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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.

An Atlanta Nonprofit Brings Medical Care And Connection To The Homeless

By Sam Whitehead, WABE December 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

“Street medicine” programs seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. It’s a public health approach designed to build trust and eventually connect homeless patients to other services.

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.

Rural Seasonal Workers Worry About Montana Medicaid’s Work Requirements

By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio November 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?

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.

Don’t Toss That E-Cig: Vaping Waste Is A Whole New Headache For Schools And Cities

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio December 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

E-cigarettes may look sleek, but they create toxic trash, especially at high schools where vaping is widespread. Disposable nicotine pods can be poisonous, and vape pens contain batteries and metals. Safely disposing of them can mean a trip to the local recycling center.

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.

Dream Of Retiring Abroad? The Reality: Medicare Doesn’t Travel Well

By Michelle Andrews July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than 400,000 U.S. workers have retired in foreign countries and their ranks are rising. But Medicare doesn’t cover most expenses overseas, so these expats will need to confront the cost of finding alternative insurance.

The Complex Realm Of Cloud Chasers, Coil Builders And Other Vape Modders

By Chaseedaw Giles November 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Vaping has produced a diverse community with all sorts of sub-specialties. Finding your tribe can be more complex than finding your Harry Potter house.

Kathy Brandt, A Hospice Expert Who Invited The World Into Her Own Last Days With Cancer, Dies

By JoNel Aleccia August 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kathy Brandt and her wife, Kim Acquaviva, national experts in hospice and palliative care, shared intimate details of Brandt’s experience with terminal cancer before her death Sunday.

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.

Listen: Young Undocumented Californians Cheer Promise Of Health Benefits

By Sammy Caiola, Capital Public Radio July 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California is the first in the nation to expand Medicaid to young adults living there without legal permission.

‘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.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Journalist Learns The Hard Way That CPAP Compliance Pays

By Dan Weissmann July 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Check the fine print. When you get a prescription for expensive medical equipment, you may need to follow the doctor’s orders — to the letter — to get your health insurance company to pay up.

Lawmakers Push To Stop Surprise ER Billing

By Ana B. Ibarra May 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Californians are vulnerable to hefty surprise medical bills from their trips to the emergency room. Now, state lawmakers are considering a measure to cap how much out-of-network hospitals can charge privately insured patients for emergency care, which could serve as a model for other states.

Last-Minute Loophole Could Undermine Texas Law Against Surprise Medical Bills

By Ashley Lopez, KUT November 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Texas passed a bipartisan law against surprise medical billing, but advocates warn that a proposed rule could severely weaken it, continuing to allow surprise bills outside of emergencies.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Real Lessons Doctors Can Learn From Fake Patients

By Dan Weissmann July 24, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Are physicians asking patients the right questions in order to provide good care? Laser-focused on biomedical symptoms, some doctors miss the psychosocial factors that can be a barrier to good health. In Episode 7 of the podcast, we hear about a creative study that uncovers how some medical errors happen.

Dramático aumento de la hepatitis A en todo el país

By Laura Ungar August 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A la sombra de la epidemia de opioides, el virus de la hepatitis A se está abriendo camino en la población general. Más de la mitad de los estados han tenido, o tienen brotes. Y los fondos para frenarlos son insuficientes.

¿Quieres retirarte y vivir en el exterior? Medicare no viaja muy bien

By Michelle Andrews July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

De 2012 a 2017, el número de trabajadores jubilados que vivían en países extranjeros y que recibían beneficios del Seguro Social creció casi un 15%, a más de 413,000, según la Administración del Seguro Social.

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