States — And 9M Kids — ‘In A Bind’ As Congress Dawdles On CHIP Funding
By Ashley Lopez, KUT and Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
December 4, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Congress let funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire in September, and despite bipartisan support for the program, states are facing the specter of having to prepare to wind down their programs.
Money For Health Law Navigators Slashed — Except Where It’s Not
By Alex Olgin, WFAE
October 30, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Two states, North and South Carolina, have very different outlooks since the Trump administration cut funding for the people who help others sign up for health insurance.
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ While You Were Celebrating …
January 4, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of “What The Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss this week’s news, including release of the administration’s new rules on association health plans, as well as some health-related court rulings and other events that happened around the holidays.
A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer
By Alison Kodjak, NPR News
April 9, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Why is the price of a CT scan 33 times higher in an hospital emergency room than in an outpatient imaging center just down the street?
Money-Saving Offer For Medicare’s Late Enrollees Is Expiring. Can They Buy Time?
By Susan Jaffe
September 22, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Sept. 30 marks the end of Medicare’s temporary offer to waive penalties for certain late Medicare enrollees with Affordable Care Act insurance coverage.
10 Ways Medicaid Affects Us All
October 5, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Medicaid was created in 1965 as a program for the poor. Today, it helps 74 million people — more than 1 of every 5 people in the U.S. You or someone you know likely benefits.
Black Men’s Blood Pressure Is Cut Along With Their Hair
By Susan Abram
Photos by Heidi de Marco
March 12, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A new study shows that educational sessions about high blood pressure at African American barbershops, coupled with prescribing and helping to manage medication, reduced hypertension rates significantly.
Trump Proposes Tying The Amount The Government Pays For Certain Drugs To Their Cost In Other Countries
October 26, 2018
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump says his plan will take aim at “global freeloading” with his plan, which would run essentially as a pilot program within the Medicare Part B program. “Same company. Same box. Same pill. Made in the exact same location, and you would go to some countries and it would be 20 percent of the cost of what we pay,” he said.
From Retirement To The Front Lines Of Hepatitis C Treatment
By Julio Ochoa, WUSF
January 5, 2018
KFF Health News Original
This doctor came out of retirement with the goal of treating every patient at high risk for hepatitis C he encounters. The problem is finding them.
¡Cuidado! La multa por no tener seguro que impuso el Obamacare todavía está vigente
By Emily Bazar
February 28, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Si bien la administración Trump derogó la multa por no tener seguro de salud que impuso la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible, esta norma entrará en vigencia en 2019.
Medicare’s Financial Outlook Slightly Improved, Trustees Say
By Phil Galewitz
July 13, 2017
KFF Health News Original
The assessment pushes back the date for the hospital insurance trust fund to go bankrupt by one year. It also says Part B premiums next year will be stable.
Putting Money Where Its Mouthpiece Is: Calif. Outspends U.S. To Market Obamacare
By Ana B. Ibarra and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
November 27, 2017
KFF Health News Original
The state insurance exchange is committing nearly five times more money than the federal government on ads urging people to sign up for health insurance, reflecting conflicting attitudes toward the Affordable Care Act.
At Some California Hospitals, Fewer Than Half Of Workers Get The Flu Shot
By Jocelyn Wiener
February 27, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Vaccinations rates have climbed significantly among hospital workers in recent years, to 83 percent. But that rate masks wide variation among facilities and types of workers. Nationally, the rules are far from uniform or ironclad.
Por qué Trump quiere quitarle fondos a Planned Parenthood
By Julie Rovner
May 18, 2018
KFF Health News Original
La reactivación de una norma que data de la presidencia de Ronald Reagan podría ayudar al presidente a cumplir su promesa de campaña de “cancelar” Planned Parenthood.
Heart Device Failure: Medicare Spent $1.5B Over 10 Years To Replace Defective Implants
By Fred Schulte and Christina Jewett
October 2, 2017
KFF Health News Original
The inspector general at Health and Human Services says defective pacemakers or defibrillators had to be replaced from 2005 through 2014, costing Medicare $1.5 billion.
Bill Of The Month: A College Student’s $17,850 Drug Test
By Fred Schulte
February 16, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with NPR, kicks off a series that will examine and decode your perplexing medical bills.
Facebook Live: It’s ACA Sign Up Season. Here’s What you Need To Know This Year.
November 2, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In this Facebook Live chat, KHN’s Julie Appleby answers questions about what’s changed for 2018 open enrollment.
Tending To Patients As Her New Home Burns
By April Dembosky, KQED
October 16, 2017
KFF Health News Original
ICU nurse Julayne Smithson had only a few minutes to grab some things from her recently purchased home a block from the Santa Rosa hospital. Then she rushed back to help evacuate patients and has scarcely stopped working since.
After Months In Limbo For Children’s Health Insurance, Huge Relief Over Deal
By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
January 25, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The Children’s Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.
Adultos saltean vacunas y no se benefician de la nueva contra el herpes zóster
By Michelle Andrews
March 20, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A diferencia del calendario de vacunas infantil, que los padres respetan en más de un 90%, los adultos se saltean vacunas, que previenen una amplia gama de enfermedades.