and CBS, Fresenius has agreed to waive a Montana man’s huge bill for out-of-network dialysis care.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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