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Scope Maker Olympus Hit With $6.6 Million Verdict In Superbug Outbreak Case

By Chad Terhune and JoNel Aleccia July 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In the first case of its kind in the U.S., the company was ordered to pay damages to the hospital where a patient died of an infection linked to a contaminated scope. But jurors also found the hospital negligent, and it was ordered to pay the patients’ family $1 million.

Long Waits And Long Odds For Those Who Need Social Security Disability

By Alex Smith, KCUR June 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. government has been struggling to balance a surge in applicants for disability benefits with shrinking funds. An updated application process could make getting benefits even harder.

AARP: States Lag In Keeping Medicaid Enrollees Out Of Nursing Homes

By Phil Galewitz June 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

States are not doing enough to help elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services in homes and community locations instead of in nursing homes, where care is more expensive, AARP report says.

Deep Cuts To Medicaid Put Rural Hospitals In The Crosshairs

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media June 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Since 2010, at least 79 rural hospitals have closed across the country, and nearly 700 more are at risk of closing. The Republican repeal of the health law could hasten their demise.

Reluctant Patients, Hispanic Men Pose A Costly Challenge To The Health System

By Michael Anft April 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Many Hispanic men don’t seek medical care soon enough and as the Hispanic population grows, some health care professionals are sounding an alarm.

Under Trump, Hospitals Face Same Penalties Embraced By Obama

By Jordan Rau August 3, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Federal records show that 2,573 hospitals around the country will have their Medicare payments reduced because they have too many patients readmitted.

Rural Shoppers Face Slim Choices, Steep Premiums On Exchanges

By Michelle Andrews May 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The larger an area’s population, the more likely insurers will compete in that market, according to an Urban Institute analysis.

Drug Coverage Denied By Medicare? How Seniors Can Fight Back

By Judith Graham May 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Senior citizens have to be patient and keep close records to appeal when Medicare plans refuse to cover their medicines.

Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks

By Anna Gorman August 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A long history of racism and cruel experimentation in health care are among the reasons African-American families oppose donating patients’ brains for study.

Desafío para el sistema de salud: los hombres hispanos que no buscan atención médica

By Michael Anft April 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Por razones económicas y culturales, los hombres hispanos no quieren interactuar con el sistema de salud, lo que, afirman expertos, puede hacer colapsar el sistema de salud en el futuro.

¿Medicare se niega a pagar su medicamento? Cómo pelear esta decisión

By Judith Graham May 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

¿Qué hacer si el plan del Medicare no autoriza el suministro de un medicamento? Pasos a seguir para conseguirla.

Oxycontin Maker In Lawsuit ‘Negotiations’ With State Attorneys General

December 1, 2017 Morning Briefing

Purdue Pharma becomes the first opioid manufacturer to confirm discussions on suits filed by 41 states. Meanwhile, Minnesota county also plans lawsuits. In other news on the toll of the national opioid epidemic: more kids are being placed in foster care in large part due to parental drug abuse, and a Navy admiral wages a new battle after he lost his son to addiction.

As Insurance Options Shrink, Families Are ‘Holding Our Breath’

By Steven Findlay June 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

One of two insurers in this tiny state has announced it will not be back in the marketplaces next year, leaving customers concerned about the prices they will pay.

Many Californians Could Be Priced Out Of Exchange Coverage, Analysis Finds

By Ana B. Ibarra March 16, 2017 KFF Health News Original

California’s health insurance exchange released an analysis showing that Republicans’ plan to trim subsidies, on average, by 40% would fall hard on elderly and very low-income people, especially in expensive areas like San Francisco.

Why Blue States Might Ditch Beloved Obamacare Protections

By Chad Terhune and Barbara Feder Ostrov May 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With limited federal subsidies under the GOP health care bill, experts say states like California and New York would be under pressure to cut costs. That could mean shrinking benefits and dropping the prohibition against charging sicker patients higher premiums.

Trump, Dems Look For Common Ground On Drug Prices

By Sarah Jane Tribble March 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Two Democratic congressmen met with President Trump to seek his support for a bill to expand the government’s ability to negotiate drug prices, but it’s not clear it would have much impact or will gain support.

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez March 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much these days, but both parties want to keep the health law’s provision to allow adults to stay on their parents’ plan until age 26. But that could be hurting the marketplace’s insurance pools.

States Who Win Under Graham-Cassidy Win Big, While The Losers Get Walloped

September 22, 2017 Morning Briefing

Multiple analyses have found different results about which states come out on top and which are hit the hardest. But they all find massive financial discrepancies between the two. For example, federal funding for coverage would plunge by 41 percent in Louisiana, while it would grow by 126 percent in South Carolina, according to one estimate.

Advocates Of Flat-Fee Primary Care See Opening In GOP’s Market-Driven Approach

By Michelle Andrews February 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In direct primary care, a monthly fee covers routine care, limiting insurers’ role. But does it really provide better value?

Companies Behind Health Savings Accounts Could Bank On Big Profits Under GOP Plan

By Chad Terhune and Julie Appleby March 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With Republicans in control of Congress and the White House, HSAs — a longtime favorite of conservatives — are likely to get a boost.

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