Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Doctors, Guns And Lame Ducks
November 15, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Ollstein of Politico discuss how the Democrats’ takeover of the House and other results from the Nov. 6 elections might affect health care, and what Congress may have in store for the lame-duck session.
Sackler Family Could Withdraw Pledge To Pay $3B Of Personal Fortune If Opioid Lawsuits Aren’t Blocked
September 20, 2019
Morning Briefing
The $3 billion is part of a larger settlement with Purdue Pharma, but about half of the states suing the company and the family behind it are unhappy with the amount. Purdue, however, claims that if the protesting states’ suits aren’t blocked then the Sackler family may be unable to contribute even the initial sum that was offered.
$2B In Federal Grants To Fight Opioid Epidemic Doled Out To ‘Communities Where Help Is Most Needed’
September 5, 2019
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump said the funds will go to state and local governments to be used to increase medication-assisted treatment as well as mental health services. Regional news coverage reports on how much certain states will receive.
Trump Cooking Up A Sweeping Executive Order That Would Cut Drug Prices In Medicare’s Part D Program, Sources Say
July 25, 2019
Morning Briefing
According to reporting from Reuters, sources say the proposal would be much broader than the administration’s previously disclosed proposal to lower prices on physician administered, or Part B, drugs by tying prices to lower costs in other countries.
Smoke-Filled Snapshot: California Wildfire Generates Dangerous Air Quality For Millions
By Harriet Blair Rowan
November 21, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Smoke from the deadly and destructive Camp Fire has caused air quality readings to spike into “hazardous” and “unhealthy” levels for millions of people far outside of the burn zones. Is smoky air the new normal for California?
Significant Delays, Unanticipated Headaches Throw $16B VA Medical Records Project Off Track
August 23, 2019
Morning Briefing
A host of glitches have surfaced as the massive undertaking to digitize health records for veterans tries to get off the ground. Many critics who have been skeptical of the Trump administration strategy from the start worry that the delays foretell even bigger issues on the horizon. Meanwhile, emails reveal the frustration VA staffers felt over the interference from President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago friends.
El almacenamiento de vacunas a menudo no cumple con los estándares
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
February 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
La mala refrigeración puede afectar la eficacia de las dosis. Y al parecer, el problema central surge al trasladarlas del fabricante a los centros de atención.
Nurse Denied Life Insurance Because She Carries Naloxone
By Martha Bebinger, WBUR
December 14, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The U.S. surgeon general has called on “bystanders” to be equipped with the opioid reversal drug to save lives. But when a nurse answered that call, her application for life insurance was denied. Why?
Facebook Live: The Marketing Plan That Fueled An Addiction Epidemic
July 13, 2018
KFF Health News Original
KHN senior correspondent Fred Schulte talks about a cache of files detailing Purdue Pharma’s early OxyContin marketing plan.
Under Trump, Number Of Uninsured Kids Rose For First Time This Decade
By Phil Galewitz
November 29, 2018
KFF Health News Original
About 276,000 more children are among the uninsured, a new report finds. Though the uptick is statistically small, it is striking because uninsured rates usually decrease during periods of economic growth.
Black Market For Suboxone Gives Some A Glimpse Of Recovery
By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media
October 9, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Addiction experts argue that buprenorphine, which drug users buy on the street, actually saves lives because it is used in place of more dangerous substances, like heroin and fentanyl.
Judge Slashes $2B Jury Verdict In Case Over Roundup’s Possible Link To Cancer
July 26, 2019
Morning Briefing
Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith said the jury’s billion-dollar punitive damages awards were excessive and unconstitutional. Bayer faces Roundup cancer lawsuits by more than 13,400 plaintiffs across the United States.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ See You In Court!
August 16, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about a spate of lawsuits involving the Affordable Care Act, as well as the latest in state and federal efforts regarding the Medicaid program for the poor.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Reading The Tea Leaves In Blue Wave’s Wake
November 29, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the impact of House Democratic leadership elections and their impact on health policy; as well as efforts by the Trump administration to address high drug prices and ensure the safety of medical devices. Plus, Julie Rovner interviews KHN’s Jay Hancock about the latest “Bill of the Month.”
Congress Targets Misuse Of Hospice Drugs
By Melissa Bailey
October 4, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In the bipartisan opioid bill headed to the president’s desk, hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients’ unneeded opioids, reducing the risk that families misuse them.
Health Care Industry ‘Pays Tribute’ To California’s Influential Lawmakers
By Samantha Young
December 15, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The leaders of California’s legislative health committees who wield power over state health policy have been showered with money from the health care sector, with drug companies, health plans, hospitals and doctors providing nearly 40 percent of their 2017-18 campaign funds.
Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
By Jordan Rau
December 3, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities with fewer rehospitalizations.
‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
By Bram Sable-Smith
December 12, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The price of insulin keeps going up. For people with Type 1 diabetes, high prices can be a life-or-death issue. Now a grass-roots movement is pushing for change.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Let’s Talk Politics
July 31, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about health care’s emergence as a possible voting issue in the coming midterm elections. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Emmarie Huetteman about July’s “Bill of the Month”: a transgender woman’s “bait-and-switch” $92,000 surgical bill.
