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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.”

Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and 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.

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.

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.

Voices: How Should California Address The Needs Of Its Aging Population?

By Anna Almendrala and Ana B. Ibarra September 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

By 2030, an estimated 1 in 5 Californians will be 65 or older, and the state is creating a “master plan” to address their needs. Lawmakers, advocates, local officials and others gathered in Sacramento on Monday to tackle issues of greatest concern, such as long-term care and housing for low-income seniors.

Bayer Pays Up To $4B For NC-Based Gene Therapy Firm AskBio

October 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

Bayer is offering $2 billion up front, and could pay out another $2 billion if the firm hits certain milestones, Stat reports.

With Eye On Trodelvy Cancer Drug, Gilead Buys Immunomedics For $21B

September 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

In an interview with Stat, Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day said the drug “brings the entirety of our cancer strategy together.”

Tu guía para entender las cuentas médicas

July 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News te brinda este conjunto de herramientas fáciles de usar, para ayudar a los pacientes a comprender el entretejido de la facturación médica, qué hacer si se recibe una cuenta médica sorpresa y cosas que debes tener en cuenta antes de recibir atención médica.

Despite Failed Promises, Stem Cell Advocates Again Want Taxpayers To Pony Up Billions

By Ana B. Ibarra August 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California’s stem cell agency, created by a $3 billion bond measure 15 years ago, is almost out of money. Its supporters plan to ask voters for even more funding next year, even though no agency-funded treatments have been approved for widespread use.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19

By Jenny Gold April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Across the U.S., pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to crashing revenues, terrified parents and a shortage of protective equipment — and all while being asked to care for young patients who could well be vectors for transmission without showing symptoms.

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.

Pacientes de cáncer enfrentan retrasos en cirugías mientras COVID-19 paraliza hospitales

By Will Stone April 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Son más vulnerables a la infección por el nuevo coronavirus. Y pueden estar enfrentando desafíos imprevistos para obtener atención, quimioterapia, e incluso cirugías para remover tumores.

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.

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.

Searching For Safety: Where Children Hide When Gunfire Is All Too Common

By Cara Anthony May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The overall crime rate has dropped during the pandemic, but unfortunately gun violence has not. In St. Louis, at least 11 children have been killed by gunfire so far this year. Living in neighborhoods with frequent violence has forced some families to improvise ways to keep their children safe, even in the place they are supposed to be most secure: their home. The stress of growing up in these conditions could lead to chronic health problems into adulthood.

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.

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