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Following The Fire: Montana Scientists Seize Chance To Scrutinize Smoke Exposure

By Nora Saks, Montana Public Radio February 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The health effects of extended smoke exposure are largely unknown because it’s difficult to conduct studies. But last summer’s wildfire season has handed scientists a unique opportunity for research.

Despite Boost In Social Security, Rising Medicare Part B Costs Leave Seniors In Bind

By Judith Graham October 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With higher premiums on tap for many Medicare enrollees, here’s help figuring out the particulars of the Part B puzzle and how it affects you.

Male OB-GYNs Are Growing Rare. Is That A Problem?

By Alex Olgin, WFAE April 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Nationally, women outnumber men as specialists in obstetrics and gynecology — yet women remain underrepresented in leadership roles. Many OB-GYN patients say they prefer female doctors, as residency programs strive for diversity in race, ethnicity and even gender.

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ CHIP (Finally) Gets Funded

January 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of “What The Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the short-term spending bill passed by Congress that reopened the federal government and funded the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years. The panelists also discussed the health programs still awaiting funding, and the intersection of religion and women’s health services at the Department of Health and Human Services.

KHN On NPR: The Uniquely American Problem Of High Prescription Drug Costs

February 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses drug costs with Scott Simon, the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition. Listen to the broadcast and read a transcript of that conversation.

Adultos mayores toman muchas vitaminas, aunque no está demostrado que funcionan

By Liz Szabo April 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Decenas de estudios han ofrecido “resultados prometedores”, pero nunca pruebas científicas contundentes que muestren que los suplementos vitamínicos previenen enfermedades.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ VA Secretary Out, Privatization In?

March 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo discuss President Donald Trump’s firing of David Shulkin, the secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Shulkin’s claim that he was forced out by those who want to privatize VA health care.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nurse Calls Cops After New Mom Seeks Help For Depression. Right Call?

By April Dembosky, KQED February 7, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A package of mental health bills in California aims to ensure that all new moms are screened for postpartum depression and that more support is available for those who struggle with the malady.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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