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Black Men’s Blood Pressure Is Cut Along With Their Hair

By Susan Abram Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A new study shows that educational sessions about high blood pressure at African American barbershops, coupled with prescribing and helping to manage medication, reduced hypertension rates significantly.

Celgene Expected To Rake In $15B This Year With Strength Of Its Blockbuster Cancer Drug

July 27, 2018 Morning Briefing

But the company is on the look-out for its next blockbuster as Revlimid will face market competition in coming years. Meanwhile, advocate groups ask for insurance commissioners will investigate the growing use of copay accumulators.

¡Cuidado! La multa por no tener seguro que impuso el Obamacare todavía está vigente

By Emily Bazar February 28, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Si bien la administración Trump derogó la multa por no tener seguro de salud que impuso la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible, esta norma entrará en vigencia en 2019.

Adultos saltean vacunas y no se benefician de la nueva contra el herpes zóster

By Michelle Andrews March 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A diferencia del calendario de vacunas infantil, que los padres respetan en más de un 90%, los adultos se saltean vacunas, que previenen una amplia gama de enfermedades.

At Some California Hospitals, Fewer Than Half Of Workers Get The Flu Shot

By Jocelyn Wiener February 27, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Vaccinations rates have climbed significantly among hospital workers in recent years, to 83 percent. But that rate masks wide variation among facilities and types of workers. Nationally, the rules are far from uniform or ironclad.

Adultos mayores tendrán ajustes del Seguro Social, pero pagarán más por el Medicare

By Judith Graham October 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Millones de adultos mayores pronto serán notificados (si no lo han sido ya) que las primas del Medicare para servicios médicos están aumentando y podrían consumir el ajuste de costo de vida que recibirán el próximo año del Seguro Social.

Bill Of The Month: A College Student’s $17,850 Drug Test

By Fred Schulte February 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with NPR, kicks off a series that will examine and decode your perplexing medical bills.

Appeals Court Delivers Latest Blow To Hospitals By Rejecting Challenge To 340B Changes

July 18, 2018 Morning Briefing

The program helps hospitals cover charity costs related to prescriptions drugs. Last July, the Trump administration proposed slashing its higher reimbursement for the drugs by about 27 percent. A judge ruled that the hospitals had challenged the changes prematurely as none of them had taken effect yet, and the court of appeals on Tuesday affirmed the decision.

States — And 9M Kids — ‘In A Bind’ As Congress Dawdles On CHIP Funding

By Ashley Lopez, KUT and Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR December 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Congress let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire in September, and despite bipartisan support for the program, states are facing the specter of having to prepare to wind down their programs.

From Retirement To The Front Lines Of Hepatitis C Treatment

By Julio Ochoa, WUSF January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

This doctor came out of retirement with the goal of treating every patient at high risk for hepatitis C he encounters. The problem is finding them.

Bill Of The Month: For Toenail Fungus, A $1,500 Prescription

By Shefali Luthra March 16, 2018 KFF Health News Original

How a prescription wiped out one woman’s health reimbursement account, raising questions about prescription drug price tags and about how health care professionals deal (or don’t) with medical costs.

After Months In Limbo For Children’s Health Insurance, Huge Relief Over Deal

By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR January 25, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Children’s Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.

Congress Squares Off Over Drug Pricing And A Controversial Drug Discount Program

By Sarah Jane Tribble July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The controversial 340B drug discount program for hospitals came under fire at a congressional hearing.

Facebook Live: Trump Ends Payments For Cost-Sharing Reductions. What’s Next?

October 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this Facebook Live chat, KHN’s Jay Hancock answers questions about President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will end federal payments for the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing reductions.

Perspectives: Administration’s Proposition On 340B Drug Program Is Equivalent Of An Own-Goal In Soccer

July 11, 2018 Morning Briefing

Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.

Meningitis B Vaccine’s High Price Poses A Health Care Conundrum For College-Bound

By Shefali Luthra September 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

This immunization may mark a shift among some vaccine makers to higher-priced, “niche” preventives that protect against very specific and sometimes rare illnesses.

Putting Money Where Its Mouthpiece Is: Calif. Outspends U.S. To Market Obamacare

By Ana B. Ibarra and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez November 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The state insurance exchange is committing nearly five times more money than the federal government on ads urging people to sign up for health insurance, reflecting conflicting attitudes toward the Affordable Care Act.

Money For Health Law Navigators Slashed — Except Where It’s Not

By Alex Olgin, WFAE October 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Two states, North and South Carolina, have very different outlooks since the Trump administration cut funding for the people who help others sign up for health insurance.

Defending Against This Season’s Deadly Flu: 5 Things To Know Now

By Barbara Feder Ostrov January 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A particularly nasty flu is widespread in 46 states. Nationally, at least 106 people have died from the infectious disease.

Azar Warns Pharma That Administration Will Be ‘Turning On The Pressure’ As He Defends President’s Drug Plan

May 15, 2018 Morning Briefing

HHS Secretary Alex Azar blasted a long-standing Democratic idea for Medicare to negotiate drug prices, saying it would deny access to medicines “through rationing or setting prices,” which he called a “move toward socialized medicine.” However, Azar did promise to upend Medicare Part B’s payment structure.

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