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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.

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How Soon Is Soon Enough To Learn You Have Alzheimer’s?

By Alex Smith, KCUR July 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Only about half of people with Alzheimer’s symptoms get a diagnosis, partly out of fear of an incurable decline, doctors suspect. But Jose Belardo says facing the future allows him to plan for it.

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ACA Under Fire. Again.

July 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the health politics of the latest Supreme Court pick, as well as the Trump administration’s efforts to further undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Listen: Device Is Said To Ease Opioid Withdrawal, But Does The Evidence Support It?

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A device called the Bridge is supposed to mitigate the misery of withdrawal sickness, but scientific evidence doesn’t yet show that it works.

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Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices

By Christina Jewett Photos by Heidi de Marco March 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Food and Drug Administration has let medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions outside a widely scrutinized public database, leaving doctors and medical sleuths in the dark.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Dental hygienist Gita Aminloo cleans a patient’s teeth.

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.

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If High Court Reverses Roe V. Wade, 22 States Poised To Ban Abortion

By Julie Rovner July 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

As with current abortion policies, a woman’s access to the procedure would continue to be determined by where she lives.

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