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The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire — And Towns Left In The Wreckage

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Lauren Weber Photos by Heidi de Marco August 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Jorge A. Perez and his management company, EmpowerHMS, helped run an empire of rural hospitals. Now, in a staggering implosion, 12 of them have entered bankruptcy and eight have closed their doors, leaving hundreds of residents without jobs and their communities without lifesaving emergency medical care. So, what happened?

Smaller States Worry Sweeping $48B Opioid Settlement Won’t Be Fairly Divided In Terms Of Need

October 25, 2019 Morning Briefing

States have been trying to hammer out a settlement with drug companies, but with so many voices in the conversation, it’s been tricky to find compromises that satisfy everyone’s concerns. “Any global opioid settlement that doesn’t reflect the unique and unprecedented damage imposed on West Virginia through the opioid epidemic should be DOA,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey tweeted. In other news on the opioid epidemic: hospitals take a page from the cities and states; overdose deaths go beyond fentanyl; and how doctors are avoiding pain patients.

TV Ads Must Trumpet Drug Prices, Trump Administration Says. Pharma Tries A Plan B.

By Shefali Luthra and Sarah Jane Tribble October 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.

Trump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist

By Sarah Jane Tribble October 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Over the past five months, the Trump administration has proposed a series of reforms to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees

By Sarah Varney April 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs the facility fails to provide adequate health care.

Advocates Wary Of Google’s $2.1B Deal To Acquire Fitbit When Tech Giant Is Under Scrutiny For Antitrust Violations

November 6, 2019 Morning Briefing

As concerns mount over Google’s market power and gathering of health data, consumer groups and some lawmakers are calling for regulators to take a closer look. Google is looking for a stronger presence in wearables.

Costly Confusion: Medicare’s Wellness Visit Isn’t The Same As An Annual Physical

By Michelle Andrews March 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Medicare doesn’t pay for an annual physical, but it does cover an annual wellness visit focused on preventing disease and disability by coming up with a “personalized prevention plan” for future medical issues. It is important to use the correct term when scheduling a doctor’s visit.

Hospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets

By Phil Galewitz January 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals often contract with market data firms to screen patients’ wealth. That software allows the hospitals to gauge patients’ propensity to donate based on public records, including property and stock ownership and campaign donations.

Hospitales infantiles claman de nuevo por la ayuda de los votantes, pero ¿la necesitan?

By Ana B. Ibarra October 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A pesar de la naturaleza positiva de estos pedidos, algunos expertos en salud y analistas electorales cuestionan que los hospitales le pidan dinero tantas veces a los contribuyentes.

Children’s Hospitals Again Cry For Help From Voters. But Are They Really Hurting?

By Ana B. Ibarra October 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

California’s 13 children’s hospitals are asking voters in November to approve $1.5 billion in bonds to help them pay for construction and equipment, the third such measure in 14 years. Some health care experts and election analysts believe the repeated financial requests aren’t justified.

FTC Likely To Prevail In Demands That Health Systems Report Information On Certificates Of Public Advantage

October 25, 2019 Morning Briefing

Section 6(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which the FTC cited in its information demands, gives the agency broad investigative authority to demand information from companies for use in research, legal experts point out. Other health system and hospital news comes out of Florida, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Wisconsin.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes January 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

States Get On Board With $50B Settlement Talks With Drug Distributors, But Cities, Counties More Hesitant, Sources Say

October 17, 2019 Morning Briefing

AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corporation, along with Johnson & Johnson and Teva, are in talks to settle before the massive nationwide opioid case goes to court on Monday. Cities and counties want more information about how the money will be distributed and whether it will be directed to relief measures or end up in general funds for state legislatures.

Opioid Drug Distributors In Talks With State AGs Over Potential $18B Settlement As Massive Nationwide Trial Nears

October 16, 2019 Morning Briefing

McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health would collectively pay $18 billion over 18 years. Johnson & Johnson is also involved in the deal negotiations and could contribute additional money. The distributors are among the companies slated to go to trial Monday in federal court in Cleveland in the cases of two Ohio counties that have been chosen to serve as a bellwether for the broader litigation.

Tennessee Reveals $7.9B Plan To Shift Medicaid Into Controversial Block Grant System

September 18, 2019 Morning Briefing

The plan’s likelihood of ever being implemented, however, remains largely unknown. To date, no state has been given permission to rely solely on block grants to cover Medicaid expenses. Gov. Bill Lee, however, remains hopeful, pointing to the fact that the Trump administration has been encouraging states to take more control of their programs.

New Estimate On House’s Proposed Drug Bill Reports Fast Savings Of $345B To Taxpayers, Big Changes To Drugmakers

October 14, 2019 Morning Briefing

The bill proposes that Medicare establish prices based on a price index on other nation’s sales. News on the industry looks at how Canada’s transparency on drug trials differs from the U.S., as well.

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

By Will Stone, KJZZ March 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and “social justice warriors” who see it as a calling.

Have Cancer, Must Travel: Patients Left In Lurch After Hospital Closes

By Sarah Jane Tribble Photos by Christopher Smith July 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As the rural town of Fort Scott, Kan., grapples with the closure of its hospital, cancer patients face new challenges as they try to continue their treatments in different locations.

Finalizan regla que busca expulsar a Planned Parenthood de programa de planificación familiar

By Julie Rovner February 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Este programa proporciona anticonceptivos, pruebas y tratamiento para ETS a 4 millones de pacientes cada año. Planned Parenthood sirve a alrededor del 40% de ese número.

Jury Hits Johnson & Johnson With $8B Verdict In Case Claiming Company Downplayed Risks Of Anti-Psychotic Drug

October 9, 2019 Morning Briefing

The plaintiff sued Johnson & Johnson in 2013 saying that he grew breasts — a condition known as gynecomastia — after he began using Risperdal in 2003, at age 9, to treat symptoms of autism. His case is one of more than 10,000 similar suits against the company.

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