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Opioid Settlements Promise Mississippi a Windfall. What Happens Next?

By Violet Jira, Mississippi Today and Henry Larweh August 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Millions of dollars from national opioid settlements are pouring into Mississippi. The state and localities haven’t spent much yet. In many cases, how the money will be used is up in the air.

Novavax Missed Its Global Moonshot but Is Angling to Win Over mRNA Defectors

By Arthur Allen and Sarah Jane Tribble May 26, 2022 KFF Health News Original

After years of failure, the Maryland company aims to attract the vaccine-hesitant with an alternative to mRNA shots. But will it find a market?

No Car, No Care? Medicaid Transportation At Risk In Some States

By JoNel Aleccia Photos by Heidi de Marco January 30, 2018 KFF Health News Original

For more than 50 years, the program for the poor and sick has been required to ferry certain clients to and from medical appointments. But a few states have sought — and received — waivers to that rule.

Right After Trump Blamed High Drug Prices On Campaign Cash, Drugmakers Gave More

By Sydney Lupkin and Elizabeth Lucas September 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

At a political rally in March, President Donald Trump said drug prices are “outrageous” and blamed campaign contributions. Drugmakers funneled nearly $280,000 to Congress the very next day.

As Hospital Chains Grow, So Do Their Prices For Care

By Chad Terhune June 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The average patient stay costs $4,000 more at Sutter and Dignity hospitals than at other California medical centers, study shows.

The Battle Over Planned Parenthood

August 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News correspondent Julie Rovner discusses the efforts to defund Planned Parenthood on NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook.

Colorado Health Exchange’s Marketing Budget Draws Enrollees, Critics

By Arthur Kane, The Denver Post March 27, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Colorado officials on both sides of the aisle are arguing over the effectiveness of the $8 million marketing spend the state’s insurance marketplace.

Monthly Premiums For A ‘Benchmark’ Silver Plan In Federally Run Insurance Marketplaces

September 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This chart lists sample premiums in the 36 states where the federal government is running the online insurance marketplaces.

New Guidelines On Obesity Treatment Herald Changes In Coverage

By Michelle Andrews July 10, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that people who are obese get “intensive, multicomponent” intervention offers support for consumers, but it is not clear that employers and insurers welcome the change.

Table: Caring for Migrant Farmworkers

June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Details about the 156 health centers that get federal funds to provide primary care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers regardless of immigration status.

Disparities Cloud Health Improvements In Past Decade, Report Finds

By Christian Torres October 6, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials note that minorities and low-income Americans continue to have less access to health care even as the country makes improvements in life expectancy and lowering death rates related to several conditions.

States Cutting Back On Drug Programs For HIV Patients

By Shefali S. Kulkarni May 22, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Budget shortfalls are forcing many states to tighten their AIDS drug assistance programs and bump low-income patients to waiting lists.

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