Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
April 18, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Roughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.
Late-Term Abortion Will Play Heavily In Trump’s Reelection Strategy, Activists Report
February 15, 2019
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump and White House officials met with advocates, including Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, who reported back on the news from the discussions. “The national conversation about late-term abortion … has the power to start to peel away Democrats, especially in battle grounds,” she said. Trump has made a point in recent weeks to refocus his attention on the contentious debate that helped secure him his presidential victory. Abortion news comes out of Kansas and Ohio, as well.
Trump Proposes Cutting Planned Parenthood Funds. What Does That Mean?
By Julie Rovner
May 18, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a key conservative goal: withholding some federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the government’s family planning program.
For Aspiring Doctors With Disabilities, Many Medical Schools Come Up Short
By Elana Gordon, WHYY
March 15, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A national survey finds that medical schools should do more to help doctors with disabilities thrive. Although some schools do make needed accommodations, others need to take basic steps to help.
Cuestionan la necesidad de una vacuna contra la meningitis B para universitarios
By Shefali Luthra
September 8, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Expertos dicen que farmacéuticas están apelando al miedo de los padres para promover dos vacunas contra le meningitis B entre estudiantes universitarios, luego de dos brotes en campus.
‘A Persistent Puzzle’: Californians Embrace Medicaid — But Food Stamps? Not So Much.
By Anna Gorman Harriet Blair Rowan
May 2, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The Golden State ranks near the bottom in its enrollment of eligible people in the food assistance program known as SNAP. Now state officials want to tap its robust Medicaid rolls to boost SNAP signups.
Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients
By Jordan Rau
Photos by Heidi de Marco
June 13, 2018
KFF Health News Original
One in 5 Medicare patients who leave the hospital for a nursing home end up back in the hospital. To discourage this, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon give bonuses and penalties to facilities based on their rehospitalization rates.
‘Where The Need Is:’ Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School
By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
June 12, 2018
KFF Health News Original
While U.S. teen pregnancy rates overall have trended steadily downward in the past decade, they remain high in some communities, particularly for black and Latina teens. In one part of Washington, D.C., a high school midwife program is a novel approach that’s showing promise in tackling the problem.
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Taxes, Medicare And The Year-End Mess
November 30, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the possible impact of the tax bill on the Medicare program, confirmation hearings for a new secretary of Health and Human Services and the future of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
Could California Shape The Fate Of The Affordable Care Act In November?
By Chad Terhune Pauline Bartolone Ana B. Ibarra Alex Leeds Matthews
June 7, 2018
KFF Health News Original
With the primary now over, health care may well emerge as an issue that helps voters distinguish between candidates for governor, attorney general and other offices in the general election.
Gastos de bolsillo impiden que más personas reciban la droga que previene el VIH
By Shefali Luthra Anna Gorman
July 3, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Funcionarios de salud pública están intensificando esfuerzos para que más personas puedan consumir PrEP. Pero aseguradoras ponen trabas al uso de cupones.
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.
Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws
By Liz Szabo
May 14, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A woman with foot pain was floored by the high cost of titanium screws used in her surgery. “Unless the metal [was] mined on an asteroid, I do not know why it should cost that amount,” she says.
Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs
By Sarah Varney
March 30, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Some of the safety-net programs set up after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico are being disbanded.
Adults Skipping Vaccines May Miss Out On Effective New Shingles Shot
By Michelle Andrews
March 20, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Federal health officials recommend that adults get a number of vaccinations, including protections against shingles, the flu, pneumonia, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. But immunization rates are generally low.
Pain Hits After Surgery When A Doctor’s Daughter Is Stunned By $17,850 Urine Test
By Fred Schulte
February 16, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Elizabeth Moreno got hit with a $17,850 bill from a Texas lab after leaving a urine sample at her doctor’s office.
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.
In Era Of Increased Competition, Hospitals Fret Over Ratings
By Jenny Gold
December 11, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Hospitals are jockeying for patients and view the many different quality and safety ratings as a keen way to distinguish their services. But when those ratings nosedive, a hospital may retaliate.
Ding Dong! The Obamacare Tax Penalty Is(n’t) Dead
By Emily Bazar
February 28, 2018
KFF Health News Original
When President Donald Trump signed the nation’s new tax law, he also killed the Affordable Care Act’s tax penalty — but not until 2019. Despite widespread confusion, experts caution that consumers still need to pay the tax penalty if they were uninsured last year or will be this year.
