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In Era Of Increased Competition, Hospitals Fret Over Ratings

By Jenny Gold December 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals are jockeying for patients and view the many different quality and safety ratings as a keen way to distinguish their services. But when those ratings nosedive, a hospital may retaliate.

A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

By Alison Kodjak, NPR News April 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Why is the price of a CT scan 33 times higher in an hospital emergency room than in an outpatient imaging center just down the street?

Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark

By Christina Jewett and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network August 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Health News and USA Today Network investigation finds that a hodgepodge of state rules governing outpatient centers allow some deaths and serious injuries to go unexamined. And no rule stops a doctor exiled by a hospital for misconduct from opening a surgery center down the street.

Evaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says

By Phil Galewitz February 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

States often get federal approval to test new approaches to improve Medicaid services or expand coverage. But the GAO study found that too often these efforts are not adequately evaluated or the results are not available in a timely manner.

Perspectives: Has the 340B Drug Program, Meant To Help The Poor, Outgrown Its Original Intent?

August 29, 2018 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

Your Grandma’s Guide To Grass: Calif. Rolls Out Website To Cut Through Cannabis Haze

By Ana B. Ibarra October 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Many Californians have been using pot for years, legally and illegally. But newbies, even Grandma, might benefit from a website that contains warnings about the risks.

Black Men’s Blood Pressure Is Cut Along With Their Hair

By Susan Abram Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A new study shows that educational sessions about high blood pressure at African American barbershops, coupled with prescribing and helping to manage medication, reduced hypertension rates significantly.

Adultos mayores tendrán ajustes del Seguro Social, pero pagarán más por el Medicare

By Judith Graham October 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Millones de adultos mayores pronto serán notificados (si no lo han sido ya) que las primas del Medicare para servicios médicos están aumentando y podrían consumir el ajuste de costo de vida que recibirán el próximo año del Seguro Social.

¡Cuidado! La multa por no tener seguro que impuso el Obamacare todavía está vigente

By Emily Bazar February 28, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Si bien la administración Trump derogó la multa por no tener seguro de salud que impuso la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible, esta norma entrará en vigencia en 2019.

At Some California Hospitals, Fewer Than Half Of Workers Get The Flu Shot

By Jocelyn Wiener February 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Vaccinations rates have climbed significantly among hospital workers in recent years, to 83 percent. But that rate masks wide variation among facilities and types of workers. Nationally, the rules are far from uniform or ironclad.

Adultos saltean vacunas y no se benefician de la nueva contra el herpes zóster

By Michelle Andrews March 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A diferencia del calendario de vacunas infantil, que los padres respetan en más de un 90%, los adultos se saltean vacunas, que previenen una amplia gama de enfermedades.

Congress Squares Off Over Drug Pricing And A Controversial Drug Discount Program

By Sarah Jane Tribble July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The controversial 340B drug discount program for hospitals came under fire at a congressional hearing.

Bill Of The Month: A College Student’s $17,850 Drug Test

By Fred Schulte February 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with NPR, kicks off a series that will examine and decode your perplexing medical bills.

States — And 9M Kids — ‘In A Bind’ As Congress Dawdles On CHIP Funding

By Ashley Lopez, KUT and Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR December 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Congress let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire in September, and despite bipartisan support for the program, states are facing the specter of having to prepare to wind down their programs.

Facebook Live: Trump Ends Payments For Cost-Sharing Reductions. What’s Next?

October 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this Facebook Live chat, KHN’s Jay Hancock answers questions about President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will end federal payments for the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing reductions.

From Retirement To The Front Lines Of Hepatitis C Treatment

By Julio Ochoa, WUSF January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

This doctor came out of retirement with the goal of treating every patient at high risk for hepatitis C he encounters. The problem is finding them.

Celgene Expected To Rake In $15B This Year With Strength Of Its Blockbuster Cancer Drug

July 27, 2018 Morning Briefing

But the company is on the look-out for its next blockbuster as Revlimid will face market competition in coming years. Meanwhile, advocate groups ask for insurance commissioners will investigate the growing use of copay accumulators.

After Months In Limbo For Children’s Health Insurance, Huge Relief Over Deal

By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR January 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Children’s Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.

Meningitis B Vaccine’s High Price Poses A Health Care Conundrum For College-Bound

By Shefali Luthra September 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

This immunization may mark a shift among some vaccine makers to higher-priced, “niche” preventives that protect against very specific and sometimes rare illnesses.

Bill Of The Month: For Toenail Fungus, A $1,500 Prescription

By Shefali Luthra March 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

How a prescription wiped out one woman’s health reimbursement account, raising questions about prescription drug price tags and about how health care professionals deal (or don’t) with medical costs.

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