Getting Things From Point A To Point B Used To Be An American Art Form, But Not Anymore
May 22, 2020
Morning Briefing
Leaders said the supply chain was strong. But when the pandemic struck, shortages laid bare all those lofty promises.
California Tries Again To Make Medication Abortions Available At Its Colleges
By April Dembosky, KQED
September 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A proposed state law would require on-campus health centers to provide students with the medicines that allow them to end an unwanted pregnancy. Former Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill last year, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he would sign it.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Conscience’ Rules, Rx Prices and Still More Medicare
May 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest news about the Trump administration’s effort to allow health care practitioners and organizations to refuse to provide care or refer patients for services that violate their conscience or religion. Also this week, the administration orders TV ads for prescription drugs to include list prices. And Tennessee wants free rein from the federal government to run its Medicaid program. Plus, Rovner interviews Joan Biskupic, author of a new book on Chief Justice John Roberts, about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to the 2012 ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
November 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
Five Things We Found In The FDA’s Hidden Device Database
By Sydney Lupkin
June 27, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The Food and Drug Administration released two decades of previously hidden data containing millions of injuries or malfunctions by medical devices. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
Summer Setbacks: The Long Road To Lower Drug Prices Hits Some Potholes
By Emmarie Huetteman
July 24, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Efforts to control drug prices seemed on a glide path earlier this year after gaining traction at the White House and in Congress. But prospects today look less certain and highly controversial.
When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame And Secrecy Make It Hard To Seek Help
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media
December 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Most domestic assault offenders are adults, but about 1 in 12 who come to the attention of law enforcement are minors, according to a 2008 study by the U.S. Justice Department. In half of those cases, the victim was a parent, most often the mother.
They May Owe Nothing — Half-Million-Dollar Dialysis Bill Canceled
By Jenny Gold
July 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
After reporting by KHN, NPR and CBS, Fresenius has agreed to waive a Montana man’s huge bill for out-of-network dialysis care.
‘Devastating’ Toll: Nursing Homes Turn To Federal Government For $10B In Relief Funds
May 7, 2020
Morning Briefing
The coronavirus death toll exceeds 11,000 in nursing homes, which say the requested money would be used for protective equipment, hazard pay and lost revenue. News on the industry also reports on liability protections, a behind-the-scenes look at how infection spread in Maryland facilities, a lawsuit in Arizona to reveal data, a Massachusetts law shielding facilities, one family’s struggle for information, higher wages promised in Illinois and Louisiana’s changing efforts to name facilities with outbreaks, as well.
Operation Warp Speed Invests $1.6B Into Novamax’s Potential COVID-19 Vaccine In Its Biggest Deal Yet
July 8, 2020
Morning Briefing
In return for the massive development funding, Novamax will supply the U.S. government by early 2021 with 100 million doses of its vaccine that is in clinical trials. The Maryland-based company is the seventh drugmaker to strike such a deal with the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed initiative. Other vaccine news from GSK is also reported.
Fed Sent $1.4B In Stimulus Checks To More Than A Million Deceased People In Rush To Disburse Funds
June 26, 2020
Morning Briefing
The GAO report makes clear how the mistakes were made by sending checks to people who had died since filing tax returns. Currently, as the government considers a second round of stimulus checks, there are no plans to recoup the first payments.
Purveyors Of Black-Market Pharmaceuticals Target Immigrants
By John M. Glionna
September 16, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Illegal medications, sold in immigrant communities around the United States, can cause serious harm to consumers, authorities say. Law enforcement officers are cracking down, but some think more must be done.
Por su prueba de resfriado, la aseguradora pagó $25,865
By Richard Harris, NPR News
December 23, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Alexa Kasdan no quería que sus vacaciones se arruinaran por un simple dolor de garganta. Fue a su doctora y le hicieron un hisopado. ¿Por qué el laboratorio cobro esa cifra ridícula?
Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
By Laura Ungar Trudy Lieberman
September 3, 2019
KFF Health News Original
One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn’t kept pace with the graying population.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Could The ACA Really Go Away?
July 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Is the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional? That was the question before a federal appeals court in New Orleans this week. Two of the three judges on the panel seemed inclined to agree with a lower court that the elimination of the tax penalty for failure to maintain coverage could mean the entire health law should fall. Also this week, President Donald Trump wants to improve care for people with kidney disease. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus courts blocking efforts to require drug prices in TV ads and to kick Planned Parenthood out of the federal family planning program. Plus, Rovner interviews University of Michigan law professor Nicholas Bagley about the latest legal threat to the ACA.
In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming ― But Better Brace Yourself
By Julie Appleby Victoria Knight
January 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
SmileDirectClub and similar startup companies say they provide these services at what can be thousands of dollars less than office-visit teeth straightening, but proof is lacking and patients can be left with no recourse if problems arise.
California Gov. Newsom Proposes Penalty To Fund Health Insurance Subsidies
By Samantha Young Ana B. Ibarra
June 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help an estimated 850,000 Californians pay their health insurance premiums and would fund his plan with a tax penalty on people who don’t have coverage. If he succeeds, California would be the first state to subsidize middle-income people who make too much to qualify for federal financial aid.
When A Doctor’s Screen Time Detracts From Face Time With Patients
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
July 24, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Electronic health records can help reduce medical errors, but when not used well they can strain the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Wei Wei Lee, an internist with the University of Chicago Medicine, has developed strategies to make sure tech is a tool, not a barrier.
With ACA’s Future In Peril, California Reins In Rising Health Insurance Premiums
By Barbara Feder Ostrov Ana B. Ibarra
July 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Premiums will grow by an average of 0.8% next year on the state health insurance exchange. Officials cite two new policies for the relatively low rate hike: a new state tax penalty on Californians who don’t have health insurance coupled with state-based tax credits to help enrollees afford their premiums, including middle-income people who make too much money to qualify for federal financial aid.
Watch: ACA’s Future And ‘Medicare-For-All’ Front And Center As Candidates Line Up For 2020
April 16, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks about the court case challenging the Affordable Care Act and Democratic proposals to expand Medicare on C-SPAN and NPR.
