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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.

Senate Passes Trump’s Megabill With Medicaid Cuts, Other Health Provisions

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The massive tax and immigration bill passed the Senate Tuesday by a 51-50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tiebreaker. The legislation, which must go back to the House, offsets some of the new spending with measures that aim to cut back on Medicaid and food assistance for the poor.

High Inflation and Housing Costs Force Many Americans to Delay Needed Care

By Stephanie Colombini, WUSF April 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A recent Gallup Poll suggests that Americans are putting off medical care because of costs. Inflation and rising rents make it harder for people to make ends meet.

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.

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.

California Explores Private Insurance for Immigrants Lacking Legal Status. But Is It Affordable?

By Rachel Bluth February 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Nearly half a million Californians without legal residency make too much to qualify for Medicaid yet they can’t afford to buy coverage. A state lawmaker is proposing to open up the state’s health insurance exchange as a first step to providing them affordable insurance.

Votantes, más motivados para ir a las urnas tras prohibición del aborto, revela encuesta

By Emmarie Huetteman October 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

El sondeo también mostró que la mayoría de los votantes, ya sean demócratas o republicanos, no cree que el aborto deba prohibirse en casos de violación o incesto, ni apoyan las leyes que establecen condenas para los proveedores de abortos y las mujeres que abortan.

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.

Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many

By Jordan Rau and 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.

Latino Teens Are Deputized as Health Educators to Sway the Unvaccinated

By Heidi de Marco January 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some community health groups are training Latino teens to conduct outreach and education, particularly in places where covid vaccine fears linger.

Walmart’s Closure Of Clinics Is Part Of Larger Retail Retreat From Health Care

May 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

Walmart will shut down all 51 of its health clinics and its virtual care services, citing costs and the challenges of reimbursements as the force behind its change of strategy.

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.

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.

Abortion Issue Helps Limit Democrats’ Losses in Midterms

By Julie Rovner November 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Although control of Congress was still undecided Wednesday, Republicans seemed poised to take power in the House, while the fate of the Senate remained too close to call. Economic issues were at the top of voters’ minds, but abortion access also played a large role in their decisions.

Death and Redemption in an American Prison

By Markian Hawryluk February 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

More than a quarter century after an inmate helped start a hospice program in one of the nation’s most notorious prisons, he is trying to spread the idea.

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.

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.

IVF Bill Again Blocked By Republicans; Competing Senate Measure Fails, Too

September 18, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Democratic measure, which would have ensured federal protections to the fertility treatment, failed 51-44. The GOP bill, which focused on access to IVF, did not gain unanimous consent to pass. Meanwhile, AP and ProPublica report about pregnant women who have died since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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.

Walmart Ends Its Primary Care Effort, Will Shut All Clinics Friday

June 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

The retailer’s virtual care platform and all 51 clinics in five states will be shut down. In other news, CMS is proposing a net 1.7% Medicare pay cut to home health agencies for 2025 — a sum arrived at after a 3.6% spending cut is offset by other factors.

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