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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.

COVID Tests Are Free, Except When They’re Not

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Her doctor worried she had COVID-19 but couldn’t test her for it until she ruled out other things. That test cost a bundle.

Vapers Seek Relief From Nicotine Addiction In — Wait For It — Cigarettes

By Ana B. Ibarra September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Even though e-cigarette makers market their products as a safer alternative to cigarettes, a growing number of vapers are trying to quit— and they’re turning to cigarettes to help them.

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?

Listen: HHS Files Challenge Over Rights To Gilead’s HIV-Prevention Drug

November 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Shefali Luthra discusses the recent Trump administration lawsuit regarding the HIV-prevention drug Truvada.

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.

Watch: When Insurance Doesn’t Cover A Mental Health Crisis

November 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

CBS This Morning reports on the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month.

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.”

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.”

De no creer: jóvenes buscan aliviar su adicción al “vapeo”… fumando cigarrillos

By Ana B. Ibarra September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Una unidad de Juul, que proporciona alrededor de 200 bocanadas, contiene tanta nicotina como un paquete de cigarrillos. Los jóvenes vuelven a fumar para frenar otra adicción.

Despite Supreme Court Win, Texas Abortion Clinics Still Shuttered

By Ashley Lopez, KUT November 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.

The Golden State’s Mixed Record On Lung Cancer

By Mark Kreidler February 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California has one of the lowest rates of new lung cancer cases in the country, attributed largely to its aggressive anti-tobacco policies. But gaps in the state’s health care system mean that people who are diagnosed with the disease, or at a high risk of getting it, often fall through the cracks.

When Masculinity Turns ‘Toxic’: A Gender Profile Of Mass Shootings

By Phillip Reese October 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Men are far more likely than women to commit deadly mass shootings, both in California and across the nation. We break down the numbers — and ask experts why gender would have a role in indiscriminate violence.

California, ¿firmará el gobernador una controversial ley sobre vacunas?

By Ana B. Ibarra September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

La totalidad de los senadores republicanos votaron en contra de la medida y todos los demócratas votaron a favor, excepto uno que no votó.

California Lawmakers Send Contested Vaccine Bill To Governor. Will He Sign It?

By Ana B. Ibarra September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The state Senate on Wednesday sent a measure to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that would tighten the rules for children’s medical exemptions from vaccines. Newsom, who said in June that he would sign the measure after amendments had been made at his request, now wants more changes.

Not Yesterday’s Cocaine: Death Toll Rising From Tainted Drug

By Laura Ungar November 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

While the U.S. continues to focus mainly on the opioid crisis, cocaine is quietly making a comeback and has become one of the biggest overdose killers of African Americans when tainted with fentanyl.

Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty, Will Pay $8.3B To Settle Criminal Charges Over Opioid Sales

October 22, 2020 Morning Briefing

The massive settlement deal also covers civil cases against the maker of the painkiller OxyContin.

Medicare To Pay Hospitals $3.5B More For Acute Inpatient Services

September 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule estimated to boost Medicare spending by 2.7% for acute care inpatient hospital services.

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.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: A Medical Bill Ninja Shares Her Secrets

By Dan Weissmann November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

On Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast “An Arm and a Leg,” an Illinois woman harnesses a lifetime of experience — and frustration — with health care finances to help other people solve their medical bill problems.

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