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Drug Deals And Food Gone Bad Plague Corner Stores. How Neighbors Are Fighting Back.

By Cara Anthony November 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Corner stores that provide groceries for those using the federal food stamp program have become magnets for violence just outside St. Louis. Gunshots ring out under the cover of darkness, windows are postered over, and the quality of food doesn’t make a trip to the corner store worth the risk. Now local residents are putting their feet down.

Hepatitis A Races Across The Country

By Laura Ungar August 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In the wake of the opioid crisis, the highly communicable hepatitis A virus is spreading in more than half the states and making its way into the general public. Underfunded health officials are valiantly trying to fight it with vaccines.

In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio December 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry that settlement dollars resulting from lawsuits against the drug industry might not benefit these children.

Pfizer Begins Human Trials Testing Of COVID Vaccine

July 28, 2020 Morning Briefing

Pfizer’s developmental vaccine, BNT162b2, encodes a version of the virus’s whole spike protein, which it how the virus enters cells. The choice of vaccine should lead to “more consistent responses across diverse populations and in older adults,” Pfizer said.

Listen: Young Undocumented Californians Cheer Promise Of Health Benefits

By Sammy Caiola, Capital Public Radio July 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California is the first in the nation to expand Medicaid to young adults living there without legal permission.

Dream Of Retiring Abroad? The Reality: Medicare Doesn’t Travel Well

By Michelle Andrews July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than 400,000 U.S. workers have retired in foreign countries and their ranks are rising. But Medicare doesn’t cover most expenses overseas, so these expats will need to confront the cost of finding alternative insurance.

Conceived Through ‘Fertility Fraud,’ She Now Needs Fertility Treatment

By Lauren Bavis, Side Effects Public Media and Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media January 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Years ago, doctors sometimes lied about whose sperm they used for artificial inseminations. Could it happen now? Some argue regulation is weak in the multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry.

Lawmakers Push To Stop Surprise ER Billing

By Ana B. Ibarra May 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Californians are vulnerable to hefty surprise medical bills from their trips to the emergency room. Now, state lawmakers are considering a measure to cap how much out-of-network hospitals can charge privately insured patients for emergency care, which could serve as a model for other states.

Kathy Brandt, A Hospice Expert Who Invited The World Into Her Own Last Days With Cancer, Dies

By JoNel Aleccia August 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kathy Brandt and her wife, Kim Acquaviva, national experts in hospice and palliative care, shared intimate details of Brandt’s experience with terminal cancer before her death Sunday.

Effort To Control Opioids In An ER Leaves Some Sickle Cell Patients In Pain

By Sam Whitehead, WABE January 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

People with sickle cell disease aren’t fueling the opioid crisis, research shows. Yet some ER doctors still treat patients seeking relief for agonizing sickle cell crises as potential addicts.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Journalist Learns The Hard Way That CPAP Compliance Pays

By Dan Weissmann July 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Check the fine print. When you get a prescription for expensive medical equipment, you may need to follow the doctor’s orders — to the letter — to get your health insurance company to pay up.

They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself.

By Will Stone February 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Sarah and Andy fell in love while working to keep drug users from overdosing. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy’s fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.

An Atlanta Nonprofit Brings Medical Care And Connection To The Homeless

By Sam Whitehead, WABE December 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

“Street medicine” programs seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. It’s a public health approach designed to build trust and eventually connect homeless patients to other services.

Hospitals Will Lose $320B This Year From COVID-19, AHA Report Says

July 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

In other news: Hospitals using artificial intelligence in end-of-life care; new doctors; and health centers merge in Boston neighborhood.

Rural Seasonal Workers Worry About Montana Medicaid’s Work Requirements

By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio November 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?

Democrats, White House Hopeful About Small Business Deal That Includes $75B For Hospitals, $25B To Expand Testing

April 20, 2020 Morning Briefing

Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse at how to supplement the fund to help small businesses, which was depleted last week. The new bill proposes an additional $300 billion for that fund.

Bayer To Pay $10.9B To Settle Lawsuits Over Roundup Cancer Claims

June 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

“In short, this is the right action at the right time for Bayer,” CEO Werner Baumann said.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Real Lessons Doctors Can Learn From Fake Patients

By Dan Weissmann July 24, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Are physicians asking patients the right questions in order to provide good care? Laser-focused on biomedical symptoms, some doctors miss the psychosocial factors that can be a barrier to good health. In Episode 7 of the podcast, we hear about a creative study that uncovers how some medical errors happen.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Despite Booming Economy, Uninsured Rate Ticks Up

September 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 2 million more Americans were uninsured in 2018 than in the previous year, according to the Census Bureau’s annual report. Plus, the Trump administration announced plans to ban flavored vape liquids, and Congress is back and working to address high prescription drug prices and “surprise” medical bills. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

¿Quieres retirarte y vivir en el exterior? Medicare no viaja muy bien

By Michelle Andrews July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

De 2012 a 2017, el número de trabajadores jubilados que vivían en países extranjeros y que recibían beneficios del Seguro Social creció casi un 15%, a más de 413,000, según la Administración del Seguro Social.

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