Los hospitales derivan pacientes de atención primaria a centros de salud “semejantes” para mejorar las finanzas
By Phil Galewitz
Photos by Heidi de Marco
September 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Pero, a diferencia de los centros de salud comunitarios, los semejantes no reciben una subvención federal anual para cubrir los costos operativos. Tampoco obtienen la cobertura económica del gobierno federal para casos de negligencia médica.
Movimientos en contra de las vacunas perjudican a los niños más vulnerables
By Amy Maxmen
March 12, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La desinformación, junto con un movimiento por el derecho de los padres que aleja la toma de decisiones de la salud pública, ha contribuido a las tasas de vacunación infantil más bajas en una década.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024
Morning Briefing
Uninsured rates, UnitedHealthcare shooting arrest, Trump’s health nominees, 340B discounts, weight loss drugs, aging at home, and more.
Estafas a Medicare con pruebas para covid pueden generar otros fraudes
By Susan Jaffe
May 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La cobertura de Medicare para las pruebas caseras de covid-19 finalizó hace pocos días, pero las estafas generadas por este beneficio temporal podrían tener consecuencias persistentes para las personas mayores.
Oncology Doctors Say the Build Back Better Act Will Slash Cancer Care Funding — A Skewed Argument
By Julie Appleby
December 8, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The Community Oncology Alliance is targeting the prescription drug provisions of the Build Back Better Act, saying they will trigger deep cuts in oncologists’ pay, causing clinics to close and health care costs to rise. But it leaves out some important details.
Social Media Is Fueling Enthusiasm for New Weight Loss Drugs. Are Regulators Watching?
By Darius Tahir Hannah Norman
April 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Online platforms are overflowing with testimonials for GLP-1s. The drugs show promise for inducing weight loss, but many aren’t FDA-approved for that use.
Why People Who Experience Severe Nausea During Pregnancy Often Go Untreated
By Katheryn Houghton
January 13, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Because morning sickness is common, severe nausea in pregnancy can be minimized by doctors or the patients themselves. Untreated, symptoms can worsen — and delays lead to medical emergencies.
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
November 8, 2024
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on the FDA, the 4B movement, food safety, teen health, and more.
Readers and Tweeters Are Horrified by Harm Tied to Dental Device
March 31, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Por qué el sarampión, la tos ferina y otras enfermedades graves podrían resurgir con RFK Jr.
By Arthur Allen
December 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Expertos afirman que una confluencia de factores podría causar el resurgimiento de epidemias mortales de enfermedades como el sarampión, la tos ferina y la meningitis, o incluso de polio.
Qué le depara a la salud pública si se confirma Robert F. Kennedy Jr. como secretario de Salud
By Arthur Allen
November 14, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Científicos de las agencias federales de salud esperan la segunda administración de Donald Trump con incertidumbre y temor, preguntándose cómo el presidente electo conciliará filosofías radicalmente diferentes entre los líderes de su equipo.
Defense Department Health Plan Cuts Its Pharmacy Network by Nearly 15,000 Outlets
By Patricia Kime
November 8, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Many of the pharmacies were small, independent operations that had decided not to participate next year because of the lowered reimbursement being offered. But they were surprised by an early dismissal, and some patients with specialized drug needs could face difficulties in the transition.
Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
By Susan Jaffe
January 28, 2022
KFF Health News Original
If federal officials accept a court’s decision, some patients will get a chance to seek refunds for their nursing home and other expenses.
Errors in Deloitte-Run Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions and Take Years To Fix
By Samantha Liss Rachana Pradhan
September 5, 2024
KFF Health News Original
As states wait for Deloitte to make fixes in computer systems, Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Closing In on Covid Vaccines for ‘The Littles’
June 16, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The wait is nearly over for parents of kids under 5 as a key advisory committee to the FDA recommends authorizing a covid-19 vaccine for the youngest children. Meanwhile, Congress is struggling to fill in the details of its gun control compromise, and, as the Supreme Court prepares to throw the question of abortion legality back to the states, the number of abortions has been rising. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a Shot at Gun Control
June 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The U.S. House passed a package of bills seeking to keep some guns out of the hands of children and teenagers, but its fate in the Senate remains a big question mark. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission takes on drug and hospital prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Cori Uccello of the American Academy of Actuaries about the most recent report from Medicare’s trustees board.
Después de un aborto espontáneo, trabajadoras no tienen ni tiempo libre ni ayuda de las empresas
By Bryce Covert
January 26, 2022
KFF Health News Original
El aborto espontáneo, que se produce en una cuarta parte de los embarazos, es la forma más común de pérdida de un embarazo. Y, sin embargo, no hay leyes nacionales que protejan a las personas cuando necesitan tomarse un tiempo para afrontar la pérdida.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dealing With Drug Prices
January 13, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Medicare officials tentatively plan to restrict the use of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug to only those patients participating in clinical trials, while the Department of Health and Human Services looks into lowering the monthly Medicare Part B premium. Meanwhile, covid confusion still reigns, as the Biden administration moves, belatedly, to make more masks and tests available. Joanne Kenen of Politico and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Campaign’s Final Days
October 31, 2024
Podcast
It’s the final days of the 2024 campaign, and Republicans are suddenly talking again about making changes to the Affordable Care Act if former President Donald Trump wins. Meanwhile, new reporting uncovers more maternal deaths under state abortion bans — and a case in which a Nevada woman was jailed after a miscarriage. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Irving Washington, a senior vice president at KFF and the executive director of its Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative.
Conservatives on Supreme Court, as Expected, End Nationwide Right to Abortion
By Julie Rovner
June 24, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The 6-3 decision, telegraphed in May by an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion, eliminates the right to abortion as if it never existed at all.
