State Highlights: Single-Payer Could Cost Maryland $24B A Year; Red-Flag, Waiting Period Gun Bills Signed Into Law By Illinois Governor
July 17, 2018
Morning Briefing
Media outlets report on news from Maryland, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, California, New Hampshire, Connecticut, North Carolina, Colorado and Ohio.
For Doctors, A Clamp Down On Visas Could Have An Uneven Effect In The U.S.
By Michelle Andrews
April 21, 2017
KFF Health News Original
New research shows that physicians getting H-1B visas account for just over 1 percent of all doctors, but some areas are much more likely to be seeking their services.
Una enfermera por cada 4.000 alumnos = no parece el mejor acuerdo
By Ana B. Ibarra
Photos by Heidi de Marco
October 23, 2017
KFF Health News Original
La escasez de enfermeras diplomadas en escuelas pone en riesgo a estudiantes con condiciones médicas que requieren de atención diaria.
One Nurse Per 4,000 Pupils = Not The Healthiest Arrangement
By Ana B. Ibarra
Photos by Heidi de Marco
October 23, 2017
KFF Health News Original
School districts in California and around the country face a long-standing shortage of nurses, mostly because of tight budgets. But some districts are finding creative ways to reduce the problem.
California Valley Fever Cases Highest On Record
By Pauline Bartolone
July 24, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Nearly 5,400 cases of the soil-borne fungal disease were reported in 2016, the largest number since the state began tracking the illness in 1995, according to public health officials.
Experts Tell Congress How To Cut Drug Prices. We Give You Some Odds.
By Sarah Jane Tribble
December 12, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Some of the nation’s most influential scientists recommend eight steps to lower drug prices. KHN takes the political temperature and tells you the chances of Congress acting on them.
Another Way For Anti-Vaxxers To Skip Shots For Schoolkids: A Doctor’s Note
By Ana B. Ibarra Barbara Feder Ostrov
September 5, 2017
KFF Health News Original
No longer able to get exemptions for personal beliefs in California, parents opposed to inoculations seem to be obtaining medical exemptions for their children, according to a new study.
$10B Deal To Overhaul VA’s Digital Health Records Signed Despite Warnings It Could Prove To Be Boondoggle
May 18, 2018
Morning Briefing
Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a statement that the 10-year deal would make much-needed improvements that “will modernize the VA’s health care IT system and help provide seamless care.” Critics say that the contract is not written in a way that guarantees success for VA patients.
Calif. Officials Sound Alarm, Envisioning $114B Hit To Medi-Cal Under U.S. Senate Bill
By Anna Gorman
June 28, 2017
KFF Health News Original
“Nothing is safe — no population, no services,” the director of the nation’s largest Medicaid program said Wednesday. GOP leaders say they seek to cut costs and widen consumer choices.
El ultimátum de Trump a los “soñadores” impacta en la industria de la salud
By Ana B. Ibarra Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
September 18, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Médicos y académicos consideran que el potencial final del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) impactaría negativamente en el campo de la salud.
Trump’s Deadline On ‘Dreamers’ Reverberates Through Health Industries
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Ana B. Ibarra
September 18, 2017
KFF Health News Original
From medical students to home health aides, the loss of DACA could deal a blow to the health care workforce, industry leaders suggest.
Read Latest CBO Scores Of Senate Replacement Draft Bills
By KFF Health News
July 20, 2017
KFF Health News Original
As Senate Republicans continue to revise its health care legislative drafts to try to reach 50 votes, the Congressional Budget Act estimates the impact of those changes.
Renewed Scrutiny Of 340B Program Seems Like Win For Pharma, But Drugmakers Shouldn’t Celebrate Yet
May 16, 2018
Morning Briefing
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress show interest in increasing oversight to the drug discount program that the pharmaceutical industry wants reined in. But lawmakers’ attention isn’t solely directed at the role of hospitals. Meanwhile, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) plans a hearing about President Donald Trump’s plans to curb high drug prices, and the industry’s lobbying group has some “serious concerns” with the president’s blueprint.
Training New Doctors Right Where They’re Needed
By Ana B. Ibarra
Photos by Heidi de Marco
October 9, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Eight teaching centers in California aim to train and retain doctors in medically underserved areas such as California’s Central Valley. They are among 57 such institutions across the country that may soon receive a boost in funding from Congress.
Entrenando a nuevos médicos justo en donde se los necesita
By Ana B. Ibarra
Photos by Heidi de Marco
October 9, 2017
KFF Health News Original
En el Valle Central de California, no hay una escuela de medicina, y los nuevos médicos a menudo evitan el área en favor de los centros urbanos más ricos, donde pueden ganar más dinero.
On The Air With KHN: We Make Sense Of The Senate Health Bill’s Latest Twists
July 14, 2017
KFF Health News Original
KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and KHN senior correspondent Mary Agnes Carey have been featured on a variety of radio and television shows to discuss the revised Senate GOP legislation to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.
The Virus That’s Been Plaguing Humans Since The Bronze Age
May 10, 2018
Morning Briefing
Researchers have recovered DNA from the oldest viruses known to have infected humans. The discovery may provide clues to the continuing evolution of hepatitis B, a disease that infects an estimated 257 million people worldwide. In other public health news: breast-feeding, medical devices, pregnancy and labor, assisted suicide, and Ebola.
Take Our Quiz To Test Your Wits On Aging
June 27, 2017
KFF Health News Original
As we get older, it helps to tickle the noggin with trivia. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.
Trump Touts ‘Promise Kept’ As HHS Moves Forward With Plan To Restrict Funding For Abortion Providers
May 23, 2018
Morning Briefing
At the Susan B. Anthony List annual gala, President Donald Trump spoke about the new restrictions and encouraged supporters to rally ahead of midterms. “We are nine votes away from passing the 20-week abortion bill in the Senate,” said Trump, adding that Democratic senators are up for re-election in 10 states that he said he won “by a lot.”
Stoked! Weed May Light The Flame For A Roll In The Hay
By Carrie Feibel, KQED
October 31, 2017
KFF Health News Original
A new study of tens of thousands of Americans contradicts stereotypes that stoners have less sex.
