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What the Health? From KFF Health News: A Very Good Night for Abortion Rights Backers

November 9, 2023 Podcast

Abortion rights backers won major victories in at least five states in the 2023 off-year elections Nov. 7, proving the staying power of abortion as a political issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health finally has a new director, after Democrats temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s nominee over a mostly unrelated fight about prescription drug prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who reported and wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.

Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid

By Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead November 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials have apparently stopped fighting Georgia’s plan for a limited Medicaid expansion that includes work requirements. The plan, a key policy of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s, would cover a much smaller portion of the population: those who can work or volunteer 80 hours a month.

These Appalachia Hospitals Made Big Promises to Gain a Monopoly. They’re Failing to Deliver.

By Brett Kelman and Samantha Liss September 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Ballad Health, the only hospital system across a large swath of Tennessee and Virginia, has fallen short of quality-of-care and charity care obligations — even as it’s sued thousands of patients for unpaid bills.

More Cities Address ‘Shade Deserts’ as Extreme Heat Triggers Health Issues

By Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times and Jack Prator, Tampa Bay Times August 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Where trees are growing — and who has access to their shade — affects health and well-being, especially in one of the hottest states in the country.

Hurricane Ian’s Deadly Impact on Florida Seniors Exposes Need for New Preparation Strategies

By Judith Graham November 2, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Lengthy checklists from public health officials on handling emergencies miss vulnerable seniors who can’t always follow the recommendations.

I Got a ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.

By Will Stone September 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

I was miserable for five days, am fully recovered a month later and have learned even more about what we do and don’t know about covid now.

Gene Screenings Hold Disease Clues, but Unexplained Anomalies Often Raise Fears

By Christina Bennett February 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Multiple-gene panel tests are frequently offered to patients at risk for diseases such as cancer that can assess more than 80 genes. But in screening a wide variety of genes, doctors might see a variant that hasn’t yet been deciphered and be unable to explain its significance, leaving patients with concerns and no answers.

What the Slowing Vaccine Rates Mean for One Rural Montana County

By Katheryn Houghton May 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In one northwestern Montana county where demand for covid vaccines is dropping well before widespread immunity is reached, people are split on whether the virus is a threat.

‘I Can Breathe Again’: Older Adults Begin to Test Freedom After Covid Vaccinations

By Judith Graham March 31, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Whether it’s making plans to hug their grandchildren, scheduling long-overdue medical appointments or just petting the neighbor’s dog, seniors are inching back to a lifestyle they’ve missed during the pandemic.

Trouble Managing Money May Be an Early Sign of Dementia

By Michelle Andrews May 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Long before they receive a dementia diagnosis, many people begin to mismanage their finances as their memory, organizational skills and self-control falter.

Déjà Vu for California Voters on Dialysis

By Samantha Young October 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Californians are again being asked to weigh in on a dialysis ballot measure. This one purports to target patient safety, and dialysis industry giants are once again spending big to defeat it.

In Search of the Shot

February 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN readers detail their frustrations and successes as they hunt for a scarce covid-19 vaccine.

Seniors Form COVID Pods to Ward Off Isolation This Winter

By Judith Graham November 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Older adults are deliberating what to do as days and nights turn chilly and coronavirus cases rise across the country. Some are forming “bubbles” with small groups of friends who agree on pandemic precautions and will see one another in person. Others are planning to go it alone.

Life Beyond COVID Seclusion: Seniors See Challenges And Change Ahead

By Judith Graham July 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some are grieving the loss of precious time in late life. Others are adjusting their ideas of what is possible and making the best of it.

The Golden State’s Mixed Record On Lung Cancer

By Mark Kreidler February 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California has one of the lowest rates of new lung cancer cases in the country, attributed largely to its aggressive anti-tobacco policies. But gaps in the state’s health care system mean that people who are diagnosed with the disease, or at a high risk of getting it, often fall through the cracks.

COVID Bailout Cash Goes To Big Players That Have Paid Millions To Settle Allegations Of Wrongdoing

By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Schulte May 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

At least half of the top 10 recipients, part of a group that received $20 billion in emergency HHS funding, have paid criminal penalties or settled charges related to improper billing and other practices.

The Pandemic Is Hurting Pediatric Hospitals, Too

By Bernard J. Wolfson May 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Children’s hospitals were generally in good shape before COVID-19, but now their revenues are plunging as beds they reserved to assist in the pandemic effort remain empty.

COVID-19 Crisis Threatens Beleaguered Assisted Living Industry

By Laura Ungar and Jay Hancock April 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Capital Senior Living chain of assisted living communities and others like it were struggling financially before coronavirus suddenly appeared. Now their situation is really getting tough.

Less-Lethal Weapons Blind, Maim and Kill. Victims Say Enough Is Enough.

By Donovan Slack, USA TODAY and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY and Jay Hancock, KHN and Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY July 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Time and again over the past two decades, peace officers have targeted demonstrators with munitions designed only to stun and stop. Protests this year in reaction to George Floyd’s death in police custody have reignited a controversy surrounding their use.

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.

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