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Eyes Fixed On California As Governor Ponders Inking Drug Price Transparency Bill

By April Dembosky, KQED October 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“If it gets signed by this governor, it’s going to send shock waves throughout the country,” one legislator says. Pharma has spent $16.8 million lobbying against this bill and other drug laws in California.

Perspectives: Attacks Against The 340B Drug Program Are Unfounded, Unfair And Dangerous

June 20, 2018 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

Video: Health After A Hurricane

October 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this Kaiser Health News video conversation, senior correspondent Julie Appleby and Georges Benjamin, the executive director of the American Public Health Association, hold a wide-ranging discussion about the continuing public and environmental health issues resulting from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as other natural disasters such as the wildfires ravaging California.

Cuts To Medicare Part B Payments At Center Of Oncologists’ Lawsuit Against HHS

June 1, 2018 Morning Briefing

The cancer doctors are suing over ongoing sequestration budget cuts that cut Medicare Part B drug reimbursements by 2 percent. In other medical practice news from the day: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Merit-based Incentive Payment System hits reporting goals; the NBA names its first director for mental health; and statin tolerance is examined.

Defendiéndose de la mortal temporada de gripe: 5 cosas que hay que saber ahora

By Barbara Feder Ostrov January 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

El virus se ha expandido en 46 estados y los síntomas son más feroces. La vacuna ayuda pero no protege ciento por ciento, dicen expertos.

Readers And Tweeters Add Two Cents On Amazon Venture To Repackage Health Care

February 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Facebook Live: What’s Happening With The Children’s Health Insurance Program?

September 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this Facebook Live, KHN’s Julie Rovner talks to Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, about the current state of play on CHIP reauthorization.

Quiz: How Well Are You Paying Attention?

September 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

To strengthen your core knowledge of health care policy, it helps to be a regular reader of Kaiser Health News. Here’s a pop quiz to gauge what you have learned.

Amazon’s $1B Purchase Of PillPack Offers Another Hint At Company’s Ambitious Health Care Plans

June 29, 2018 Morning Briefing

Amazon announced that it is buying PillPack, which sells pre-sorted packets of prescriptions drugs, delivering them to customers in their homes. The news seemed to be a confirmation of the worst fears of some in the industry — that Amazon is going to make an aggressive play for a chunk of the pharmacy business. But actually disrupting the health care industry will be a challenge.

Maine Voters Greenlight Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Says Whoa

By Patty Wight, Maine Public Radio November 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A battle brews as Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he won’t implement the Medicaid expansion unless the Legislature funds Maine’s share. Other states, such as Idaho and Utah, are keenly watching.

Reverberations From War Complicate Vietnam Veterans’ End-Of-Life Care

By April Dembosky, KQED January 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Vietnam veterans’ wartime experiences — and their lasting psychological toll — can make it harder to treat their physical and emotional pain as they approach death.

Trump Acting Solo: What You Need To Know About Changes To The Health Law

By Julie Rovner and Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby October 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A quick guide to revisions to the cost-sharing subsidies for lower-income marketplace customers and the proposal to add different plans to the market.

Research Roundup: Medicaid Work Requirements; 340B Program; And Title X Funding

May 25, 2018 Morning Briefing

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

Trump’s Proposed $15B In Spending Cuts Passes Through House On Closer-Than-Expected Vote

June 8, 2018 Morning Briefing

Some lawmakers have been reluctant to pass the legislation as it targets unused funds for the popular CHIP program. But the measure, which passed 210-206, would take a mostly symbolic whack at government spending because it would basically eliminate leftover funding that wouldn’t have been spent anyway.

Absent Federal Action, States Take The Lead On Curbing Drug Costs

By Shefali Luthra September 29, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Congress has yet to take substantive action on this growing consumer concern, but a number of states are flexing their cost-control muscle.

House Republicans Signal Support For $1.1B Fix For Unexpected Shortfall With Veterans’ Health Care

June 6, 2018 Morning Briefing

The funding gap cropped up after Congress passed a major overhaul of the veterans’ health care system, which opened up more avenues for patients seeking private care. Meanwhile, a new review of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Arizona that was at the heart of the national crisis over veterans’ health finds further safety and care issues at the facility.

In Midst Of Raucous Debate Over 340B Drug Discount Program, Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Address Concerns

June 14, 2018 Morning Briefing

The measure from Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) could clarify the intent of the program and define which patients are eligible — two bones of contention over the program, which requires pharmaceutical companies to give steep discounts to hospitals and clinics that serve high volumes of low-income patients. In other news from Capitol Hill: CHIP funding, an Indian Health Services bill, and gun control.

Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal

By Phil Galewitz June 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Texas is asking the Trump administration to renew a 2011 agreement set to expire in December that helps pay hospitals’ costs of caring for the state’s uninsured residents.

Private Equity Firm KKR Snaps Up Physician Provider Envision In Massive $5.57B Deal

June 12, 2018 Morning Briefing

Envision contracts with hospitals and health systems to provide doctors and clinicians for emergency medicine, anesthesiology and radiology, among other specialties. It also owns 261 surgery centers and a surgical hospital.

Critical Of Athenahealth’s Performance, Hedge Fund Offers To Buy It For $6.5B

May 8, 2018 Morning Briefing

If successful, the campaign by Paul Singer and his Elliott Management Corp. would be a dramatic turn for a successful startup that had bridged two of Massachusetts’ core industries — software and health care.

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