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Moms Of Children With Rare Genetic Illness Push For Wider Newborn Screening

By Anna Gorman October 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

California is one of only a handful of states nationwide that screens babies for the gene mutation that causes a rare brain disease — a test that dramatically increases a sick child’s chances of survival.

Everyone Says We Must Control Exorbitant Drug Prices. So, Why Don’t We?

By Jay Hancock September 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Any momentum to address prescription drug costs has been lost amid rancorous debates over replacing Obamacare and stalled by roadblocks erected via lobbying and industry cash.

Quiz: Help Us Take The Pulse Of Our Readers

May 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Even the most exalted among us realize health care policy is complicated. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.

Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable To Neglect Than Fix

By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth and Daniel Trielli December 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Months of reporting and rich hospital data portray life in the worst asthma hot spot in one of the worst asthma cities: Baltimore. The medical system knows how to help. But there’s no money in it.

As California Weighs Soda Warning Labels, Tax In Berkeley Shown To Dilute Sales

By Ana B. Ibarra April 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Sales of sugary drinks dropped in the city by nearly 10 percent a year after tax took effect in 2015, while bottled water sales rose, researchers report.

Senate Bipartisan Bill To Curb Opioid Crisis Includes 3-Day Prescription Limit, $1B In Additional Funding

February 28, 2018 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers are aggressively ramping up their efforts to fight the nation’s drug epidemic. In addition to the new measure, chairs of the two primary health committees in Congress pledged to push more legislation within the next months.

To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media August 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some drug courts offer participants a full range of evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted treatment. Others don’t allow addiction medications at all. And some permit just one: Vivitrol.

Tension Heats Up On Capitol Hill Over Drug Discount Program As Cuts Go Into Effect

January 3, 2018 Morning Briefing

Hospitals and big pharma are waging a war over the 340B program, which requires pharmaceutical companies to give steep discounts to hospitals and clinics that serve high volumes of low-income patients.

Follow The Money: Drugmakers Deploy Political Cash As Prices And Anger Mount

By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas and Sydney Lupkin July 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Embattled opioid seller Mallinckrodt is one of many pharmaceutical companies boosting political contributions and lobbying on Capitol Hill.

GOP Bills To Replace Obamacare Do Not Tinker With Lawmakers’ Coverage

By Michelle Andrews April 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Republicans are hoping to overhaul the federal health law. Among the law’s many provisions is a requirement that members of Congress and their staffs buy their health insurance on the law’s marketplaces.

Move To End DACA Leaves Some Young Immigrants Fearing For Their Health

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Anna Gorman September 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program made it possible for young adults who came into the country illegally as children to get jobs with insurance and, in some states including California, Medicaid. Now that coverage is in peril.

Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs

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

A federal drug program blocks rural hospitals from getting discounts on rare-disease drugs, forcing staff to cut back on supplies of lifesaving medicines.

Senate Democrats Push For Additional $25B In Opioid Funding In Federal Budget

January 10, 2018 Morning Briefing

“Make no mistake: This is a national public health emergency, and we still don’t see a robust federal response. The current federal budget negotiations give us an opportunity to right this wrong,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who is working with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to get more money. In related news, journalist Sam Quinones testified as a rare single witness during a Senate hearing on the drug epidemic. And opioids emerge as a campaign issue in the primary election battle of onetime drug czar nominee Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

Reactions To The GOP Health Bill: Voices From The States

May 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

What will happen to people with preexisting conditions is one worry some Americans expressed; the high costs of insurance under Obamacare is another.

Health Insurers Try Paying More Upfront To Pay Less Later

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio July 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some health plans are beginning to offer free maintenance care for people with chronic health problems, hoping that spending a little more early on will save a lot of money in the long run.

CVS To Use $1.5B Windfall From GOP Tax Plan To Raise Hourly Wages For Workers

February 9, 2018 Morning Briefing

The company also said it will invest in technology that can help it track prescription drug use or monitor data like blood tests to determine if a patient’s health or a condition grows worse.

A Community Seeks Answers, Assurances About Health Care — In 10 Languages

By Ana B. Ibarra and Kellen Browning June 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A forum for Asian immigrants in Oakland draws a crowd so large some attendees had to be seated in an overflow room. Many immigrants are eager for information relevant to them as changes to the health care system are debated in Washington.

Obamacare’s History Littered With Near-Death Experiences

By Julie Rovner July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act has repeatedly faced opposition in Congress and the courts, but it has continued to survive.

Federal Judge Clears Way For Sharp Cuts To Medicare’s 340B Program

January 2, 2018 Morning Briefing

Hospitals had sought to block $1.6 billion in Trump administration cuts to the program, which lets some hospitals buy drugs at discounted prices.

HHS And Texas Reach Accord For $25B Medicaid Funding For Hospitals

December 22, 2017 Morning Briefing

The funding, which runs for five years, helps cover uncompensated care provided at safety-net hospitals. Also in the news, Iowa penalizes a company that helps manage its Medicaid program, and federal officials releases information on health care challenges for Puerto Ricans.

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