Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices
By Jacob Gardenswartz
October 3, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The former president instead favored a temporary model that could’ve brought down prices of some prescription drugs, but it was blocked by the courts.
Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
By Lauren Weber
September 30, 2021
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Part II: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’
January 27, 2023
Podcast
In Part II of this special two-part episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Varney of KHN join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss how the abortion debate has evolved since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022, and what might be the flashpoints for 2023. Also, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their most memorable reproductive health stories from the last year.
Dental and Doctors’ Offices Still Struggling with COVID Job Loss
By Phillip Reese
July 28, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Newly released employment data underscores the lingering toll the pandemic has taken on a range of outpatient services in California and across the U.S., from pediatric and family medical practices to dental offices, medical labs and home health care.
Thousands of Doctors’ Offices Buckle Under Financial Stress of COVID
By Laura Ungar
November 30, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Across the nation, primary care practices that were already struggling are closing, victims of the pandemic’s financial fallout. And this is reducing access to health care, especially in rural and other regions already short on doctors.
As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible
By Anna Almendrala
July 20, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Although younger people are hospitalized and die less frequently than their elders when infected with COVID-19, their cases are harder to trace. As a result, the virus is spreading uncontrollably throughout much of Southern California. Even hospital staffs are affected by community spread.
Medicaid Mystery: Millions of Enrollees Haven’t Materialized in California
By Rachel Bluth Angela Hart
July 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
State officials had projected that 2 million Californians would join Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people, by July because of the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Yet enrollment has barely budged, and why is unclear.
Valley Fever Cases Climb In California’s Central Valley — And Beyond
By Barbara Feder Ostrov Harriet Blair Rowan
December 17, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California and nearby Southwestern states are seeing a sustained rise in cases of valley fever, a potentially serious lung illness caused by a fungus found in desert-type soil. As a result of global warming, the areas where the fungus can thrive are expanding, researchers say.
Medi-Cal’s Very Big Decade
By Harriet Blair Rowan
January 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California’s health insurance program for low-income people grew 78% between 2010 and 2019 to 12.8 million enrollees. The federal Affordable Care Act spurred the increase, aided by state policies broadening eligibility.
More Adolescents Seek Medical Care For Mental Health Issues
By Phillip Reese
November 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Hospital emergency rooms throughout California are reporting a sharp increase in adolescents and young adults seeking care for a mental health crisis.
Not Yesterday’s Cocaine: Death Toll Rising From Tainted Drug
By Laura Ungar
November 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
While the U.S. continues to focus mainly on the opioid crisis, cocaine is quietly making a comeback and has become one of the biggest overdose killers of African Americans when tainted with fentanyl.
Diferente a la cocaína de antes: más muertes por droga contaminada
By Laura Ungar
November 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
El poderoso opioide fentanilo a menudo se mezcla con cocaína, convirtiendo el estimulante en un asesino mucho más grande que la droga del pasado.
Demand Sends Costs Of Protective Gear Skyrocketing: ‘There’s No End In Sight’
April 17, 2020
Morning Briefing
The cost of N95 masks surged from $0.38 to $5.75 each (a 1,513% increase), the cost of vinyl exam gloves went up from $0.02 to $0.06 (300% increase); and the cost of isolation gowns went from $0.25 to $5.00 (2,000% increase), according to a report on the spiking cost of gear. In other news on personal protective equipment: decontamination of masks, an investigation into the VA’s mask supply, shortages spark innovation; and more.
‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
By Anna Gorman
April 16, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Barbara Bush’s case highlights that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — a disease linked to long-term smoking and traditionally considered a men’s disease — is now more prevalent among women.
Facebook Live: Things To Know About Trump’s Directive On Health Insurance
October 12, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In this Facebook Live, KHN’s Julie Appleby answers questions about President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding insurance.
Trump’s Order Advances GOP Go-To Ideas To Broaden Insurance Choices, Curb Costs
By Julie Appleby
October 12, 2017
KFF Health News Original
But the approaches are not new and critics worry that these changes will leave some consumers with skimpier plans that expose them to high medical bills.
‘No One Wants To Be Old’: How To Put The ‘Non-Age’ in Nonagenarian
By Sharon Jayson
June 26, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Living a vital, active life well into your 90s requires positive thinking and activity.
Would You Like Some Insurance With Your Insurance?
By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media
September 21, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Gap insurance plans, used to cover out-of-pocket health expenses like high deductibles, are becoming increasingly popular among consumers and businesses.
Miami-Dade County, Like Many Employers, Denied Tools To Trim Health Costs
By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald
September 19, 2014
KFF Health News Original
As the Florida county negotiates health insurance changes with labor unions, it isn’t allowed to know the prices its own insurance plan administrator negotiates with providers, even though it’s self-insured and the claims are paid with taxpayer dollars.
In South Florida And The Nation, Health Care Costs Often Are Shrouded In Secrecy
By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald
September 15, 2014
KFF Health News Original
Like many employers across the country, Miami-Dade County isn’t allowed to know the prices its own insurance administrators negotiate with healthcare providers, even though the county is self-insured and workers’ claims are paid with taxpayer dollars.
