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Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs

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

A federal drug program blocks rural hospitals from getting discounts on rare-disease drugs, forcing staff to cut back on supplies of lifesaving medicines.

Quiz: Help Us Take The Pulse Of Our Readers

May 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Even the most exalted among us realize health care policy is complicated. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.

As California Weighs Soda Warning Labels, Tax In Berkeley Shown To Dilute Sales

By Ana B. Ibarra April 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Sales of sugary drinks dropped in the city by nearly 10 percent a year after tax took effect in 2015, while bottled water sales rose, researchers report.

Senate Democrats Push For Additional $25B In Opioid Funding In Federal Budget

January 10, 2018 Morning Briefing

“Make no mistake: This is a national public health emergency, and we still don’t see a robust federal response. The current federal budget negotiations give us an opportunity to right this wrong,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who is working with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to get more money. In related news, journalist Sam Quinones testified as a rare single witness during a Senate hearing on the drug epidemic. And opioids emerge as a campaign issue in the primary election battle of onetime drug czar nominee Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

CVS To Use $1.5B Windfall From GOP Tax Plan To Raise Hourly Wages For Workers

February 9, 2018 Morning Briefing

The company also said it will invest in technology that can help it track prescription drug use or monitor data like blood tests to determine if a patient’s health or a condition grows worse.

Health Insurers Try Paying More Upfront To Pay Less Later

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio July 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some health plans are beginning to offer free maintenance care for people with chronic health problems, hoping that spending a little more early on will save a lot of money in the long run.

Federal Judge Clears Way For Sharp Cuts To Medicare’s 340B Program

January 2, 2018 Morning Briefing

Hospitals had sought to block $1.6 billion in Trump administration cuts to the program, which lets some hospitals buy drugs at discounted prices.

GOP Bills To Replace Obamacare Do Not Tinker With Lawmakers’ Coverage

By Michelle Andrews April 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Republicans are hoping to overhaul the federal health law. Among the law’s many provisions is a requirement that members of Congress and their staffs buy their health insurance on the law’s marketplaces.

Pfizer Announces Plans To Invest $5B In U.S. Manufacturing Citing Positive Tax Law Revisions

January 31, 2018 Morning Briefing

The pharmaceutical giant said it will also hand out one-time bonuses this quarter to non-executive employees.

A Community Seeks Answers, Assurances About Health Care — In 10 Languages

By Ana B. Ibarra and Kellen Browning June 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A forum for Asian immigrants in Oakland draws a crowd so large some attendees had to be seated in an overflow room. Many immigrants are eager for information relevant to them as changes to the health care system are debated in Washington.

HHS And Texas Reach Accord For $25B Medicaid Funding For Hospitals

December 22, 2017 Morning Briefing

The funding, which runs for five years, helps cover uncompensated care provided at safety-net hospitals. Also in the news, Iowa penalizes a company that helps manage its Medicaid program, and federal officials releases information on health care challenges for Puerto Ricans.

Obamacare’s History Littered With Near-Death Experiences

By Julie Rovner July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act has repeatedly faced opposition in Congress and the courts, but it has continued to survive.

Reactions To The GOP Health Bill: Voices From The States

May 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

What will happen to people with preexisting conditions is one worry some Americans expressed; the high costs of insurance under Obamacare is another.

House’s New ‘Right To Try’ Legislation Ensures FDA’s Oversight Of Terminally Ill Patients Getting Untested Drugs

March 12, 2018 Morning Briefing

The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week. Both the Senate and the president have backed the right-to-try movement in the past. Also on Capitol Hill, the Senate is turning its focus on the contentious debate over the 340B drug discount program, the pharmaceutical industry is trying to get lawmakers to undo a deal that would force drugmakers to pick up more of the tab for prescription spending in the Medicare doughnut hole, and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) wants more donations transparency.

Storm Brewing On Capitol Hill Over Drug Discount Program

December 20, 2017 Morning Briefing

Pharma and hospitals are going head-to-head over cuts to the 340B drug program, which requires pharmaceutical companies to give steep discounts to hospitals and clinics that serve high volumes of low-income patients.

Lawmakers May Reverse ‘Devastating’ Cuts To 340B Drug Program, But There Will Likely Be A Trade-Off

January 11, 2018 Morning Briefing

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) said his panel is going to be looking at changes Congress can make to the program, which has sparked a furor between the pharmaceutical industry and hospitals. “I think, that we need to bring transparency and accountability to this program for it to survive long term,” Walden said.

UnitedHealth Expects $1.7B Windfall From Republicans’ Tax Bill For Next Year

January 17, 2018 Morning Briefing

The country’s largest insurer says it will invest the money in new technology and local community-based health care initiatives.

The Next Obamacare Battleground: Subsidies For Out-Of-Pocket Costs

By Ana B. Ibarra March 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Exchange enrollees and insurers fret over a lawsuit that could end federal help with copays and deductibles.

La próxima batalla del Obamacare: subsidios para gastos de bolsillo

By Ana B. Ibarra March 31, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Los subsidios que ayudan a las personas con sus copagos y deducibles, distintos a los créditos impositivos para pagar las primas, están en medio de una batalla legal luego de una demanda republicana.

In Massachusetts, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Kids’ Health Care At Risk

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Doctors, consumers and politicians say big federal cuts to Medicaid funding would jeopardize the treatment a lot of kids rely on. The state would either have to make up lost funding or cut benefits.

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