HHS Releases $20B More For Providers In Relief Funding
October 2, 2020
Morning Briefing
The agency said to apply soon because the money will go fast. News is on additional funding for HIV care, cyberattacks, unequal pay for female physicians and more.
Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost
June 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Listen: India Gives Opioid Makers A Huge And Growing New Market
September 5, 2019
KFF Health News Original
KHN’s Sarah Varney discussed opioid painkillers in India with NPR’s Rachel Martin on “Morning Edition” Thursday.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: What Would Dr. Fauci Do?
November 19, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Anthony Fauci is one of the nation’s most trusted voices during public health emergencies. As the head of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, Fauci has helped guide the nation through the HIV/AIDS epidemic and more recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika. In this special episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” podcast, Fauci sits down with KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal to talk about how to navigate the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic and what the incoming Biden administration should do first.
Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
January 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Fewer Americans are dying in a hospital, under the close supervision of doctors and nurses. That trend has been boosted by an expanded Medicare benefit that helps people live out their final days at home in hospice care. But as home hospice grows, so has the burden on families left to provide much of the care.
White House Left States On Their Own To Buy Ventilators. Inside Their Mad Scramble.
By Rachana Pradhan
June 15, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Although laws prohibit price gouging on precious resources in times of emergency, states have been forced to compete for a share of the nation’s stockpile of ventilators — used to treat the sickest COVID patients — or pay top dollar on sideline deals. With quality and quantity control lacking, what happens when the pandemic’s second wave hits?
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How’s That Open Enrollment Going?
November 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace plans is halfway over and, so far, the number of people signing up is down, but not dramatically. Meanwhile, Congress and President Donald Trump can’t seem to agree on what to do about teen vaping, drug prices or “surprise” medical bills. And Democrats lurch to the left on abortion. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news.
Built For Counterterrorism, This High-Tech Machine Is Now Used To Detect Fentanyl
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR
December 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Public health officials are adopting a law enforcement tool, the mass spectrometer, to instantly identify potentially deadly levels of opioids in local drug supplies.
Proyecto en California combatiría acuerdos que atrasan salida al mercado de genéricos
By Ana B. Ibarra
August 1, 2019
KFF Health News Original
La FTC ha estimado que los acuerdos de pago por retraso le cuestan a los consumidores y contribuyentes estadounidenses $3.5 mil millones, en costos más altos de medicamentos cada año.
California Bill Would Fight Deals That Delay Generic Drugs
By Ana B. Ibarra
August 1, 2019
KFF Health News Original
As California Attorney General Xavier Becerra cracks down on pharmaceutical companies he said paid competitors to delay generic versions of their drugs, he’s also pushing for legislation that would give his department tools to catch more of them. It’s the first of its kind in the nation.
People With Type O Or B Blood May Have Advantage Against COVID
October 16, 2020
Morning Briefing
These patients spent, on average, 4.5 fewer days in intensive care than those with Type A or AB blood. The latter group averaged 13.5 days in the ICU and was more likely to require ventilators.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: We Answer Your Questions
August 15, 2019
KFF Health News Original
You asked about drug prices, the “Cadillac tax” on generous insurance plans and why Americans don’t know that most other countries also have combination public-private insurance systems. This week, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Caitlin Owens of Axios join KHN’s Julie Rovner to answer those questions.
Drugmakers Wary Of Plan To Ease Medicaid Rules
July 21, 2020
Morning Briefing
Modern Healthcare investigates how CMS’ recent proposal “could have wide-ranging implications for the 340B program.”
Your School Assignment For The Day: Spelling And Specs
By Heidi de Marco
February 27, 2020
KFF Health News Original
In California’s rural Central Valley, low-income children have limited access to vision care. School districts are teaming up with nonprofits to fill the gaps.
KHN’s ‘What The Health’: Spending Bill Slowdown
November 14, 2019
KFF Health News Original
It’s November, do you know where your HHS spending bill is? Still stuck in Congress. Meanwhile, lawmakers move ahead on restricting tobacco products for youth while the administration’s proposal is MIA. Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more health news from the week. Also, Rovner interviews Dan Weissmann, host of the podcast “An Arm and a Leg.”
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: We Spend HOW MUCH On Health Care?
December 5, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The annual accounting of national health spending is out. And the 2018 health bill for the U.S. was $3.6 trillion, consuming nearly a fifth of the nation’s economy. Meanwhile, Congress is nearing the end of the year without having finished either its annual spending bills or several other high-priority health items. Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Markian Hawryluk about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month.”
Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire
By Laura Ungar Jason Dearen, The Associated Press Hannah Recht
August 24, 2020
KFF Health News Original
As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.
It’s Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can’t Pay
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
February 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Until very recently, the separate company that runs the emergency department at Nashville General Hospital in Tennessee was continuing to haul patients who couldn’t pay medical bills into court.
Farmers To Receive Additional $13B In Coronavirus Relief, Trump Says
September 18, 2020
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump announced the second round of aid for farmers during a reelection rally in Wisconsin. More details are expected today. Other Trump campaign news covers drug importation and pricing, the United Nations and opioids.
Smokers Need Not Apply: Fairness Of No-Nicotine Hiring Policies Questioned
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
January 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
U-Haul will not hire nicotine users in 21 states where it is legal to do so. Ethicists say such policies disproportionately affect the poor and are a sign of employers becoming overly involved in workers’ lifestyle choices.
