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KHN Investigation On Opioid Prescribers Pains Some Readers And Tweeters

July 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

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

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?

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?

KHN Conversation On Overtreatment

September 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Physicians estimate that 21 percent of medical care is unnecessary — a problem that costs the health care system at least $210 billion a year. KHN hosted a forum on how too much medicine can cause harm.

Watch: What You Should Know About The New Rule On Short-Term Health Plans

August 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Under the Trump administration’s new rule, these plans can now last as long as 12 months — instead of the Obama-era 90-day limit — and be renewed for two additional years. Critics say these changes are part of another swipe at the Affordable Care Act.

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.

Listen: The GOP Case Against ACA’s Preexisting Condition Protections Begins

September 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Oral arguments got underway in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday in the lawsuit brought by 20 Republican states seeking to declare the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.

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.

Centene, WellCare Turn To Insurance Regulators For Approval Following Shareholders’ Overwhelming Support Of $17B Merger

June 25, 2019 Morning Briefing

Centene and WellCare said more than 99% of their shareholders supported the merger that would cover nearly 22 million people. They are now working to obtain approvals from insurance regulators in 26 states. Other industry news is on: PatientsLikeMe, uBiome Inc., and Highmark Health.

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.

‘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.

Emergency Medical Responders Confront Racial Bias

By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting January 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In a recent study of patients treated by emergency medical responders in Oregon, black patients were 40 percent less likely to get pain medicine than their white peers. Why?

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.

Facing The Upcoming Loss Of Blockbuster Drug’s Patent Protections, AbbVie Buys Allergan In Mega $63B Deal

June 26, 2019 Morning Briefing

“This is the age of blockbusters,” said David Maris, an analyst for Wells Fargo who follows the drug industry. “And when blockbusters start to go away, companies don’t have too many things they can do.” AbbVie is under pressure to diversify its portfolio and its shares have lost more than a third of their value since January 2018 over concerns as the patent expiration on Humira, its top-selling drug, approaches.

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.

Tobacco Tax Battle Could Torch Montana Medicaid Expansion

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio November 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A ballot initiative in Montana would tax cigarettes $2 a pack to help pay for the state’s Medicaid expansion. But the tobacco industry has spent more than $17 million fighting the effort.

Massachusetts Stroke Patient Receives ‘Outrageous’ $474,725 Medical Flight Bill

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

After a 34-year-old woman suffered a stroke in Kansas, doctors there arranged for her to be transferred to a Boston hospital, via an Angel MedFlight Learjet. The woman and her father believed the cost of the medical flight would be covered by her private insurance. Then they got the bill.

Trump Signs $19.1B Disaster Relief Bill That Will Help Victims Of Devastating Wildfires, Floods And Hurricanes

June 7, 2019 Morning Briefing

The bill had been help up in Congress over squabbles about provisions on Puerto Rico and funding for a border wall.

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.

House’s $99.4B HHS Appropriations Bill Includes Amendment Reversing Ban On Developing Unique Patient PINs

June 14, 2019 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers previously argued a program to develop a national patient identifier could violate privacy issues or raise security concerns, while the medical community and insurers claimed the ban kept them from properly matching patients with the correct medical information–a major issue that health systems are struggling with.

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