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Readers and Tweeters Weigh In on Medical Debt, the Obesity Epidemic, and Opioid Battles

June 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022 Morning Briefing

Thursday’s roundup covers medical debt, covid vaccines, 340B payments, abortion, monkeypox, baby formula, guns, forever chemicals, and more.

US Will Spend Over $2B To Back White House Biomanufacturing Plan

September 15, 2022 Morning Briefing

The plan, outlined with new details Wednesday, is about expanding drug manufacturing capabilities in the U.S., with an eye on future pandemic responses. Meanwhile, Roll Call notes “pandemic fatigue” may threaten funding efforts in the battle against monkeypox. The polio outbreak is also reported.

White House: It Could Take $7B To Combat Monkeypox

July 27, 2022 Morning Briefing

The nearly $7 billion estimate was presented to President Joe Biden as one of a number of different options to fund federal mitigation efforts. Meanwhile, the U.S. now has more monkeypox cases than anywhere else, and the first case in a pregnant woman has been reported.

Study Predicts Over 50% More Deaths From Liver Cancer By 2040

October 7, 2022 Morning Briefing

Analysis suggests cases of Hepatitis B and C, more alcohol usage, higher body weight, and more diabetes will be to blame. Separately, a slight drop in food poisonings from salmonella and listeria is reported, but pandemic restrictions are thought to have played a part in the fall.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': At GOP Convention, Health Policy Is Mostly MIA

July 18, 2024 Podcast

After an assassination attempt last weekend sent former President Donald Trump to the hospital with minor injuries, the Republican National Convention went off with little mention of health care issues. And Trump’s newly nominated vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, has barely staked out a record on health during his 18 months in office — aside from being strongly opposed to abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Renuka Rayasam, who wrote June’s installment of KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month,” about a patient who walked into what he thought was an urgent care center and walked out with an emergency room bill. 

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The ACA Turns 14

March 21, 2024 Podcast

Saturday marks the 14th anniversary of the still somewhat embattled Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins host Julie Rovner to discuss the accomplishments of the health law — and the challenges it still faces. Also this week, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News join Rovner to discuss what should be the final funding bill for HHS for fiscal 2024, next week’s Supreme Court oral arguments in a case challenging abortion medication, and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

Supreme Court Reinstates Medicare Drug Reimbursements To 340B Hospitals

June 16, 2022 Morning Briefing

Hospitals participating in the 340B program will be able to recoup billions in drug payments that Supreme Court justices unanimously decided were improperly cut. The Trump administration reduced the Medicare subsidies, and the Biden administration defended the policy.

Judge: HHS Must Restore Full 340B Drug Payments Until 2023

September 30, 2022 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare reports on a decision from District of Columbia Judge Rudolph Contreras, who found that a Health and Human Services Department lower reimbursement rate was “defective.” Meanwhile, Michigan joins efforts to crimp costs from contract travel nurses.

Democrats’ Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits May Pinch Advantage Plans’ Funding

By Michelle Andrews October 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As lawmakers weigh new spending provisions to cover dental, hearing and vision services for Medicare beneficiaries, a group supporting Medicare Advantage plans is airing commercials that raise concerns about the funding for those private plans.

Despite Restraints, Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Could Still Aid Consumers

By Michael McAuliff November 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A last-minute agreement among lawmakers restored a provision seeking to hold down rising costs of prescription medicines. Although details on which drugs will be targeted remain sketchy, the legislation would help patients buying insulin and cap Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 a year.

What Do We Really Know About Vaccine Effectiveness?

By Julie Appleby November 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Reports of waning effectiveness and mixed messages about booster shots fuel the politicization of vaccination.

In Unusual Move, EU Blocks $7B Merger Of 2 American Biotech Firms

September 7, 2022 Morning Briefing

A U.S. judge had already approved the merger of Illumina, headquartered in San Diego, and Grail, which is based in Menlo Park, California. The European Union says the deal would stifle innovation in an emerging market for early cancer-detection blood tests, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Have You Tried to Get Vaccinated?

January 29, 2021 Page

Cumbersome computer sign ups. Constant busy signals. Confusing messages from local health officials. These are just a few of the problems that KFF Health News readers report when trying to get vaccinated against covid-19.

Biden Admin To Give $1.5B To States, Tribes To Help Fight Opioid Crisis

September 26, 2022 Morning Briefing

Along with the new funding, the Biden administration published new guidance to facilitate greater access to naloxone products, which treat opioid overdoses, and guidance for employers to create “Recovery-Ready Workplaces,” The Hill reported.

No hay que sufrir efectos secundarios con la vacuna contra covid para estar protegido

By Arthur Allen April 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Si bien los síntomas muestran que el sistema inmune está respondiendo a la vacuna y que protegerá contra la enfermedad, las personas con pocos o ningún síntoma también estaban protegidas.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': 100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval

May 1, 2025 Podcast

Members of Congress are back in Washington, and Republicans are struggling to find ways to reduce Medicaid spending without cutting benefits. Meanwhile, confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a Covid Shot or Move Down on Waitlist

By JoNel Aleccia October 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

At issue is whether transplant patients who refuse the shots are not only putting themselves at greater risk for serious illness and death from covid-19, but also squandering scarce organs that could benefit others.

Student Nurses Who Refuse Vaccination Struggle to Complete Degrees

By Michelle Andrews October 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration is requiring workers at health care facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid payments to be vaccinated. For the minority of nursing students who have refused a shot, the new policy could mean they can’t get the training they need in a hospital or other health care venue.

Biden Is Caught in the Middle of Polarizing Abortion Politics

By Julie Rovner July 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The president, one of the last of a disappearing group of politicians who sought moderate compromises on abortion policy, is frustrating supporters. They wanted faster changes in federal rules. But abortion opponents — including Catholic bishops— are also taking him to task.

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