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Factors Beyond Coverage Limit Mental Health Care Access

By Shefali Luthra June 6, 2016 KFF Health News Original

According to a new study, the health law’s insurance expansions have helped more people gain access to mental health services. But racial and ethnic disparities continue.

Anti-Abortion Groups Rejuvenated By Trump Win

December 12, 2016 Morning Briefing

“This is the strongest the pro-life movement has been since 1973,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List. A renewed push for “personhood” laws is expected to be one of its first moves.

Inventing A Machine That Spits Out Drugs In A Whole New Way

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR May 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A refrigerator-sized machine could someday make lifesaving drugs on site when outbreaks occur or where medicine is in short supply, like on the battlefield.

Smokers’ Ranks Look Conspicuously Sparse In Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz May 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Federal data suggest that many smokers aren’t confessing to their tobacco habit to avoid paying higher health care premiums, thwarting insurers.

Medicare To Test New Payment Approaches For Some Prescription Medications

By Julie Appleby March 9, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Regulators unveiled a two-part plan that will change payments and test ways in which the Medicare Part B program can change the incentives that some policy experts say encourage doctors to choose higher-cost medications.

Children Exposed To Hepatitis C May Be Missing Out On Treatment

By Elana Gordon, WHYY July 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Hepatitis C can be passed from mothers to babies, but it often is not diagnosed until much later in a person’s life. Specialists are debating new screening practices to catch the disease earlier.

Drugmakers Manipulate Orphan Drug Rules To Create Prized Monopolies

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin January 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Drugmakers have brought almost 450 orphan drugs to market and collected rich incentives but nearly a third of those products aren’t new or were repurposed multiple times, an investigation shows.

How And Where To Dump Your Leftover Drugs — Responsibly

By Emily Bazar June 1, 2016 KFF Health News Original

With the nation’s opioid crisis worsening, officials want you to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs. But finding a convenient take-back site requires time and patience.

Abbott Sues To Halt Its Troubled $5.8B Merger With Alere

December 8, 2016 Morning Briefing

Abbott Laboratories cites a drop in in the medical test-developer’s financial outlook in the lawsuit. Alere says it has complied with terms of the merger deal and that the filing is “without merit.”

Should Federal Retirees Opt For Medicare?

By Michelle Andrews March 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

When people retire from federal government jobs, they can keep their federal plan as primary coverage but may face penalties for late Medicare sign-ups later on.

Gun Violence And Mental Health Laws, 50 Years After Texas Tower Sniper

By Lauren Silverman, KERA August 2, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation began in 1966 when a young gunman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. But some believe the approach is misguided.

Medicare Sets Modest Part B Premium Increases For 2017

November 11, 2016 Morning Briefing

Federal officials say they will tap reserves to help keep beneficiaries’ costs down.

Fantasy Sports Fueling A Rise In Online Gambling Addiction

By Ana B. Ibarra March 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Seeing more problem gamblers than ever before, the state is investing in education, training and prevention.

Montana’s ‘Pain Refugees’ Leave State To Get Prescribed Opioids

By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio July 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

With rising awareness of opioid abuse, some pain patients say doctors are less likely to prescribe them. One Montana sufferer goes to great lengths to get his prescription — he flies to California.

State Highlights: Little Has Changed With Pa. Mental Health Care Following Lawsuit; Calif.’s Health Care Liability Jumps By $2.5B

January 26, 2017 Morning Briefing

Outlets report on news from Pennsylvania, California, Virginia, Minnesota, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and Florida.

HHS Announces Plans To Curtail Consumers’ Use Of Short-Term Insurance Policies

By Jordan Rau June 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The plans, which do not qualify as coverage under the Affordable Care Act and put consumers at risk of a tax penalty, can siphon healthy people away from the online marketplaces because they are generally less expensive.

Anthem Deal Would Result In $3B Being Passed On To Employers, Company’s Expert Testifies

December 2, 2016 Morning Briefing

Economist Mark Israel defended the Anthem-Cigna merger and said the Justice Department’s expert erred in ignoring savings from reduced medical costs estimated in his analysis of the deal’s impact. Meanwhile, Anthem could face a $3 billion penalty from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association if it acquires Cigna and the Aetna-Humana trial is set to start on Monday.

After Eleventh-Hour Negotiations, House Set To Vote On $6.3B Cures Bill

November 30, 2016 Morning Briefing

While Democrats are still unhappy with some aspects of the legislation, it’s expected to make it through the House and move on to a Senate vote next week.

Ga., Calif. Hospitals Sue Blue Cross Plan For Sending ER Reimbursements To Patients

By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News June 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The lawsuits allege that the practice costs the hospitals money because the patients often spend the funds.

Vaccines Are Not Just For Kids

By Anna Gorman July 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

California’s leading physician organization is heading a drive to convince adults they need their vaccinations, too.

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