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Farmacéuticas abandonan los genéricos baratos y ahora los pacientes de cáncer en EE.UU. no pueden conseguir medicamentos

By Arthur Allen June 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

El cisplatino y el carboplatino son algunos de los medicamentos que escasean, así como otros 12 contra el cáncer, pastillas para el trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad, anticoagulantes y antibióticos.

What’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think.

By Kylie Mohr January 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As climate change-driven wildfires increasingly choke large parts of the United States with smoke each summer, new research shows residents in long-term care facilities are being exposed to dangerously poor air, even those who don’t set foot outside during smoke events.

Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation

By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime April 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given vets who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange harm. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.

In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Who’s Been Sued by the Hospital

By Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey January 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals nationwide face growing scrutiny over how they secure payment from patients, but at one community hospital, the debt collection machine has been quietly humming along for decades.

Gubernatorial Candidates Quarrel Over Glory for Winning Opioid Settlements

By Aneri Pattani November 1, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some gubernatorial candidates are sparring over bragging rights for their state’s share of $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Many of the candidates are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts.

Joint Commission Overhauls Its Accreditation Process For Hospitals

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The group, which is the accrediting organization for more than 80% of U.S. hospitals and health systems, says the new rules will “dramatically” streamline and simplify the process. Also in the news: CMS proposes a Medicare pay cut for home health companies.

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.

Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash

April 20, 2023 Page

Featured articles Localize the Data If you are a journalist who wants to investigate opioid settlement transparency data for your area, here’s how you can do that. Share Your Settlement Story Do you have concerns about how your state or locality is using the opioid settlement funds? Are they doing something effective that other places […]

New Medicare Advantage Plans Tailor Offerings to Asian Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+

By Stephanie Stephens September 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

As more seniors opt for Medicare Advantage, a few small insurers have begun offering plans that provide culturally targeted benefits for cohorts including Asian Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ people. The approach, policy researchers say, has potential and perils.

What’s It Really Like to Be HHS Secretary? Three Who’ve Done It Spill the Beans

By Julie Rovner and Emmarie Huetteman June 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Three secretaries of Health and Human Services, who served under Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama, gathered this week for a rare, candid conversation hosted by the Aspen Ideas Festival and KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” about the experience of being the nation’s top health official.

Massive Kaiser Permanente Strike Looms as Talks Head to the Wire

By Bernard J. Wolfson September 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Both sides, still at loggerheads over pay and staffing, agreed to keep bargaining after unions announced a possible strike Oct. 4-7. If no deal is reached, a walkout by about 75,000 KP workers in five states could disrupt care.

Nebraska Medicaid Work Requirements Will Start May 1, Ahead Of Schedule

December 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

The Cornhusker State will be the first to fall in line with the Trump administration’s law that mandates 80 hours of work or community service each month, or part-time school enrollment for people 19 to 64 who have Medicaid coverage. States have until 2027 to implement that policy.

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South

By Lauren Sausser May 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Infant mortality rates across the South are by far the worst in the U.S. A look at South Carolina — where multimillion-dollar programs aimed at improving rates over the past 10 years have failed to move the needle — drives home the challenge of finding solutions, especially in rural communities.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. the CDC’s

April 17, 2025 Podcast

Tensions between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are mounting, as he made a series of claims about autism this week — contradicting his agency’s findings. Plus, President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order to lower drug prices as his administration explores tariffs that could raise them. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Plus, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews two University of California-San Francisco researchers about an upcoming Supreme Court case that could have major ramifications for preventive care.

Gatos domésticos con gripe aviar podrían ser un riesgo para la salud pública

By Sarah Boden February 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Un pequeño pero creciente número de gatos domésticos se han enfermado con H5N1, la cepa de gripe aviar protagonista del brote actual en el país, después de comer alimentos crudos o beber leche sin pasteurizar.

El dolor ya no se puede medir en una escala de cero a 10

By Elisabeth Rosenthal July 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los médicos de hoy tienen una comprensión más completa del tratamiento del dolor, así como de las terribles consecuencias de recetar opioides con liviandad. Lo que están aprendiendo ahora es cómo medir mejor el dolor y tratar sus muchas formas.

US to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus

By Michael Scaturro November 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The government has proposed that Medicare fully cover preexposure prophylaxis drugs that prevent HIV, a change that could help America catch up with nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new infections decades before the U.S. under its current approach.

More States Are Rolling Out New SNAP Work Requirements

February 2, 2026 Morning Briefing

The requirements mean that 18- to 64-year-olds without dependents will have to work a minimum of 80 hours a month to be eligible. Those not meeting the requirements can receive benefits for only three months within a three-year period. Rollout has been varied across states.

Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats

By Julie Appleby October 11, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A new rule sets specific treatment metrics for suspected sepsis cases in an effort to reduce deaths, but some experts say the measures could add to antibiotic overuse and need to be more flexible.

Double Shifts, Credit Card Debt, and Family Loans When Twins Were Born Early

By Noam N. Levey June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

One Chicago woman gave birth to twins 10 weeks prematurely, and the children needed extensive care. The medical bills topped out at around $80,000. Desperate, the parents loaded up credit cards, borrowed from relatives, and delayed repaying student loans.

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