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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.

Cómo y cuándo el uso de beneficios del gobierno afectaría el estatus de inmigrantes con papeles

By Ana B. Ibarra August 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

La regla permitiría al gobierno federal negar más fácilmente la residencia permanente a los solicitantes que usan, o se considere que pueden usar, programas financiados con fondos federales.

How And When Immigrants’ Use Of Government Benefits Might Affect Their Legal Status

By Ana B. Ibarra August 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Confusion about a new federal rule to restrict legal immigration based on the use of public benefits may dampen sign-ups for health care, housing and food aid even among immigrants not directly targeted by the rule. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions that will help clear up some of the misunderstanding.

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.

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.

Coronavirus Stress Test: Many 5-Star Nursing Homes Have Infection-Control Lapses

By Jordan Rau March 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Since the beginning of 2017, inspectors have cited more nursing homes for failing to ensure that all workers follow federal prevention and control protocols than for any other type of violation, according to federal records.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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