Doctor Shortages Distress Rural America, Where Few Residency Programs Exist
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
April 11, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Patients in rural northeastern Nevada soon will have fewer providers and resources, after a local hospital decided to close its medical residency program. Nationally, the number of rural residency slots has grown during the past few years but still makes up just 2% of programs and residents nationwide.
Fatigue Is Common Among Older Adults, and It Has Many Possible Causes
By Judith Graham
April 4, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Persistent fatigue — the feeling of having no energy — can contribute to frailty and affects 40% to 74% of older patients with chronic illness. Yet its causes can be elusive.
An Arm and a Leg: How a Surprise Bill Can Hitch a Ride to the Hospital
By Dan Weissmann
August 16, 2023
Podcast
The No Surprises Act has helped rein in out-of-network medical bills, but ground ambulances are a costly exception. Hear why this service can still hit patients with big bills and what to do if you get one.
His Anesthesia Provider Billed Medicare Late. He Got Sent to Collections for the $3,000 Tab.
By Phil Galewitz
July 28, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Medicare was supposed to cover the entire cost of his procedure. But after the anesthesia provider failed to file its claims in a timely manner, it billed the patient instead.
Montana Considers New Wave of Legislation to Loosen Vaccination Rules
By Keely Larson
March 10, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Bills being considered by Montana lawmakers would allow people to refuse routine vaccinations based on their conscience, along with setting new rules for schools, courts, and businesses.
Ex-Eye Bank Workers Say Pressure, Lax Oversight Led to Errors
By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile Rae Ellen Bichell
November 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Corneas, the windshields of the eye, are the most transplanted part of the human body. But four former employees at Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank told of numerous retrieval problems, including damage to eyes and removal from the wrong body.
California Senate’s New Health Chair to Prioritize Mental Health and Homelessness
By Rachel Bluth
January 6, 2023
KFF Health News Original
California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton has been appointed chair of the Senate’s influential health committee. A licensed social worker, Eggman said she will make mental health care and homelessness front-burner issues.
‘I Am Just Waiting to Die’: Social Security Clawbacks Drive Some Into Homelessness
By Fred Clasen-Kelly
December 20, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The Social Security Administration is reclaiming billions of dollars in alleged overpayments from some of the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable, leaving some people homeless or struggling to stay in housing, beneficiaries and advocates say.
How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers
By Aneri Pattani
Data visualizations by Lydia Zuraw
December 16, 2024
KFF Health News Original
From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, we uncovered how billions in opioid settlement funds were used by state and local governments in 2022 and 2023. Find out where the money went.
To Attract In-Home Caregivers, California Offers Paid Training — And Self-Care
By Laurie Udesky
December 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Turnover ails a program that allows low-income people who are older or disabled to age in place. To attract new workers and improve retention, the state is paying caregivers to develop new skills.
Florida Gov. DeSantis Falsely Claims Bivalent Booster Boosts Chances of Covid Infection
By Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact
January 26, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Experts say the Florida governor’s conclusion could not be drawn from the study he cited, adding that the research focused on health care workers, who are likelier to be exposed to covid and more likely to be vaccinated. Those findings should not be applied to the general public.
Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation
By Lauren Sausser
January 4, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As public health departments work on improving their message, the skepticism and mistrust often reserved for covid-19 vaccines now threaten other public health priorities, including flu shots and childhood vaccines.
Adolescentes latinos se entrenan para educar sobre las vacunas contra covid
By Heidi de Marco
January 24, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Organizaciones comunitarias de salud en California y en todo el país forman a adolescentes, muchos de ellos latinos, para que actúen como educadores de la salud en la escuela, en las redes sociales y en las comunidades donde persiste el miedo a la vacuna contra covid.
En California, la cobertura de salud ampliada a inmigrantes choca con las revisiones de Medicaid
By Jasmine Aguilera, El Tímpano
March 22, 2024
KFF Health News Original
El proceso de redeterminación ha afectado de forma desproporcionada a los latinos, que constituyen la mayoría de los beneficiarios de Medi-Cal.
El tema del aborto ayuda a los demócratas a minimizar pérdidas en estas elecciones
By Julie Rovner
November 9, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Entre otros problemas que enfrentaron los votantes el martes, los residentes de Dakota del Sur aprobaron una expansión de Medicaid bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio.
Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many
By Jordan Rau JoNel Aleccia
November 22, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.
The Disability Tax: Medical Bills Remain Inaccessible for Many Blind Americans
By Lauren Weber Hannah Recht
December 2, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Health insurers and health care systems across the country are violating disability rights laws by sending medical bills that blind and visually impaired people cannot read, a KHN investigation has found. By hindering the ability of blind Americans to know what they owe, some bills get sent to debt collections.
Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
By Reed Abelson, The New York Times
December 4, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.
Falta de doctores y residencias médicas impactan en la salud de las zonas rurales
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
April 11, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Expertos dicen que los factores sistémicos son barreras comunes para establecer y mantener programas de capacitación para médicos en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos.
Stopping the Churn: Why Some States Want to Guarantee Medicaid Coverage From Birth to Age 6
By Phil Galewitz
November 10, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Oregon has become the first state to allow kids to stay in the government health care program from birth to age 6, no matter if their household income changes. California, Washington, and New Mexico are pursuing similar policies.
