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La universidad no es divertida si no estás sano. Aquí, algunos consejos sobre seguros

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Ya seas estudiante de licenciatura o de postgrado, tus opciones dependerán de tu universidad, de si ya tienes cobertura a través de un plan de salud familiar o individual, y de cuánto dinero ganas.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes September 13, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

FAQ: How Does New Trump Fetal Tissue Policy Impact Medical Research?

By Michelle Andrews June 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The scientific use of tissue from aborted fetuses has frequently been a hot point of contention between anti-abortion forces and researchers. It heats up again as federal officials announced this week they were ending NIH research using the tissue.

Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers

By Marla Cone May 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

New data from the California agency that manages health benefits for 1.5 million public employees, retirees and their families shows that doctors are writing far fewer opioid prescriptions, reflecting a national trend of physicians cutting back on the addictive drugs.

Cómo impacta a la ciencia las nuevas normas del gobierno sobre el uso de tejido fetal

By Michelle Andrews June 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

El anuncio de que el gobierno federal está cambiando su política sobre el uso de tejido fetal humano en la investigación médica podría retrasar importantes avances.

Death Toll From Legionnaires’ Outbreak During Flint Water Crisis Could Be Devastatingly Worse Than Previously Reported

September 12, 2019 Morning Briefing

A Frontline investigation found that during the year-and-a-half the outbreak spanned 115 people in Flint died of non-viral pneumonia. The official count was 12.

How Much Difference Will Eli Lilly’s Half-Price Insulin Make?

By Bram Sable-Smith March 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Eli Lilly released a half-price generic version of its own short-acting insulin. At $137.35 per vial, the generic insulin is priced at about the same level as Humalog was in 2012.

No Cash, No Heart. Transplant Centers Require Proof Of Payment.

By JoNel Aleccia December 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The case of a Michigan woman told to fundraise $10,000 for a heart transplant sparked viral outrage, but experts say “wallet biopsies” are common.

Si no hay efectivo, no hay corazón. Centros de trasplantes piden prueba de pago

By JoNel Aleccia December 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Casi todos los más de 250 centros de trasplantes de la nación requieren que los pacientes verifiquen cómo cubrir las facturas.

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.

In California, Novel Initiatives Test Cities’ Power — And Will — To Tame Health Costs

By Rob Waters October 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Union-backed initiatives in Palo Alto and Livermore, Calif., aim to cap charges by hospitals and doctors, seeking to build on national furor over rising medical bills. The measures arise in health care markets that are among the most expensive in the nation.

Spending Against Dialysis Ballot Measure In California Breaks Record

By Harriet Blair Rowan October 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Dialysis companies have contributed more than $110 million to defeat an initiative on California’s Nov. 6 ballot that would limit their profits — breaking the $109 million record set by the pharmaceutical industry in 2016.

Congress Targets Misuse Of Hospice Drugs

By Melissa Bailey October 4, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In the bipartisan opioid bill headed to the president’s desk, hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients’ unneeded opioids, reducing the risk that families misuse them.

Dialysis Giant DaVita Defends Itself In Court And At The Polls

By Samantha Young October 29, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Although dialysis provider DaVita Inc. has taken major financial hits this year, including a $383.5 million jury award in response to wrongful death lawsuits, it still rakes in profits. The company faces its biggest threat next month, when California voters weigh in on a ballot initiative that could force it to leave the state.

Pharma Deploys Small Army Of Advocates To Fight Against The Budget Deal That Reportedly Contains Pricing Reforms

July 22, 2019 Morning Briefing

It isn’t clear yet what kind of policies Congress is considering that could hurt the pharmaceutical industry’s bottom line, but it has been reported that the reforms could cost the industry $115 billion. In other pharmaceutical news: the CVS-Aetna merger, hep C treatment and prisoners, biotech, and President Donald Trump’s drug pricing strategy.

Patient Advocacy Or Political Ploy? Union, Industry Square Off Over Dialysis Initiative

By David Tuller and Harriet Blair Rowan October 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The measure, which will appear on the November ballot, seeks to cap industry profits. The SEIU-UHW union has raised almost $17 million, but opponents from the industry have invested more than four times that.

Dangerous Heat Wave In Midwest, Along East Coast Prompts Officials To Find Ways To Protect Vulnerable Homeless, Seniors

July 19, 2019 Morning Briefing

Around the country, cities are mobilizing outreach teams, armed with supplies of water, to check on residents living on the streets or in housing without air conditioning. “We are treating this as the emergency it is,” said Josh Kruger, communications director for the Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services. In the District of Columbia, where the heat index is supposed to reach 115 this weekend, the mayor has declared a state of emergency and is keeping shelters open round the clock so people can try to cool off.

Year One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges

December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us.

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.

After Opioid Overdose, Only 30 Percent Get Medicine To Treat Addiction

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR June 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Patients revived from an opioid overdose who get methadone or Suboxone treatment for addiction afterward are much more likely to be alive a year later, says a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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