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Very Odd Flu Season: It’s Highly Active Among Young Children, Getting Off To Earliest Start In Years

December 13, 2019 Morning Briefing

Another difference is the type of influenza being seen in parts of the south: Type B is preceding Type A. So far, the northeast is being spared, but it’s coming, health specialists warn. Public health news is on aims to get consistent results in psychology studies, ways to reduce the risk of dying, treatment of volcano burn victims, and a potential HIV vaccine, as well.

New York Life Eyeing Cigna’s Business That Sells Non-Medical Insurance Through Employers In Possible $6B Deal

December 11, 2019 Morning Briefing

Cigna has been working to trim debt after last year’s acquisition of pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. for $54 billion. In other news from the health industry: a corporation misses the deadline to close the deal on four Verity Health hospitals and a look at the small Medicare reduction that could make a big difference in premiums.

Needle Exchanges Find New Champions Among Republicans

By Victoria Knight May 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More Republicans, at the statehouse level, are saying research and results support their endorsement of a once-controversial plan to limit disease among drug users.

Poderosas voces interfieren con propuesta para hacer más difícil evitar las vacunas

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

A medida que legisladores de California intentan normas de vacunación infantil más estrictas, se enfrentan con situaciones generadas por funcionarios de alto perfil que las apoyan.

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Potentially Monumental Case Over Extent To Which States Can Regulate PBMs

January 13, 2020 Morning Briefing

Pharmacy benefits managers, the controversial middlemen in the drug pipeline, are a favorite target to blame for higher prescription drug costs. A Supreme Court decision on how much oversight states can place on PMBs could send shock waves through the debate over health care costs. In other pharmaceutical news: genetic testing and proprietary data, lax oversight of the 340B drug program, a startup with the possible answer to high drug costs, and more.

CMS Crafts Plan B Over 340B Hospital Reimbursement Cuts In Response To Judge’s Ruling

July 31, 2019 Morning Briefing

A federal judge earlier in the year blocked the Trump administration’s Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals, saying the new rates aren’t lawful for 2018 and 2019. However, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras did not grant hospitals the permanent injunction. Now CMS is walking a careful line with its new proposal. Other news from CMS involves hospital prices, transparency in quality information, patient data, and more.

With Mom’s Green Card On The Line, Family Forgoes Autism Services For Citizen Child

By Ashley Lopez, KUT February 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A Texas girl needs autism treatment, but her immigrant mother is afraid of turning to Medicaid. As more U.S. children go without health coverage, advocates blame politics of intimidation.

In Potential Opioids Lawsuits Settlement, Purdue Pharma Offers $10B-$12B And For Sackler Family To Cede Control Of Company

August 28, 2019 Morning Briefing

According to reports on settlement talks, the bulk of the funds would come from restructuring Purdue Pharma under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that would transform it from a private company into a “public beneficiary trust.” That would allow the profits from all drug sales, including the opioid painkiller OxyContin, to go to the plaintiffs of a nationwide consolidated lawsuit over the alleged role drugmakers played in the epidemic. The company would also give its addiction treatment drugs to the public without cost.

Hope You’re Sitting Down: Hospital Charges $4,700 For A Fainting Spell

By Phil Galewitz January 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, and a colleague called 911. He turned out to be fine, but the trip to the ER cost him his whole deductible.

When Medicine Makes Patients Sicker

By Sydney Lupkin Photos by Heidi de Marco January 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to inspect all factories, foreign and domestic, that produce drugs for the U.S. market. But a KHN review of thousands of FDA documents — inspection records, recalls, warning letters and lawsuits — reveals how drugs that are poorly manufactured or contaminated can reach consumers.

Planned Parenthood To Spend $45M On 2020 Elections; Trump Gets Reward For Fulfilling Anti-Abortion Promises

January 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

Planned Parenthood said the $45 million will fund canvassing and grassroots operations, along with digital and TV ads in nine key states. “Our country is at a crossroads, but now it’s time for us to reclaim our power,” said Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes. Meanwhile, Susan B. Anthony List and its affiliated super PAC will launch a $52 million effort to reelect President Donald Trump, who scored big victories for the anti-abortion movement during his time in office.

Even Doctors Can’t Navigate Our ‘Broken Health Care System’

By Judith Graham May 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A physician’s frustration navigating a medical emergency with his elderly father reveals a complex, dysfunctional system.

Mulvaney: Trump Brought Down Drug Prices For The First Time In 50 Years

By Shefali Luthra April 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

It’s “within spitting distance of something that’s true,” said one health economist. But our fact check found it wasn’t quite there.

Readers And Tweeters Take Dialysis Providers To Task: Nowhere But In The USA

August 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

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

Meth Vs. Opioids: America Has Two Drug Epidemics, But Focuses On One

By April Dembosky, KQED May 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In the West and Midwest, 70% of local law enforcement says meth is the bigger threat. It’s also a more difficult addiction to treat.

Newsom Diverges Sharply From Washington With Health Care Budget

By Samantha Young and Ana B. Ibarra January 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom made health care a priority in his proposed state budget, asking lawmakers to authorize state-funded financial aid for health insurance, impose a penalty on uninsured Californians and expand Medicaid coverage to unauthorized immigrants.

California Looks To Lead Nation In Unraveling Childhood Trauma

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester March 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Golden State, in a movement spearheaded by its first-ever surgeon general, stands to become a vanguard for the nation in tracing adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, to the onset of physical and mental illness. But what can a pediatrician, with her 15-minute time slots and extensive to-do list, do about the ills of an absent parent or a neighborhood riddled with gun violence?

The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire — And Towns Left In The Wreckage

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Lauren Weber Photos by Heidi de Marco August 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Jorge A. Perez and his management company, EmpowerHMS, helped run an empire of rural hospitals. Now, in a staggering implosion, 12 of them have entered bankruptcy and eight have closed their doors, leaving hundreds of residents without jobs and their communities without lifesaving emergency medical care. So, what happened?

Year One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges

December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us.

Progressive Democrat Seeks Changes To Pelosi’s Plan To Curb Drug Costs

October 1, 2019 Morning Briefing

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) circulated a letter urging “necessary improvements.” In addition, the Pelosi plan could cause problems for the 340B program, a federal drug discount program designed to aid hospitals that serve poor people.

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