Juul, el producto de tabaco que consumen estudiantes en las escuelas
By Ana B. Ibarra
March 26, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Su parecido con un flash drive hace que sea difícil de detectar. Tiene nicotina y temen que impacte en una nueva generación de fumadores.
The Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
By Ana B. Ibarra
March 26, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The teenage smoking sensation appearing on high school campuses across the country is an easy-to-hide, high-nicotine device called the Juul. Educators and health care advocates fear that vulnerable young people may become addicted.
Feds Charge 24 People In $1.2B Medicare Scam Involving Prescriptions For Unnecessary Orthotic Braces
April 10, 2019
Morning Briefing
Among those charged in what authorities say is one of the largest health care fraud schemes in history are doctors, call centers and medical equipment companies.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
By Brianna Labuskes
July 20, 2018
KFF Health News Original
KHN’s newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.
Para los Dreamers, el sueño de convertirse en médicos pende de la “compasión” legal
By Ana B. Ibarra
March 23, 2018
KFF Health News Original
De los 700,000 jóvenes beneficiarios de DACA, 99 son estudiantes de medicina. Pero sus años de residencia se pueden ver opacados por las nuevas políticas migratorias.
The Dream Among ‘Dreamers’ To Become A Doctor Now ‘At The Mercy’ Of Courts
By Ana B. Ibarra
March 23, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In September, the Trump administration announced its plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting off an ongoing political and legal battle that could doom the dreams of immigrant doctors in training.
Postpartum Psychosis Is Real, Rare And Dangerous
By April Dembosky, KQED
January 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Postpartum psychosis is rare but very real, doctors say. And, unlike in some countries, U.S. moms who need inpatient psychiatric care can’t bring along their babies, adding to the trauma.
Facebook Live: Vaping Unveiled
May 31, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Nicotine-loaded e-cig juices that spoof popular treats — marketed to help adults kick the smoking habit— instead may be luring youths into addiction. California Healthline’s Facebook Live peeled back the curtains on this wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Centene To Snap Up Rival WellCare For $15B As It Dives Deeper Into Medicare, Medicaid Marketplace
March 28, 2019
Morning Briefing
The deal between Centene and WellCare would create a health care giant that specialized in offering private health plans under Medicare and Medicaid. The combined company, with revenues expected to approach $100 billion in 2019, would cover 22 million people in all 50 states.
States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Preexisting Conditions Shield Gets Axed
By Harriet Blair Rowan
July 17, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A coalition of Republican states has launched a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, including provisions requiring insurers to offer coverage to people with preexisting conditions without raising rates. An analysis shows that some of these states have the highest proportion of such residents.
Sprained Your Ankle? The Cost Of A Brace Could Sprain Your Wallet.
By Michelle Andrews
May 3, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Your health insurance might not cover items such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and braces, or you may have to deal with a supplier that has a contract with your insurer.
Anthem Accuses Cigna Of Doing Everything In Its Power To Sabotage $49B Merger
February 26, 2019
Morning Briefing
Now that the deal has fallen apart, Cigna is seeking more than $16 billion in damages and termination fees, while Anthem claims it’s owed $20 billion in damages because of Cigna’s intransigence in turning over information to push the merger forward.
Insulin’s Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing
By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media
September 7, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and 26 when he died. He couldn’t afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies. So he tried to stretch the doses.
Staggering Prices Slow Insurers’ Coverage Of CAR-T Cancer Therapy
By Michelle Andrews
July 17, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Some state Medicaid programs are not paying for the procedures, and Medicare’s complicated payment rates have hospitals concerned that it will not cover all the costs.
State Highlights: Where Hope For The Best Fails: Nearly 60% Of Women Experience Violence In Alaska; Enforced Staffing Ratios Would Cost $3B Yearly, New York Hospital Group Claims
June 26, 2019
Morning Briefing
Media outlets report on news from Alaska, New York, Florida, Minnesota, Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, Iowa, Texas and Michigan.
Desesperados, renuncian a la custodia de sus hijos para que reciban atención mental
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media
January 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Muchos padres toman esta terrible decisión para que sus hijos puedan recibir costosos tratamientos psiquiátricos. Qué está fallando.
Day-Tripping To The Dispensary: Seniors In Pain Hop Aboard The Canna-Bus
By Stephanie O'Neill
September 18, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They’re discovering an array of products, and some interesting side effects.
Well-Known Transgender Surgeon Resigns Following Furor Over Instagram Pictures Of Patients’ Genitals
March 15, 2019
Morning Briefing
Dr. Christopher Salgado, 50, worked at the L.G.B.T.Q. Center for Wellness, Gender and Sexual Health at the University of Miami Health System. “The purpose really was to be educational with it, but it went awry,” he said. However, critics were not only upset about the pictures but the captions that appeared to be mocking, as well.
With Some Republican Support, Virginia Edges Closer To Medicaid Expansion
By Megan Pauly, WCVE
March 16, 2018
KFF Health News Original
More than a dozen Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates voted to expand Medicaid, and at least one state senator may be leaning in favor of expansion. It will be the hot topic as legislators are called back to Richmond to hash out a budget in the special session starting April 11.
State Pay Cut For Dental Hygienists Who Serve The Poor Was Illegal, Court Finds
By Ana B. Ibarra
March 2, 2018
KFF Health News Original
California officials should have obtained federal approval before they cut reimbursement rates for dental hygienists who serve frail Californians living in nursing homes and board-and-care facilities, a judge has ruled.
