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Among Hurdles For Those With Opioid Addictions: Getting The Drug To Treat It

By Nina Feldman, WHYY August 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

It can be difficult to get a prescription for buprenorphine, one of the gold standards for treating opioid use disorder. And not all pharmacies stock the drug.

Even As Many Go Hungry, Farmers Dump Crops. Trump Administration Aims For Win-Win Fix With $19B Plan.

April 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

With the usual food distribution chain disrupted due to the coronavirus outbreak, farmers are plowing unused produce back into the field. Yet food banks struggle to feed millions of newly unemployed Americans. While a federal plan will throw $19 billion dollars at the problem, it must still overcome the transportation challenges that created it in the first place. Other food supply issues reports on the meat industry, food plant safety and alleged price gouging on eggs.

Transparent Hospital Pricing Exposes Wild Fluctuation, Even Within Miles

By Harriet Blair Rowan February 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A new federal rule requires hospitals to post their prices online. These lists reveal the wildly different charges for basic procedures and services, but consumers will have a hard time putting this information to use.

State Lawmakers Eye Federal Dollars To Boost Mental Health Counseling By Peers

By Rob Waters July 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid pays for mentoring of mental health patients by “peer supporters,” but only if they are state-certified. California is one of two states with no certification program. Legislation pending in Sacramento would change that — if the governor backs it.

Más dolor de cabeza para oficiales federales por la promoción del vapeo en internet

By Shefali Luthra and Chaseedaw Giles November 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Mientras Washington se esfuerza por tomar medidas enérgicas contra la naciente industria del vapeo, los “influencers” de internet tienen su propia agenda.

MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment

By Will Stone, KJZZ August 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

MDMA, the psychoactive ingredient in the club drug known as molly or ecstasy, is being tested in combination with therapy as a treatment for severe trauma.

Trump Administration Moves To Make Health Care Costs More Transparent

By Julie Appleby July 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The proposed rules would require hospitals to provide far more detail about the actual prices they charge insurers for patients’ care.

A Million Californians Don’t Have Clean Drinking Water. Where Do They Live?

By Harriet Blair Rowan June 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than 10% of residents in 12 California counties don’t have safe drinking water, according to a California Healthline analysis of state water data. State lawmakers have pledged $130 million a year to help bring clean drinking water to Californians who need it.

Federal Appeals Court Takes Up Case That Could Upend U.S. Health System

By Julie Rovner July 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act is again being put to the test after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. Could the case ricochet back to the Supreme Court in the throes of the 2020 presidential campaign season?

UCSF Medical Center Backs Off Plan To Deepen Ties With Dignity Health

By Jenny Gold May 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The University of California’s flagship San Francisco hospital system cut off negotiations with the Catholic-run health care system in the face of heated opposition from UCSF faculty and staff.

Has Your Doctor Asked You About Climate Change?

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some physicians say connecting the consequences of climate change — heat waves, more pollen and longer allergy seasons — to health helps them better care for patients.

‘This Should Not Be About Politics’: House Overwhelmingly Passes $8.3B Coronavirus Funding Bill

March 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

The bill includes about $7.7 billion in new discretionary spending to bolster vaccine development, research, equipment stockpiles and state and local health budgets, as government officials and health workers fight to contain the outbreak. The House moved unusually quick in a rare sign of bipartisanship in a highly divided Congress. It next goes to the Senate.

Hospitals Say $100B Allocated From Stimulus Package Is Woefully Inadequate–And They Can’t Even Get Those Funds

April 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Only about $30 billion has been distributed thus far from a pot of $100 billion earmarked for hospitals and health-care providers. In addition to that, the distribution of the relief money didn’t take hot spots into account, so the places that in most need say they are getting shortchanged.

West Virginia Reaches Opioid Settlement Deal With Most Drug Companies For $1.25B

March 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

This would be the first deal among about 3,000 lawsuits that exist nationwide. Details must still be resolved on payments to local, state groups as well as hospitals and others. The plan also does not apply to two key drugmakers, Purdue Pharma and Mallinckrodt. News on the national drug epidemic is from California, as well.

Caen en picada las nuevas inscripciones en Covered California

By Ana B. Ibarra January 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Las nuevas inscripciones cayeron casi un 24% para los planes de 2019. Algunos expertos dicen que esta baja no es una sorpresa.

New Covered California Sign-Ups Plummet

By Ana B. Ibarra January 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Even though the number of people renewing their Covered California health plans increased this year, new enrollment plunged by nearly a quarter compared with last year, posting a bigger drop than the federal health insurance exchange, healthcare.gov, which saw a 16 percent decrease. Officials largely blame the elimination of the federal tax penalty for people without insurance.

Proveedores de medicamentos en el mercado negro enfocan en inmigrantes

By John M. Glionna September 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Inmigrantes, no sólo de países hispanos, sino de todo el mundo, y algunos no inmigrantes también, están comprando una amplia gama de medicamentos ilegales en todo el país,

Why You Should Take A Peek At Your Doctor’s Notes On Your Health

By Victoria Knight June 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some patient advocates say your doctor’s notes offer insights you might never hear from your physician, putting patient and provider on the same page.

$1.25B Opioid Settlement Date Set In West Virginia Where Death Rate Is Highest

March 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Aug. 31 trial date serves as a deadline for the proposed settlement, the nation’s first as businesses consider thousands of other lawsuits. Other news on the epidemic comes from Missouri, Vermont and Kansas.

Lawmakers Barrel Toward $7.5B Emergency Funding Plan With Unusual Speed For Divided Congress

March 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

Negotiators worked through the weekend to try to finalize the spending bill, which is looking like it will far exceed the amount President Donald Trump requested. But disagreement over provisions intended to ensure affordability of vaccines and other medications may hold up agreement. Meanwhile, local and state health departments, already stretched to their limits, are eager to get the aid.

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