Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties
By Fred Schulte
November 14, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.
For Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult
By Judith Graham
December 1, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The loss of smell is a common issue for many seniors and is often overlooked. Yet it can have serious consequences.
A Chilling Cure: Facing Killer Heat, ERs Use Body Bags to Save Lives
By JoNel Aleccia
July 22, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Doctors in Washington state used human body bags filled with ice and water to rapidly cool the sickest patients affected by record heat last month.
Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage
By Katheryn Houghton
September 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A hospital in Bozeman, Montana, is considering whether to add inpatient psychiatric care after a concerted push from mental health advocates. But even if it adds beds, hospitals across Montana provide a cautionary tale: finding enough workers to staff such beds is its own challenge, and some behavioral health units routinely reach capacity.
Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger
By Laura Ungar
March 18, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Hunger among kids is skyrocketing, even in America’s wealthiest counties. But given the nation’s highly uneven charitable food system, affluent communities have been far less ready for the unprecedented crisis than places accustomed to dealing with poverty and hardship.
Condados más ricos del país, abrumados por el aumento del hambre infantil
By Laura Ungar
March 18, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Los incrementos más pronunciados se registran en algunos de los condados más adinerados, donde la riqueza general oscurece las frágiles finanzas de los trabajadores con salarios bajos.
2016 PPO Plans Remove Out-Of-Network Cost Limits, A Costly Trap For Consumers
By Julie Appleby
December 3, 2015
KFF Health News Original
A trend among this year’s marketplace plans leaves some consumers responsible for potentially unlimited out-of-network health care bills, even though they chose plans in which they thought they had some financial protections.
Insurance Marketplace 101: Answering Consumer Questions
By KFF Health News Editors
September 17, 2013
KFF Health News Original
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby were hosted by the Washington Post’s Charity Brown earlier today for a live discussion with Post readers about how the new online marketplaces will work under the health law. A transcript of that discussion is posted below. MARY AGNES CAREY: Welcome to today’s chat about the online marketplaces. […]
Aging Doctors Face Greater Scrutiny
By Sandra G. Boodman
December 10, 2012
KFF Health News Original
There are no mandatory retirement ages for doctors or formal evaluations of their skills, but some hospitals are now requiring older physicians to have periodic physical and cognitive exams.
Today’s Headlines – March 7, 2012
By Stephanie Stapleton
March 7, 2012
KFF Health News Original
Good morning! Here are your headlines for Wednesday — halfway through the week! USA Today: Romney Takes 6 Of 10 Super Tuesday Contests Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, scored substantial wins in GOP primaries in Tennessee and Oklahoma and won easily in North Dakota’s caucuses, where Ron Paul finished a distant second and Romney finished […]
Chart: The Growth Of Children’s Hospitals
September 27, 2011
KFF Health News Original
Details on the financial growth of children’s hospitals over the last decade.
Medicare Patients Aren’t Taking Advantage Of Some Newly Free Tests
By Susan Jaffe
April 26, 2011
KFF Health News Original
This year, seniors enrolled in Medicare no longer have to pay for more than a dozen tests and services to prevent disease thanks to the health law. Many, however, aren’t lining up for mammograms or colonoscopies though free wellness checks are luring many.
Lawmakers to Fight for Rural Hospitals Despite Budget Concerns On Reform
By Eric Pianin Mary Agnes Carey
October 19, 2009
KFF Health News Original
The finances of Hillsboro Medical Center in North Dakota improved after it got a “critical access” designation. Sens. Conrad, D-N.D., Wyden, D-Ore., Pryor, D-Ark., and Brownback, R-Kan., want to make it easier for other rural hospitals to get the designation as part of health reform.
