Watch: New Documentary Film Explores a Lynching and a Police Killing 78 Years Apart
By Cara Anthony
September 17, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The “Silence in Sikeston” documentary film explores how the nation’s first federally investigated lynching and a police killing 78 years apart haunt the same rural Missouri community. The film from KFF Health News and Retro Report explores the lasting impact of such trauma — and what it means to speak out about it.
Toddler’s Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars
By Jackie Fortiér
October 30, 2024
KFF Health News Original
For snakebite victims, antivenom is critical — and costly. It took more than $200,000 worth of antivenom to save one toddler’s life after he was bitten by a rattlesnake.
En Montana, investigan una nueva y poderosa vacuna contra la tuberculosis
By Jim Robbins
April 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La tuberculosis mata a 1.6 millones de personas anualmente, en especial en zonas pobres del planeta.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment
By Andy Miller Renuka Rayasam
March 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s Georgia Pathways to Coverage program has seen anemic enrollment while chalking up millions in start-up costs — largely in technology and consulting fees. Critics say the money’s being wasted on a costly and ineffective alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.
Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
By Judith Graham
June 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The White House has launched an initiative on women’s health. Studying the health of older women, a largely neglected group in medical research, should be a priority.
Agotados por covid y por trabajar 80 horas a la semana, médicos residentes deciden sindicalizarse
By Sarah Kwon
May 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Los residentes son médicos recién recibidos, que han terminado la carrera de medicina, y deben pasar de tres a siete años de formación en hospitales universitarios antes de poder ejercer de forma independiente. Ganan poco y trabajan mucho.
Treating the Shortage of Black Doctors
By Lauren Sausser
August 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A few months ago, I visited Jackson, Miss., to attend African American Visit Day at the University of Mississippi’s School of Medicine. High school and college students from across the state spent time that Saturday morning with Black medical students and administrators, finding out what they needed to do to become a doctor. The annual […]
What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World
By Jordan Rau
November 14, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle-class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs.
How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices
By Arthur Allen
December 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
As criticism of pharmacy benefit managers heats up, fear of lawsuits is driving some big employers to drop the “Big Three” PBMs — or force them to change.
La vejez en soledad, así vive un número histórico de estadounidenses
By Judith Graham
September 17, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Más de 16 millones de estadounidenses viven solos mientras envejecen. Sorprendentemente, se sabe muy poco sobre sus experiencias.
Preparing to Hang Up the Car Keys as We Age
By Judith Graham
January 24, 2024
KFF Health News Original
As cognitive skills erode with age, driving skills weaken, but an aging driver may not recognize that. Advance directives on driving are one way to handle this challenge.
Horse Sedative Use Among Humans Spreads in Deadly Mixture of ‘Tranq’ and Fentanyl
By Sam Ogozalek, Tampa Bay Times
February 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Illegal supplies of fentanyl are being cut with xylazine, a powerful horse tranquilizer. Overdoses involving this veterinary sedative are growing nationally and now Florida officials are tracking the deaths.
Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid
By Andy Miller 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.
Heat Rules for California Workers Would Also Help Keep Schoolchildren Cool
By Samantha Young
June 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Proposed state standards to protect indoor workers from extreme heat would extend to schools. The rules come as climate change is bringing more frequent and intense heat waves, causing schools nationwide to cancel instruction.
Back Pain? Bum Knee? Be Prepared to Wait for a Physical Therapist
By Mark Kreidler
November 28, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Physical therapists left the field en masse during the covid-19 pandemic, even as demand from aging baby boomers skyrocketed. While universities try to boost their training programs to increase the number of graduates, patients seeking relief from often debilitating pain are left to wait.
Florida Leaders Misrepresented Research Before Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
By Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact
December 6, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The Florida policy backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis relies on one key statistic that many experts question.
California Is Poised to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat — Indoors
By Samantha Young
January 3, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Only a few states have rules to protect workers from the growing threat of extreme heat, either indoors or outdoors. California is expected to adopt heat standards for indoor workers in spring, even as federal legislation has stalled.
An $80,000 Tab for Newborns Lays Out a Loophole in the New Law to Curb Surprise Bills
By Jay Hancock
Photos by Heidi de Marco
February 23, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The insurance company said that the birth of the Bull family’s twins was not an emergency and that NICU care was “not medically necessary.” The family’s experience with a huge bill sent to collections happened in 2020, but it exposes a hole in the new No Surprises law that took effect Jan. 1.
Watch: Still Paying Off Bills From Twins’ Birth. The Kids Are 10 Now.
June 17, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Marcus and Allyson Ward explain to “CBS Mornings” how the premature birth of their twins left them with $80,000 in medical debt. A new KHN-NPR investigation reveals they are among 100 million people afflicted financially by the U.S. health system.
A Windfall in Health Insurance Rebates? It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds
By Julie Appleby
June 7, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The billion-dollar amount cited by former Sen. Al Franken, while an estimate, is likely very close to what insurers will owe this year under a provision of the Affordable Care Act that compels rebates when insurers spend too little on actual medical care.
