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Midterm Results Show Health Is Important To Voters But No Magic Bullet

By Julie Rovner November 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Even though they are taking control of the House, Democrats will be unlikely to advance many initiatives on health that don’t meet Republican approval since the GOP controls the Senate and the White House. But they can block any efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act or change Medicaid or Medicare.

Massachusetts Stroke Patient Receives ‘Outrageous’ $474,725 Medical Flight Bill

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

After a 34-year-old woman suffered a stroke in Kansas, doctors there arranged for her to be transferred to a Boston hospital, via an Angel MedFlight Learjet. The woman and her father believed the cost of the medical flight would be covered by her private insurance. Then they got the bill.

Centene, WellCare Turn To Insurance Regulators For Approval Following Shareholders’ Overwhelming Support Of $17B Merger

June 25, 2019 Morning Briefing

Centene and WellCare said more than 99% of their shareholders supported the merger that would cover nearly 22 million people. They are now working to obtain approvals from insurance regulators in 26 states. Other industry news is on: PatientsLikeMe, uBiome Inc., and Highmark Health.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Drug Prices And Unicorns

July 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico, and Erin Mershon of Stat News discuss a series of health policy court decisions on everything from prescription drug discounts to soda taxes. Plus, Rovner, interviews health care futurist and consultant Jeff Goldsmith.

Dónde se pelearán las batallas sobre el aborto en 2019

By Julie Rovner January 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Ambos lados del debate creen que pueden avanzar. Pero la mayoría demócrata en la Cámara de Representantes puede cambiar las reglas de juego.

A Jolt To The Jugular! You’re Insured But Still Owe $109K For Your Heart Attack

By Chad Terhune August 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A Texas teacher, 44, faces a “balance bill” of almost twice his annual salary for a heart attack he never expected to have.

Health Care Simmers On Back Burner In California Heartland’s Hot House Races

By Ana B. Ibarra June 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

After rallies and protests in the San Joaquin Valley congressional districts, the urgency over protecting coverage under the ACA seems to have waned — at least in the primaries. Three of four seats in the region are likely to remain red, political forecasters say.

Facing The Upcoming Loss Of Blockbuster Drug’s Patent Protections, AbbVie Buys Allergan In Mega $63B Deal

June 26, 2019 Morning Briefing

“This is the age of blockbusters,” said David Maris, an analyst for Wells Fargo who follows the drug industry. “And when blockbusters start to go away, companies don’t have too many things they can do.” AbbVie is under pressure to diversify its portfolio and its shares have lost more than a third of their value since January 2018 over concerns as the patent expiration on Humira, its top-selling drug, approaches.

FDA Allows Food Makers To Fortify Corn Masa To Halt Birth Defects, But Few Do

By JoNel Aleccia October 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The decision aimed at adding folic acid — a vitamin that can prevent devastating defects of the brain, spine or spinal cord — to flours, chips and tortillas hasn’t caught on with many makers of widely used corn products.

In Health Insurance Wastelands, Rosier Options Crop Up For 2019

By Jordan Rau November 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Premiums are lower as choices increase in many parts of the country. But the financial relief is not enough to erase the price hikes that have been imposed in recent years.

Trump Signs $19.1B Disaster Relief Bill That Will Help Victims Of Devastating Wildfires, Floods And Hurricanes

June 7, 2019 Morning Briefing

The bill had been help up in Congress over squabbles about provisions on Puerto Rico and funding for a border wall.

House’s $99.4B HHS Appropriations Bill Includes Amendment Reversing Ban On Developing Unique Patient PINs

June 14, 2019 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers previously argued a program to develop a national patient identifier could violate privacy issues or raise security concerns, while the medical community and insurers claimed the ban kept them from properly matching patients with the correct medical information–a major issue that health systems are struggling with.

Judge Stops Short Of Permanent Injunction Of 340B Medicare Rate Cuts, But Halts Them For Now

May 8, 2019 Morning Briefing

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras is ordering the government the deficiencies in the rule. HHS Secretary Alex Azar “patently violated the Medicare Act’s text,” the judge wrote. “Unlike cases in which the agency’s decision may have been lawful, but was inadequately explained … no amount of reasoning on remand will allow the secretary to re-implement the 340B rates in the same manner.”

Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Face Quandaries Over Questionable Billing Schemes

By khndianew July 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Two Missouri hospitals handed over their operations to a private company that has vastly increased the money the hospitals bring in through their laboratories, even though the lab tests are not done on-site.

Trump Administration Sinks Teeth Into Paring Down Drug Prices, On 5 Key Points

By Sarah Jane Tribble August 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Instead of waiting for congressional action, federal regulators are looking at a series of actions to spur competition and drive down the cost of medicines.

Chronically Ill, Traumatically Billed: The $123,000 Medicine For MS

By Jay Hancock November 28, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Shereese Hickson’s doctor wanted her to try the infusion drug Ocrevus for her multiple sclerosis. Even though Hickson is trained as a medical billing coder, she was shocked to see two doses of the drug priced at $123,019, with her share set at $3,620.

VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR October 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A project that started in a Boston Veterans Affairs facility will soon go nationwide. It puts naloxone, also known as Narcan, into emergency supplies cabinets throughout the VA system.

Breathing ‘A Chore’: California Wildfires Threaten The Health Of Young And Old

By Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra August 8, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The state battles at least 17 large blazes, with no clear end in sight. Climate change is among the factors that fuel the fires, scientists say.

House Approves $4.5B Package To Send Humanitarian Aid To Border To Address ‘Atrocity That Violates Every Value We Have’

June 26, 2019 Morning Briefing

The package faces an uphill battle, though. Democrats will now dive into negotiations with Senate GOP leaders, in a difficult bid to get the long-delayed aid package signed into law before leaving town Thursday for a weeklong recess.

Trump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans

By Julie Appleby August 1, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The administration says these plans, which can now last as long as 12 months and be renewed for two years, will give consumers another less-pricey insurance option. Critics say the new rule is yet another swipe at the Affordable Care Act.

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