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Administration To Extend $5B In Aid To Nursing Homes To Cope With COVID Surge

July 23, 2020 Morning Briefing

The funds, announced by President Donald Trump Wednesday, are part of renewed efforts to help facilities that care for seniors respond more effectively to the pandemic. Nursing homes in hard-hit areas will be prioritized first.

What To Do If Your Home Health Care Agency Ditches You

By Judith Graham February 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

If you’re told Medicare’s home health benefits have changed, don’t believe it: Coverage rules haven’t been altered and people are still entitled to the same types of services. All that has changed is how Medicare pays agencies.

Medi-Cal Enrollment Among Immigrant Kids Stalls, Then Falls. Is Fear To Blame?

By Ana B. Ibarra July 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Enrollment among undocumented immigrant children in California’s Medicaid program started strong before stagnating and then falling. Although this decline is similar to an enrollment decline among all children in Medicaid nationwide, experts believe there are different reasons behind it.

U.S. Medical Panel Thinks Twice About Pushing Cognitive Screening For Dementia

By Judith Graham February 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Because seniors are at higher risk of cognitive impairment, proponents say screening asymptomatic older adults is an important strategy to identify people who may be developing dementia and to improve their care. But the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force cited insufficient evidence the tests are helpful.

Funding Bill Advancing In House Has $24B In COVID Emergency Money

July 14, 2020 Morning Briefing

The emergency funding, that is part of a larger spending bill, was approved by the House Appropriations Committee Monday. Continued pandemic response is expected to be at the center of fierce congressional debate over the next few weeks.

Want Ammo? Be Prepared For A Background Check

By Ana B. Ibarra July 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A new law took effect Monday that requires anyone buying ammunition in California to undergo a background check at the time of each purchase. Public health leaders hope this, and other provisions of Proposition 63, will help reduce the rate of gun violence.

Democratic Debate Brings ‘Medicare For All’ Divide Into Focus

July 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Reverberations from the Democratic presidential debate last week continue. One of the key issues that the candidates discussed was health care, and they had some differences in their plans, especially their views of a “Medicare for All” policy. Julie Rovner, the chief Washington correspondent for Kaiser Health News, joined NPR’s Sarah McCammon on “Weekend Edition […]

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes January 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

Cuando la masculinidad se vuelve “tóxica”: un perfil de género de los tiroteos masivos

By Phillip Reese October 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A nivel nacional, hubo 53 tiroteos masivos en áreas públicas durante ese tiempo, y todos menos tres involucraron a sospechosos de género masculino.

For Artist Inspired By Illness, ‘Gratitude Outweighs Pain’

By Cara Anthony December 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

After surviving two double lung transplants, Dylan Mortimer, a Kansas City artist, turns his battle with cystic fibrosis into joyous, whimsical art. Now Mortimer buys glitter by the pound and uses it to create mixed-media collages and sculptures for hospitals, private collectors and public spaces.

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.

A Conservative Group Paints Trump’s Drug-Pricing Experiment As ‘Socialist.’ Is It?

By Shefali Luthra July 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Americans for Tax Reform commercial takes too broad a brush against an initiative under consideration by the administration that would be part of the president’s promise to curb high drug prices.

New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians

By Ana B. Ibarra June 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California lawmakers spent big on Medi-Cal in the 2019-20 state budget, voting to cover more older residents and people with disabilities, restore benefits cut during the recession and open the program to eligible young adults who are in the country illegally.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Listen: Abortion Laws Could Have Unexpected Consequences

May 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner discusses on WBUR’s “Here and Now” some of the surprising ramifications that could follow abortion restrictions passed recently in some states.

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.

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