Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has Experienced Gun Violence
By Liz Szabo
April 11, 2023
KFF Health News Original
More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new KFF poll shows.
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
By Julie Appleby
April 2, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Insurance agents say it’s too easy to access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace. Policyholders can lose their doctors and access to prescriptions. Some end up owing back taxes.
Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year
By Arthur Allen
March 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The FDA and some oncologists have resisted efforts to require a quick, cheap gene test that could prevent thousands of deaths from a bad reaction to a common cancer drug.
Timing and Cost of New Vaccines Vary by Virus and Health Insurance Status
By Julie Appleby
August 24, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Flu. Covid. RSV. When and how to get vaccinated against them can be confusing. Here are some of the most important things to know.
Rescate desde el cielo: cómo los drones pueden reducir el tiempo de respuesta a una emergencia
By Michelle Andrews
July 22, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Cada año más de 356,000 personas sufren un paro cardíaco fuera de un hospital. Cada minuto que pasa sin intervención médica disminuye las probabilidades de supervivencia en un 10%.
Advocates Call for 911 Changes. Police Have Mixed Feelings.
By Molly Castle Work
June 23, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Though most California counties are experimenting with dispatching health professionals rather than law enforcement to respond to people experiencing mental health crises, powerful police unions fear defunding.
Her Credit Was Ruined by Medical Debt. She’s Been Turned Away From Doctors, Jobs, and Loans
By Aneri Pattani
December 21, 2022
KFF Health News Original
When Penelope Wingard’s cancer went into remission, she lost her Medicaid coverage in North Carolina. Without insurance, the debts piled up for her follow-up care. She doesn’t think she’ll ever get ahead of it.
Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility
By Bernard J. Wolfson
May 8, 2023
KFF Health News Original
California’s safety-net health program has resumed annual eligibility checks after three years, which means beneficiaries will need to provide updated personal information to maintain coverage. Here’s what to watch for.
Montana Adds Protections for Kids in Private Residential Treatment Programs
By Cameron Evans
Updated July 12, 2023
Originally Published July 6, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Programs in the so-called troubled teen industry will be required to provide a 24-hour hotline and unmonitored video calls with family and be subject to more inspections under a new Montana law.
Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400
By Rachana Pradhan
November 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.
Cities Know That the Way Police Respond to Mental Crisis Calls Must Change. But How?
By Nicole Leonard, WHYY Kate Wolffe, CapRadio Simone Popperl
February 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Cities are experimenting with new ways to meet the rapidly increasing demand for behavioral health crisis intervention, at a time when incidents of police shooting and killing people in mental health crisis have become painfully familiar.
Community With High Medical Debt Questions Its Hospitals’ Charity Spending
By Markian Hawryluk
Updated August 29, 2023
Originally Published August 17, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Pueblo, Colorado, residents have higher-than-average medical debt, while the city’s two tax-exempt hospitals provide relatively low levels of charity care.
LA’s First Heat Officer Says Helping Vulnerable Communities Is Key to Achieving Climate Goals
By Heidi de Marco
July 1, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Los Angeles taps Marta Segura, director of the city’s climate emergency mobilization office, as its first heat officer. Segura, the first Hispanic person to hold such a position in the country, will work across city departments on an early warning system while developing cooling strategies.
‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers on the Costs of Long-Term Care
By Jordan Rau Reed Abelson, The New York Times
December 15, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Thousands of people shared their experiences and related to the financial drain on families portrayed in the “Dying Broke” series, a joint project by KFF Health News and The New York Times that examined the costs of long-term care.
En California, legisladores presionan para que inspectores de salud locales visiten instalaciones de inmigración
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
July 30, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Quieren que observen y documenten las irregularidades que se denuncian con frecuencia: hacinamiento y falta de acceso a cuidado médico y de salud mental.
Rural Nursing Home Supporters Fear Proposed Staffing Standards Will Trigger More Closures
By Tony Leys
September 15, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict many rural facilities would struggle to meet it.
As Federal Emergency Declaration Expires, the Picture of the Pandemic Grows Fuzzier
By Sam Whitehead
April 26, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The pandemic gave federal officials expanded power to access crucial data about the spread of covid-19, but that authority will change when the public health emergency sunsets in May. That, along with the end of popular covid trackers, will make it harder for policymakers and the public to keep an eye on covid and other threats.
Colorado expulsó a beneficiarios de Medicaid como si fuera un estado republicano
By Rae Ellen Bichell
July 11, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Es el único estado demócrata entre un grupo de estados republicanos con altas tasas de desafiliación, que incluye a Idaho, Montana, Texas y Utah, en un proceso de Medicaid que comenzó en la primavera de 2023.
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.
Una prueba genética podría salvar la vida de cientos de pacientes en quimioterapia
By Arthur Allen
April 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Estos tipos de quimioterapia comunes son difíciles de tolerar en general, pero para los pacientes que tienen deficiencia de una enzima que metaboliza la droga, puede ser una tortura o causar la muerte.
