Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: NY Provider Has Sued More Than 300 Patients Who Had Bariatric Surgery
By Fred Schulte
April 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The private equity-backed practice has been known to demand more than $100,000 in charges or penalties. One patient is fighting back.
Republican Lawmakers Shy Away From Changing Montana’s Constitutional Right to Abortion
By Katheryn Houghton
February 16, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Lawmakers in 14 states have passed near-total bans on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But in some conservative-led states where court rulings determined their constitutions protect abortion, including Montana, politicians haven’t asked voters to weigh in.
Tres personas heridas en el desfile del Super Bowl viven con balas que siguen alojadas en sus cuerpos
By Bram Sable-Smith Peggy Lowe, KCUR
May 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A casi tres meses del tiroteo en el desfile del Super Bowl de los Kansas City Chiefs, que dejó al menos 24 personas heridas, recuperarse de esas heridas es algo profundamente personal e incluye una sorprendente área gris de la medicina: si las balas deberían o no extraerse.
Three People Shot at Super Bowl Parade Grapple With Bullets Left in Their Bodies
By Bram Sable-Smith Peggy Lowe, KCUR
May 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors’ bodies. In the second installment of our series “The Injured,” we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.
A Mom Owed Nearly $102,000 for Hospital Care. Her State Attorney General Said to Pay Up.
By Fred Clasen-Kelly
July 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As politicians bash privately run hospitals for their aggressive debt collection tactics, consumer advocates say one North Carolina family’s six-figure medical bill is an example of how state attorneys general and state-operated hospitals also can harm patients financially.
Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations
By Arthur Allen
August 12, 2022
KFF Health News Original
For more than a century, the drug industry has issued dire warnings of plunging innovation whenever regulation reared its head. In general, the threat hasn’t materialized.
California’s Highest Covid Infection Rates Shift to Rural Counties
By Phillip Reese
July 7, 2021
KFF Health News Original
As vaccination rates rise across the state, the overall numbers of covid cases and deaths have plunged. But health officials are still reporting nearly 1,000 new cases and more than two dozen deaths a day. So, where does covid continue to simmer in California? And why?
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.
Covid-Inspired Montana Health Insurance Proposal Wouldn’t Kick In for 2 Years
By Sara Reardon
March 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Montana is looking to join most other states in requiring small businesses to offer laid-off employees temporary continuity of their health care plans. But the bill, if it passes, likely won’t take effect in time to help people directly affected by the pandemic.
Biden’s in the Ballpark on How Many People Have Preexisting Conditions
By Victoria Knight
October 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
A wide range of people — from 54 million to 135 million — could be affected if the provision in the Affordable Care Act were eliminated.
‘All You Want Is to Be Believed’: The Impacts of Unconscious Bias in Health Care
By April Dembosky, KQED
October 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
One woman shares her experience trying to get care in a Bay Area hospital for COVID symptoms. At nearly every turn, a doctor dismissed her complaints. Is bias part of why people of color are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus?
Tourists Tote Dollars — And COVID — To U.S. Caribbean Islands
By Chaseedaw Giles Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
September 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Tension rises among residents and travelers as U.S. island territories work to stymie the coronavirus while attempting to keep their doors open to tourism.
“Todo lo que quieres es que te crean”: el prejuicio inconciente en la atención de salud
By April Dembosky, KQED
October 21, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Los latinos y los afroamericanos suelen ser menos propensos a recibir analgésicos o atención avanzada que los pacientes blancos no hispanos con las mismas quejas o síntomas.
Turistas llevan dólares, y COVID, a las islas del Caribe estadounidense
By Chaseedaw Giles Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
September 1, 2020
KFF Health News Original
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha enfrentado los intereses económicos con las guías de salud pública en dos islas cuyas economías dependen en gran parte del turismo.
Nothing To Sneeze At: The $2,659 Bill To Pluck Doll’s Shoe From Child’s Nostril
By Markian Hawryluk
Photos by Heidi de Marco
November 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A 3-year-old girl put matching doll shoes up her nose. One came out easily. The second required an emergency department visit ― and generated a bill that is not child’s play.
Battling The Bullets From The Operating Room To The Community
By Laura Ungar
December 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
St. Louis trauma surgeon Dr. Laurie Punch is on a mission to stop the bleeding of her patients and the violence-plagued communities around her. But the single mom worries she and her 7-year-old will have to move from their home, where bullets buzz in her backyard.
Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
By Laura Ungar Trudy Lieberman
September 3, 2019
KFF Health News Original
One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn’t kept pace with the graying population.
A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine
By Judith Graham
May 30, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A frank conversation with geriatrician and author Dr. Louise Aronson about medicine’s biased treatment of older adults and what needs to change.
Health Care Industry ‘Pays Tribute’ To California’s Influential Lawmakers
By Samantha Young
December 15, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The leaders of California’s legislative health committees who wield power over state health policy have been showered with money from the health care sector, with drug companies, health plans, hospitals and doctors providing nearly 40 percent of their 2017-18 campaign funds.
Lost on the Frontline
By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian
August 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.
