Facebook Live: Helping People Age With Independence
February 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
KHN columnist Judith Graham speaks with Sarah Szanton, director of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, about helping people age with independence.
Readers React: UVA Doctors Outraged Over Their Own Health System’s Billing Practices
November 23, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Newsom Diverges Sharply From Washington With Health Care Budget
By Samantha Young Ana B. Ibarra
January 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made health care a priority in his proposed state budget, asking lawmakers to authorize state-funded financial aid for health insurance, impose a penalty on uninsured Californians and expand Medicaid coverage to unauthorized immigrants.
KHN Conversation On Overtreatment
September 27, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Physicians estimate that 21 percent of medical care is unnecessary — a problem that costs the health care system at least $210 billion a year. KHN hosted a forum on how too much medicine can cause harm.
Rush To Find Rooms, Care For Homeless: LA, Seattle Scramble To Protect Most Vulnerable
April 3, 2020
Morning Briefing
Advocates say relocating the nation’s estimated 560,000 homeless people to indoor shelters will connect them to health care services key to detecting and combating outbreaks. In Los Angeles, officials install hand-washing stations and try to spread the word about social distancing to people who are used to sharing. Other public health news is on easing blood-donation restrictions for gay men, disruptions in cancer treatments, primer on coronavirus vs. other ailments, mental health, and tracing how travelers quickly spread the virus, as well.
Facebook Live: The Marketing Plan That Fueled An Addiction Epidemic
July 13, 2018
KFF Health News Original
KHN senior correspondent Fred Schulte talks about a cache of files detailing Purdue Pharma’s early OxyContin marketing plan.
Facebook Live: Sorting Out The Truth About Vitamins
June 6, 2018
KFF Health News Original
From A to zinc and all the dietary supplements in between, KHN senior correspondent Liz Szabo gives you the dope on whether popping vitamins does you any good.
Facebook Live: Vaping Unveiled
May 31, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Nicotine-loaded e-cig juices that spoof popular treats — marketed to help adults kick the smoking habit— instead may be luring youths into addiction. California Healthline’s Facebook Live peeled back the curtains on this wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Learning To Live Well With Dementia
By Judith Graham
August 9, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Two leading experts on caring for people with Alzheimer’s offer ways to make life better for patients and their caregivers.
Atención consumidores: no se dejen estar, inscríbanse en un plan de salud para 2019
By Michelle Andrews
November 21, 2018
KFF Health News Original
En la mayoría de los estados, el período de inscripción abierta cierra el 15 de diciembre. Los estados que gerencian sus propios mercados tienen más flexibilidad.
Attention, Marketplace Shoppers: Don’t Delay On 2019 Enrollment
By Michelle Andrews
November 21, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Plans offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces for 2019 are on sale now. Consumers should check them out soon, because in many states most sales end on Dec. 15.
Facebook Live: Confronting Opioid Addiction
April 26, 2018
KFF Health News Original
About 2,000 Californians died of opioid overdoses in 2016, but access to medications that treat addiction is limited in some parts of the state.
KHN Conversation On Living Well With Dementia
February 13, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Listen and learn from this Kaiser Health News’ Facebook Live event. “Navigating Aging” columnist Judith Graham led a discussion about dementia, one of the most challenging chronic conditions for individuals and their families — which affects millions of American families.
Facebook Live: It’s 2018, Can Big Pharma Hold The Line Against Pricing Controls?
January 10, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this chat, KHN senior correspondent Jay Hancock discusses how drug-pricing battles could play out this year in D.C., state legislatures and beyond. What do we know about the drug industry’s agenda to quiet the drumbeat of cost control and transparency proposals? How will they officials target their efforts? Will the battles take place at the state level? Senior editor Stephanie Stapleton moderates.
Rx: Zucchini, Brown Rice, Turkey Soup. Medicaid Plan Offers Food As Medicine
By Phil Galewitz
June 25, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.
Facebook Live: A Status Check On Obamacare Enrollment
December 5, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In this chat, KHN’s Julie Appleby offers a progress report on the 2018 sign up season.
How A Drug Company Under Pressure For High Prices Ratchets Up Political Activity
By Jay Hancock Elizabeth Lucas
April 30, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Denmark-based drugmaker Novo Nordisk has invested more in lobbying and doubled political donations since 2015.
Calabacita, pavo y arroz integral: Medicaid ofrece alimentos como medicinas
By Phil Galewitz
June 25, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Un programa en Philadelphia entrega a domicilio comidas médicamente preparadas, que paga Medicaid, para ayudar a personas con condiciones crónicas a comer sano y mejorar.
Campus Voices: Should Student Health Centers Offer Abortion Pills?
By Ana B. Ibarra Anna Gorman
March 9, 2018
KFF Health News Original
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would require student health centers at all of the state’s four-year public universities to carry the abortion pill. Students at campuses across the state sounded off on the proposal.
Facebook Live: It’s ACA Sign Up Season. Here’s What you Need To Know This Year.
November 2, 2017
KFF Health News Original
In this Facebook Live chat, KHN’s Julie Appleby answers questions about what’s changed for 2018 open enrollment.
