Measure To Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending By Industry
By Ana B. Ibarra and Anna Gorman
November 8, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The dialysis industry raised nearly $111 million in a successful bid to defeat the measure, which also was opposed by hospitals and doctors. The union that sponsored the measure collected about one-sixth that amount.
Confusión costosa: visita de bienestar de Medicare no es lo mismo que el chequeo anual
By Michelle Andrews
March 20, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Es esencial que los adultos mayores sepan la diferencia entre ambas visitas al consultorio y lo que está cubierto, para no recibir cuentas médicas sorpresa.
Childbirth In The Age Of Addiction: New Mom Worries About Maintaining Sobriety
By April Dembosky, KQED
November 14, 2018
KFF Health News Original
For mothers in recovery from opioid addiction, narcotic pain relief during and after delivery can put sobriety at risk.
Advocates Wary Of Google’s $2.1B Deal To Acquire Fitbit When Tech Giant Is Under Scrutiny For Antitrust Violations
November 6, 2019
Morning Briefing
As concerns mount over Google’s market power and gathering of health data, consumer groups and some lawmakers are calling for regulators to take a closer look. Google is looking for a stronger presence in wearables.
Kaiser Permanente’s Net Income Soars To $2B In Second Quarter
August 12, 2019
Morning Briefing
The not-for-profit health system cites strong equity returns and an accounting change as reasons behind the strong jump. Other hospital and health system news comes out of California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Louisiana, as well.
Newsom Comes Out Swinging On Day One For Single-Payer, Immigrant Coverage
By Samantha Young and Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra
January 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Just hours into his tenure as California’s new governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom proposed major plans to insure more Californians, including state-funded financial aid for health insurance and a requirement for Californians to have coverage.
Newsom se posiciona sobre salud para inmigrantes y un sistema de pagador único
By Samantha Young and Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra
January 8, 2019
KFF Health News Original
El gobernador dijo que quiere ampliar la cobertura de salud de Medi-Cal para adultos jóvenes indocumentados.
Tennessee Reveals $7.9B Plan To Shift Medicaid Into Controversial Block Grant System
September 18, 2019
Morning Briefing
The plan’s likelihood of ever being implemented, however, remains largely unknown. To date, no state has been given permission to rely solely on block grants to cover Medicaid expenses. Gov. Bill Lee, however, remains hopeful, pointing to the fact that the Trump administration has been encouraging states to take more control of their programs.
New House Democrats’ Focus On Abortion Rights Could Stymie Work With Senate
By Julie Rovner
January 22, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Members of the new Democratic majority in the House are vowing to reverse restrictions that Republicans have imposed on abortions. But the efforts could lead to titanic fights that imperil other legislation.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ A Detour On A Smoking Off-Ramp
September 13, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Sarah Jane Tribble of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about the Food and Drug Administration’s latest actions to address teenagers’ use of e-cigarettes, Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirements and news about the uninsured from the latest federal Census report.
Readers And Tweeters Parse Ideas — From Snakebites To Senior Suicide
May 6, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media
January 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
To get care for their 12-year-old son’s severe mental illness, Toni and Jim Hoy had to give up custody of him and allow the state of Illinois to care for him. It happens to hundreds, perhaps thousands of children each year. The exact number is unknown because two-thirds of states do not keep track.
Listen: The GOP Case Against ACA’s Preexisting Condition Protections Begins
September 6, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Oral arguments got underway in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday in the lawsuit brought by 20 Republican states seeking to declare the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
La “estrategia de riesgo” de Planned Parenthood para actualizar su imagen
By Shefali Luthra and Anna Maria Barry-Jester
April 17, 2019
KFF Health News Original
En una gira nacional, la nueva directora de la organización busca enfocar el ojo público en servicios que la entidad ofrece y que no están relacionados con el aborto.
Furloughed Feds’ Health Coverage Intact, But Shutdown Still Complicates Things
By Julie Appleby
January 18, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.
States Get On Board With $50B Settlement Talks With Drug Distributors, But Cities, Counties More Hesitant, Sources Say
October 17, 2019
Morning Briefing
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corporation, along with Johnson & Johnson and Teva, are in talks to settle before the massive nationwide opioid case goes to court on Monday. Cities and counties want more information about how the money will be distributed and whether it will be directed to relief measures or end up in general funds for state legislatures.
Opioid Drug Distributors In Talks With State AGs Over Potential $18B Settlement As Massive Nationwide Trial Nears
October 16, 2019
Morning Briefing
McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health would collectively pay $18 billion over 18 years. Johnson & Johnson is also involved in the deal negotiations and could contribute additional money. The distributors are among the companies slated to go to trial Monday in federal court in Cleveland in the cases of two Ohio counties that have been chosen to serve as a bellwether for the broader litigation.
KHN Conversation On Overtreatment
September 27, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Physicians estimate that 21 percent of medical care is unnecessary — a problem that costs the health care system at least $210 billion a year. KHN hosted a forum on how too much medicine can cause harm.
Sales Reps May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome In The Operating Room
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
November 30, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Do sales reps in the operating room lend helpful expertise or inflate already bloated costs? Depends on whom you ask.
New Estimate On House’s Proposed Drug Bill Reports Fast Savings Of $345B To Taxpayers, Big Changes To Drugmakers
October 14, 2019
Morning Briefing
The bill proposes that Medicare establish prices based on a price index on other nation’s sales. News on the industry looks at how Canada’s transparency on drug trials differs from the U.S., as well.