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Public Health Experts Say Trump Administration Response Has Improved But Still Falling Short: They’re ‘At A C Now’

May 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

The officials driving the Trump administration’s coronavirus response have expanded testing and helped revamp medical supply chains. “I think the administration is at a C now because they’re at least meeting the needs in a pandemic,” said a former Trump administration official. “But they’re not an A or B yet because we’re not getting ahead of the problem.” In other news from the administration: a top FEMA leader to depart and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticizes the White House for not allowing task force members to testify in front of Congress.

NO a manejar ebrio: estados imponen alcoholímetros para prevenir muertes

By Ana B. Ibarra January 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Los alcoholímetros son dispositivos que se colocan en el volante y evitan que el auto arranque si se detecta aliento etílico en el conductor.

Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media February 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

For one patient, a three-month supply of insulin is $3,700 in the U.S. versus $600 in Mexico. But is it legal?

CMS Axes New York’s Plan To Extend Its Medicaid Reform Program After State Asked For $8B In Funding

February 26, 2020 Morning Briefing

In denying New York’s request, the federal government is refusing to support the way the state is trying to change its delivery system to care for people in community medical facilities rather than in hospitals. It is rejecting the application but not eliminating funding that was already promised. Other Medicaid news comes from Minnesota and West Virginia.

Cancer’s Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls

By Anna Gorman February 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Carol Marley has pancreatic cancer — and dealing with its financial toll has become her full-time job.

A Proposal To Make It Harder For Kids To Skip Vaccines Gives Powerful Voices Pause

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester June 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California lawmakers are debating whether to tighten the rules on childhood vaccinations and give the ultimate say to state public health officials. But questions are emerging from unexpected quarters: the state medical board and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Amid Ongoing Vaping Crisis And Legal Battles, Altria Takes $4.1B Hit On Juul Investment

January 31, 2020 Morning Briefing

Altria bought its stake in Juul as it was looking to shift away from cigarettes. The e-cigarette start-up, at the time experiencing explosive growth, was valued at $38 billion.

McConnell Unveils $1T Stimulus Plan: $1,200 Checks For Some Americans, Loans For Airlines, $300B Pot For Small Businesses

March 19, 2020 Morning Briefing

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released his proposed $1 trillion package, but some financial experts think it’s still not enough to counter the financial devastation of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, lobbyists and hospitals scramble to get a piece of the action.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ New Year, New Health Proposals

January 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Democratic governors and mayors are unveiling new ideas to control costs and expand coverage. The federal government shutdown has spared most health agencies, but not all. And learn the latest on that lawsuit out of Texas, which is threatening the Affordable Care Act once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for “extra credit,” provide their favorite health policy stories of the week. Rovner also interviews KHN’s Jordan Rau about the latest “Bill of the Month.”

Doughnut Hole Is Gone, But Medicare’s Uncapped Drug Costs Still Bite Into Budgets

By Michelle Andrews March 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Beneficiaries pay 25 percent of the price of their brand-name drugs until they reach $5,100 in out-of-pocket costs. After that, their obligation drops to 5 percent. But it never disappears.

Genetic-Testing Scam Targets Seniors And Rips Off Medicare

By Melissa Bailey July 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Capitalizing on the growing popularity of genetic testing — and fears of terminal illness — scammers are persuading seniors to hand over cheek swabs with their DNA, not knowing it may lead to identity theft and Medicare fraud.

Health Care Industry Spends $30B A Year Pushing Its Wares, From Drugs To Stem Cell Treatment

By Liz Szabo January 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Critics say patients are often misled by ads that advocate high-priced drugs or genetic tests.

VA Opts To Delay Training On New $10B Electronic Health Record System As First Site’s Deadline Draws Near

February 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

The VA said the planning with Cerner is “proceeding deliberately and thoughtfully to adhere to the project’s ten-year timeline, which calls for a rolling implementation schedule through 2027.” Other health technology news is on AdventHealth’s plans to switch from Cerner and privacy issues, as well.

El año del “vapeo”: dramático aumento del uso de cigarrillos electrónicos en jóvenes

By Ana B. Ibarra December 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

El “vaping” va en contra de la tendencia: el consumo de alcohol, de tabaco tradicional y de marihuana están bajando. El cigarrillo electrónico crece.

The Year Of The Vape: Teen E-Cigarette Use Spikes

By Ana B. Ibarra December 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

More than a third of high school seniors said they have vaped in the past year — up nearly 10 percentage points from the previous year. The dramatic jump comes despite efforts by public health officials, educators and lawmakers to reverse the e-cigarette trend among youths, including a recent proposal to ban retail sales of flavored tobacco products in California.

Students With Disabilities Call College Admissions Cheating ‘Big Slap In The Face’

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Parents of students with legitimate learning disabilities worry that a backlash against providing special accommodations in college admissions testing could make it harder for them to succeed.

Sobering Up: In An Alcohol-Soaked Nation, More Seek Booze-Free Social Spaces

By Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today July 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A national trend of boozeless bars is cropping up nationwide to create social spaces without the hangovers, DUIs and alcoholism culture. It’s part of a new push for sober options.

First Kidney Failure, Then A $540,842 Bill For Dialysis

By Jenny Gold July 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

He needed the lifesaving treatment — he never expected a half-million-dollar bill for 14 weeks of care.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Medicare-For-All’? More? Some?

January 24, 2019 KFF Health News Original

“Medicare-for-all” has become the rallying cry for Democrats in the new Congress. But there is a long list of other ways to increase insurance coverage. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to chip away at the Medicaid program for the poor, and new rules could mean higher costs for individual health insurance in 2020. Alice Ollstein of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for “extra credit,” provide their favorite health policy stories of the week.

Readers React: UVA Doctors Outraged Over Their Own Health System’s Billing Practices

November 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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