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How Lifesaving Organs For Transplant Go Missing In Transit

By JoNel Aleccia February 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Scores of organs — mostly kidneys — are trashed each year and many more become critically delayed while being shipped on commercial airliners, a new investigation finds.

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.

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.

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.

In Tornado Alley, Storms Are Even More Dangerous For People With Disabilities

By Jackie Fortiér, StateImpact Oklahoma February 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As climate change bears down, a haphazard web of weather safeguards is a particular blow to the disabled. In Oklahoma, no state laws require homeowners or landlords to install storm shelters. If a community wants to open a storm shelter for the public, that’s up to local officials, But there’s no database that Oklahomans can consult showing where public or wheelchair-accessible shelters are located.

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.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes February 14, 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.

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.

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.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: How Much For Stitches In The ER? Hard To Gauge Upfront

By Dan Weissmann December 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Consumers are admonished to be “smart shoppers,” but that’s difficult if health care prices are clear as mud. When Sarah Macsalka’s son needed stitches, she did her best to avoid the ER and still ended up with a $3,000 bill.

Some Academics Quietly Take Side Jobs Helping Tobacco Companies In Court

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio November 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were “common knowledge” for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.

Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure In California

By Ana B. Ibarra July 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California lawmakers on Wednesday pulled legislation that would have protected some patients from surprise medical bills for emergency care, citing opposition from hospitals. They vowed to resurrect the bill next year.

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.

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.

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.

Listen: Health Officials Warn People To Stop Vaping

September 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California Healthline reporter Ana Ibarra appeared Monday on WNYC to discuss the recent outbreak of mysterious lung diseases related to vaping, including 60 possible cases in California.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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