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Cómo las comunidades rurales están perdiendo sus farmacias

By Markian Hawryluk November 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Las farmacias de las esquinas, que alguna vez estuvieron tanto en las grandes ciudades como en los pueblos rurales, están desapareciendo de muchas áreas del país, dejando a unos 41 millones de estadounidenses en lo que se conoce como “desiertos de farmacias”, sin fácil acceso a las farmacias.

Por qué algunos estados quieren garantizar Medicaid para los niños desde que nacen hasta los 6 años

By Phil Galewitz November 10, 2022 KFF Health News Original

La posibilidad de inscribir a los niños en Medicaid, desde que nacen hasta los 6 años, de manera continua y sin papeleo, ayudaría, entre otras cosas, a prevenir las brechas de cobertura.

As Red States Push Strident Abortion Bans, Other Restrictions Suddenly Look Less Extreme

By Julie Rovner March 30, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has yet to make clear its stand on Roe v. Wade. But state lawmakers aren’t waiting to consider a variety of extreme measures: bills that would ban abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancies, allow rapists’ families to object to terminating a victim’s pregnancy, or prohibit the procedure in the case of fetal disability. Do these proposals make the less extreme restrictions seem more mainstream?

LA Mayoral Hopefuls Agree Addressing Homelessness Is Crucial but Disagree on How

By Linda Marsa April 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The top candidates to lead California’s most populous city have pledged to expand services for homeless people struggling with mental illness and substance use disorders. But they differ on whether the city should control homeless funding or continue a partnership with the county.

States Fight Student Mental Health Crisis With Days Off

By Giles Bruce June 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In early 2022, Illinois joined a growing number of states where lawmakers and school leaders are trying to combat the ongoing student mental health crisis by granting days off for mental health needs.

After Two Ectopic Pregnancies, I Fear What Might Happen Without Roe v. Wade

By Joanne Faryon June 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A journalism professor’s four failed pregnancies forced her to use procedures or drugs that could soon be difficult to turn to.

LGBTQ+ Youth Report High Suicide Risk, Poor Mental Health Care Access

May 2, 2023 Morning Briefing

An annual survey by The Trevor Project has found an alarming deterioration in the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth in the U.S., with 41% saying that they have seriously considered killing themselves in the last year. The numbers are even higher for transgender or non-binary kids.

Cuando hay mala praxis en centros de salud comunitarios, pagan los contribuyentes

By Phil Galewitz and Bram Sable-Smith November 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Los 1,375 centros de salud financiados con dinero federal, que atienden a 30 millones de estadounidenses de bajos ingresos, son en su mayoría organizaciones privadas. Sin embargo, reciben $6,000 millones anuales en subvenciones federales y, según la ley federal, sus responsabilidades legales están cubiertas por el gobierno

Igual que con covid, atraso en pruebas y vacunas para la viruela del simio

By Michelle Andrews July 8, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Los casos de la viruela del simio siguen aumentando, pero la respuesta sanitaria es lenta: escasean las pruebas y las dosis de la vacuna que puede prevenir la infección.

Can a Monthly Injection Be the Key to Curbing Addiction? These Experts Say Yes

By Jenny Gold May 6, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In California, where overdose deaths are on the rise, physicians say administering anti-addiction medication as a monthly injection holds tremendous potential. So, why aren’t more patients getting it?

Medical Bills Can Shatter Lives. North Carolina May Act to ‘De-Weaponize’ That Debt.

By Aneri Pattani June 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Medical debt is most prevalent in the Southeast, where states have not expanded Medicaid and have few consumer protection laws. Now, North Carolina is considering two bills that could change that, making the state a leader in protecting patients from high medical bills.

Is Paxlovid, the Covid Pill, Reaching Those Who Most Need It? The Government Won’t Say

By Hannah Recht May 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Many public health workers are unable to see how many doses of Pfizer’s antiviral treatment are shipped to their communities and cannot tell whether vulnerable residents are filling prescriptions as often as their wealthier neighbors.

From Alabama to Utah, Efforts to Vaccinate Medicaid Enrollees Against Covid Run Into Obstacles

By Phil Galewitz February 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Inoculation rates remain low despite massive outreach efforts and incentives from federal and state programs and Medicaid plan operators, leaving many low-income people vulnerable to the virus.

Profit Strategy: Psychiatric Facilities Prioritize Out-of-State Kids

By Lauren Sausser April 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Nearly all psychiatric residential treatment centers for children in South Carolina operate as for-profit businesses — some backed by private equity — and many prioritize out-of-state kids because it’s better for the bottom line. The scramble to secure treatment for children and teenagers has become so competitive that South Carolina will spend millions more each year as of April 1 to keep out-of-state patients from flooding the state’s treatment facilities.

The Pandemic Exacerbates the ‘Paramedic Paradox’ in Rural America

By Katheryn Houghton April 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Emergency medical services are a lifeline in regions with scarce medical care. But paramedics, trained to respond to patients with life-threatening injuries, are in short supply where they’re needed most.

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?

5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests

By Damon Darlin January 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Telling insurance companies to pay for rapid covid-19 tests is just the latest covid-related cost the federal government expects them to bear. But who really ends up paying for it?

How to Get Rid of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It in the First Place

By Yuki Noguchi, NPR News July 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Medical bills can add stress to the already stressful experience of dealing with a medical crisis. And if you can’t pay those bills, they can linger, wreaking havoc on your financial goals and credit. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Patients’ Perilous Months-Long Waiting for Medicaid Coverage Is a Sign of What’s to Come

By Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan April 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic crisis has overwhelmed understaffed state Medicaid agencies, already delaying access to the insurance program in Missouri. As the public health emergency ends, low-income people nationwide could find it even harder to have coverage.

Babies Die as Congenital Syphilis Continues a Decade-Long Surge Across the US

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Congenital syphilis rates keep climbing, according to newly released federal data. But the primary funding source for most public health departments has been largely stagnant, its purchasing power dragged even lower by inflation.

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