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Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio April 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Roughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.

Trump Proposes Cutting Planned Parenthood Funds. What Does That Mean?

By Julie Rovner May 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a key conservative goal: withholding some federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the government’s family planning program.

Could California Shape The Fate Of The Affordable Care Act In November?

By Chad Terhune and Pauline Bartolone and Ana B. Ibarra and Alex Leeds Matthews June 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

With the primary now over, health care may well emerge as an issue that helps voters distinguish between candidates for governor, attorney general and other offices in the general election.

Pace Of U.S. Health Spending Slows In 2016

By Phil Galewitz December 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Dramatic increases in spending that came with the influx of newly insured consumers in 2014 and 2015 appear to be moderating.

Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients

By Jordan Rau Photos by Heidi de Marco June 13, 2018 KFF Health News Original

One in 5 Medicare patients who leave the hospital for a nursing home end up back in the hospital. To discourage this, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon give bonuses and penalties to facilities based on their rehospitalization rates.

‘Where The Need Is:’ Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School

By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR June 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

While U.S. teen pregnancy rates overall have trended steadily downward in the past decade, they remain high in some communities, particularly for black and Latina teens. In one part of Washington, D.C., a high school midwife program is a novel approach that’s showing promise in tackling the problem.

In Trump’s First Year, Anti-Abortion Forces Make Strides Despite Setbacks

By Julie Rovner January 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As a candidate, the president promised a ban on abortions that take place after 20 weeks and federal funding to Planned Parenthood, but Congress has not obliged. Still, other anti-abortion policy goals have been realized.

Perspectives: FDA’s Faster Pace At Approving Generics Has Saved Americans $26B, Yet It’s Flown Under Radar

November 21, 2018 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

For Aspiring Doctors With Disabilities, Many Medical Schools Come Up Short

By Elana Gordon, WHYY March 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A national survey finds that medical schools should do more to help doctors with disabilities thrive. Although some schools do make needed accommodations, others need to take basic steps to help.

‘A Persistent Puzzle’: Californians Embrace Medicaid — But Food Stamps? Not So Much.

By Anna Gorman and Harriet Blair Rowan May 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Golden State ranks near the bottom in its enrollment of eligible people in the food assistance program known as SNAP. Now state officials want to tap its robust Medicaid rolls to boost SNAP signups.

Gastos de bolsillo impiden que más personas reciban la droga que previene el VIH

By Shefali Luthra and Anna Gorman July 3, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Funcionarios de salud pública están intensificando esfuerzos para que más personas puedan consumir PrEP. Pero aseguradoras ponen trabas al uso de cupones.

Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws

By Liz Szabo May 14, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A woman with foot pain was floored by the high cost of titanium screws used in her surgery. “Unless the metal [was] mined on an asteroid, I do not know why it should cost that amount,” she says.

Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs

By Sarah Varney March 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Some of the safety-net programs set up after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico are being disbanded.

Adults Skipping Vaccines May Miss Out On Effective New Shingles Shot

By Michelle Andrews March 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Federal health officials recommend that adults get a number of vaccinations, including protections against shingles, the flu, pneumonia, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. But immunization rates are generally low.

Safety-Net Hospitals Win With New Rule That Penalizes Drugmakers For Overcharging

November 2, 2018 Morning Briefing

Under a new Trump administration regulation, pharmaceutical companies face a fine of up to $5,000 for overcharging hospitals and clinics that qualify for the 340b program. In other drug pricing news, 40 large employers like IBM, Verizon, and American Express will use an online tool from startup Rx Savings Solutions to help employees get better deals on prescriptions.

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Taxes, Medicare And The Year-End Mess

November 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the possible impact of the tax bill on the Medicare program, confirmation hearings for a new secretary of Health and Human Services and the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

Pain Hits After Surgery When A Doctor’s Daughter Is Stunned By $17,850 Urine Test

By Fred Schulte February 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Elizabeth Moreno got hit with a $17,850 bill from a Texas lab after leaving a urine sample at her doctor’s office.

Cuestionan la necesidad de una vacuna contra la meningitis B para universitarios

By Shefali Luthra September 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Expertos dicen que farmacéuticas están apelando al miedo de los padres para promover dos vacunas contra le meningitis B entre estudiantes universitarios, luego de dos brotes en campus.

New Medicare Perk For Diabetes Prevention Stumbles At Rollout

By Judith Graham April 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

On April 1, Medicare launched a major initiative — a diabetes prevention program for seniors and people with serious disabilities— that is available in only a few cities.

Ding Dong! The Obamacare Tax Penalty Is(n’t) Dead

By Emily Bazar February 28, 2018 KFF Health News Original

When President Donald Trump signed the nation’s new tax law, he also killed the Affordable Care Act’s tax penalty — but not until 2019. Despite widespread confusion, experts caution that consumers still need to pay the tax penalty if they were uninsured last year or will be this year.

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