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State Lawmakers Eye Federal Dollars To Boost Mental Health Counseling By Peers

By Rob Waters July 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid pays for mentoring of mental health patients by “peer supporters,” but only if they are state-certified. California is one of two states with no certification program. Legislation pending in Sacramento would change that — if the governor backs it.

Trump Administration Moves To Make Health Care Costs More Transparent

By Julie Appleby July 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The proposed rules would require hospitals to provide far more detail about the actual prices they charge insurers for patients’ care.

Lawmakers Barrel Toward $7.5B Emergency Funding Plan With Unusual Speed For Divided Congress

March 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

Negotiators worked through the weekend to try to finalize the spending bill, which is looking like it will far exceed the amount President Donald Trump requested. But disagreement over provisions intended to ensure affordability of vaccines and other medications may hold up agreement. Meanwhile, local and state health departments, already stretched to their limits, are eager to get the aid.

Federal Appeals Court Takes Up Case That Could Upend U.S. Health System

By Julie Rovner July 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act is again being put to the test after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. Could the case ricochet back to the Supreme Court in the throes of the 2020 presidential campaign season?

Has Your Doctor Asked You About Climate Change?

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some physicians say connecting the consequences of climate change — heat waves, more pollen and longer allergy seasons — to health helps them better care for patients.

A Million Californians Don’t Have Clean Drinking Water. Where Do They Live?

By Harriet Blair Rowan June 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than 10% of residents in 12 California counties don’t have safe drinking water, according to a California Healthline analysis of state water data. State lawmakers have pledged $130 million a year to help bring clean drinking water to Californians who need it.

UCSF Medical Center Backs Off Plan To Deepen Ties With Dignity Health

By Jenny Gold May 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The University of California’s flagship San Francisco hospital system cut off negotiations with the Catholic-run health care system in the face of heated opposition from UCSF faculty and staff.

Proveedores de medicamentos en el mercado negro enfocan en inmigrantes

By John M. Glionna September 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Inmigrantes, no sólo de países hispanos, sino de todo el mundo, y algunos no inmigrantes también, están comprando una amplia gama de medicamentos ilegales en todo el país,

Transparent Hospital Pricing Exposes Wild Fluctuation, Even Within Miles

By Harriet Blair Rowan February 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A new federal rule requires hospitals to post their prices online. These lists reveal the wildly different charges for basic procedures and services, but consumers will have a hard time putting this information to use.

This Year’s Flu Is Hitting Children Especially Hard, And Experts Stay It’s Still Not Too Late To Get Vaccine

February 4, 2020 Morning Briefing

The CDC reports influenza B, which causes more significant illness in children than in adults, is the dominate strain of flu this year. Public health news is on liver transplants, pain sensitivity, autism, primary care, Alzheimer’s disease, and emergency room care.

Why You Should Take A Peek At Your Doctor’s Notes On Your Health

By Victoria Knight June 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some patient advocates say your doctor’s notes offer insights you might never hear from your physician, putting patient and provider on the same page.

White House Gets Cold Feet Over $1B Price Tag For Ventilators From GM Even As Hospitals Plead For Supplies

March 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

The White House had been planning to announce a venture that would lead to the production of as many as 80,000 ventilators. Then the bill came. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe hospitals need as many ventilators as they say they do, even as New York approved a risky policy of sharing the equipment between patients and New Jersey starts making plans on how to ration care.

I’m A CPAP Dropout: Why Many Lose Sleep Over Apnea Treatment

By Victoria Knight July 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

An estimated 18 million American adults have sleep apnea. The go-to treatment — a CPAP machine — offers a healthy restful night’s sleep, but many people struggle to use it. As many as 50% of patients stop using the device.

Caen en picada las nuevas inscripciones en Covered California

By Ana B. Ibarra January 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Las nuevas inscripciones cayeron casi un 24% para los planes de 2019. Algunos expertos dicen que esta baja no es una sorpresa.

New Covered California Sign-Ups Plummet

By Ana B. Ibarra January 30, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Even though the number of people renewing their Covered California health plans increased this year, new enrollment plunged by nearly a quarter compared with last year, posting a bigger drop than the federal health insurance exchange, healthcare.gov, which saw a 16 percent decrease. Officials largely blame the elimination of the federal tax penalty for people without insurance.

Trump Signs Robust $8.3B Emergency Coronavirus Funding Bill That Congress Sent Through With Unusual Speed

March 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers from both parties have stressed that Congress is “going to watch where the money goes.” Each state will be getting at least $4 million in assistance and HHS has also been ordered to use $3.1 billion of its quota on medical supplies, vaccine-making and ensuring health systems are up to handling the outbreak. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry was able to secure a win on vaccine price controls but progressives are still pushing the issue.

White House Relents In Face Of Lawmakers’ Pleading, Requests $1.25B In New Funding To Fight Coronavirus

February 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

The emergency spending request also includes accessing $535 million previously earmarked to fight Ebola and money from allocated to other federal agencies, for a package totaling $2.5 billion. “To this point, no agency has been inhibited in response efforts due to resources or authorities. However, much is still unknown about this virus and the disease it causes,” acting White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought wrote to congressional leaders. Democrat were quick to slam the funding request as too small for the scope of the outbreak. Meanwhile, Republicans were worried about potential drug shortages as fallout from the virus continues.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ States Race To Reverse ‘Roe’

May 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the new abortion bans passed in Alabama and Georgia; bipartisan congressional efforts to end “surprise” out-of-network medical bills; and a new public option health insurance plan soon to be available in Washington state.

Brechas profundas: fronteras estatales resaltan la enorme disparidad en Medicaid

By Laura Ungar October 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Las fronteras estatales se han convertido en líneas divisorias arbitrarias entre los que tienen Medicaid y los que no, y los pacientes con problemas financieros similares enfrentan destinos de salud muy diferentes.

Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do ‘Hail Mary’ Around Vaccine Laws

By Barbara Feder Ostrov April 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In California, medical exemptions to skip childhood vaccinations are on the rise. The trend underlines how hard it is to get parents to comply with vaccination laws meant to protect public safety when a small but adamant population of families and physicians seems determined to resist.

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