The Market for Biosimilars Is Funky. The Industry Thinks PBMs Are To Blame
By Arthur Allen
December 19, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Over the past year there’s been movement to rein in the three big PBMs, which face little regulation though they help set drug prices and drug choices for 80 percent of Americans and their doctors. The House voted Dec. 11, 320-71, for legislation that would require the PBMs to change some of the ways they […]
Silence in Sikeston: Is There a Cure for Racism?
By Cara Anthony
October 8, 2024
Podcast
In the finale of “Silence in Sikeston,” Black residents organize a Juneteenth barbecue. The Department of Public Safety chief encourages officers to attend to build trust. But improving relations between Sikeston’s Black community and the police won’t be easy. Host Cara Anthony discusses the possibility of institutional change in Sikeston.
After Medical Bills Broke the Bank, This Family Headed to Mexico for Care
By Paula Andalo
April 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The Fierro family owed a Yuma, Arizona, hospital more than $7,000 for care given to mom and dad, so when a son dislocated his shoulder, they headed to Mexicali. The care was quick, good, and affordable.
Luego de enfrentar terribles cuentas médicas, familia decide cruzar la frontera para recibir atención
By Paula Andalo
April 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
La familia Fierro le debe a un hospital de Yuma, Arizona, más de $7,000 por dos situaciones médicas. Así que cuando uno de los hijos se dislocó el hombro, fueron a Mexicali, México. La atención fue rápida, buena y económica.
Despite Covid, Many Wealthy Hospitals Had a Banner Year With Federal Bailout
By Jordan Rau Christine Spolar
April 5, 2021
KFF Health News Original
As the crisis crushed smaller providers, some of the nation’s richest health systems thrived, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses after accepting huge grants for pandemic relief. But poorer hospitals — many serving rural and minority populations — got a smaller slice of the pie and limped through the year with deficits and a bleak fiscal future.
Lost on the Frontline
By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian
August 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.
Faced With Unaffordable Drug Prices, Tens Of Millions Buy Medicine Outside U.S.
By Rachel Bluth
December 20, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Eight percent of those polled by the Kaiser Family Foundation say they have purchased medications outside of the U.S. to save money.
How To Make A Home Much More Friendly To Seniors Using Wheelchairs Or Walkers
By Judith Graham
January 26, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Experts say key steps can make a home much more accessible to seniors who can have trouble getting around in wheelchairs or walkers.
Millones de personas buscan medicamentos más baratos fuera de EE.UU.
By Rachel Bluth
December 23, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Por los altos precios de los medicamentos, millones de personas, en general respetuosas de la ley, han reaccionado cometiendo un acto ilegal: comprándolos fuera de los Estados Unidos.
U.S. Should Make ‘Life-Long Homes’ A Priority, Says Henry Cisneros
By Judith Graham
August 13, 2012
KFF Health News Original
Former HUD secretary helps lay out plans for independent living in “an aging America” in a new book.
2010 Insurance Rebates Would Have Hit $2 Billion, Study Says
By Jay Hancock
April 5, 2012
KFF Health News Original
Consumers would have received rebates of nearly $2 billion — in some cases as much as $300 a member — if the health-law cap on insurance profits and overhead had been in place in 2010, estimates a new study. The paper, published Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, makes no predictions about the rebates that insurers will be required to pay this year for […]
Gang Of Six Deficit Plan: Executive Summary
July 19, 2011
KFF Health News Original
The bipartisan group of senators’ plan to reduce the deficit calls for major changes to health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and the CLASS act for long-term care.
