‘True Cost of Aging’ Index Shows Many Seniors Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
By Judith Graham
July 25, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The Elder Index, developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, shows that nearly 5 million older women living alone, 2 million older men living alone, and more than 2 million older couples have incomes that make them economically insecure.
Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records
By Fred Schulte Holly K. Hacker
Illustration by Oona Zenda
December 21, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Thousands of medical devices are sold, and even implanted, with no safety tests.
‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest Federally Recognized Tribe to Open First Clinic
By Katheryn Houghton
January 20, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana plans to open the nation’s newest Indian Health Service clinic in Great Falls on Jan. 31 — marking the first time the tribe will have its culture reflected in health care offerings.
Cómo Pfizer le ganó a la pandemia, alcanzando influencia y ganancias descomunales
By Arthur Allen
July 5, 2022
KFF Health News Original
Su éxito en el desarrollo de medicamentos contra covid le ha dado a la farmacéutica un peso inusual en la determinación de la política de salud de Estados Unidos. Algo que preocupa a expertos.
Long Drives, Air Travel, Exhausting Waits: What Abortion Requires in the South
By Sarah Varney
August 3, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Restrictive abortion regulations enacted across the South require women to drive across state lines to find safe services. With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to Roe v. Wade, abortion rights defenders say long drives and wait times could become the norm across much of America.
To Vaccinate Veterans, Health Care Workers Must Cross Mountains, Plains and Tundra
By Patricia Kime
February 19, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Veterans Affairs officials are flying COVID-19 vaccines to remote locations in Montana and Alaska to quickly inoculate rural veterans before the drugs expire.
Among U.S. States, New York’s Suicide Rate Is The Lowest. How’s That?
By Michelle Andrews
December 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Suicide rates across the country have been rising for 20 years. That’s true in New York, too, but even so, its rate is about half that of the country as a whole.
Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Angela Hart
October 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise, along with the cobbled-together services many homeless people rely on for survival. Interviews across the state reveal a new magnitude of hardship and indignity for tens of thousands of people living on the streets.
Nueva York es el estado con el número más bajo de suicidios. ¿Por qué?
By Michelle Andrews
December 11, 2019
KFF Health News Original
En 2017, 1.4 millones de adultos intentaron suicidarse, y más de 47,000 lograron acabar con su vida, convirtiendo al suicidio en la décima causa de muerte en el país, según los CDC.
Dramático aumento de la hepatitis A en todo el país
By Laura Ungar
August 13, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A la sombra de la epidemia de opioides, el virus de la hepatitis A se está abriendo camino en la población general. Más de la mitad de los estados han tenido, o tienen brotes. Y los fondos para frenarlos son insuficientes.
Health Care Industry ‘Pays Tribute’ To California’s Influential Lawmakers
By Samantha Young
December 15, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The leaders of California’s legislative health committees who wield power over state health policy have been showered with money from the health care sector, with drug companies, health plans, hospitals and doctors providing nearly 40 percent of their 2017-18 campaign funds.
Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care
By Melissa Bailey JoNel Aleccia
April 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
In a nation where the suicide rate continues to climb, such deaths among older adults are often overlooked. A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes.
Dealing With Hospital Closure, Pioneer Kansas Town Asks: What Comes Next?
By Sarah Jane Tribble
Photos by Christopher Smith
May 14, 2019
KFF Health News Original
After depending on the local hospital for more than a century, Fort Scott residents now are trying to cope with life without it.
California’s ACA Rates To Rise 8.7% Next Year
By Chad Terhune Pauline Bartolone
July 19, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The average increase in California is smaller than the double-digit hikes expected around the nation, due largely to a healthier mix of enrollees and more competition in its marketplace. Still, health insurance prices keep growing faster than wages and general inflation.
Counting On Medicaid To Avoid Life In A Nursing Home? That’s Now Up To Congress.
By Susan Jaffe
Photos by Heidi de Marco
July 31, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Tighter Medicaid budgets could jeopardize states’ home-based services that help older adults and disabled people live in their homes instead of more expensive nursing homes.
California’s RN Wages Now Highest In The Nation, Federal Data Show
By Ana B. Ibarra
October 24, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Registered nurses in the state earn an average annual salary of $100,000, compared to a national average of $71,000.
Most Americans Want More Federal Money To Stop Zika: Poll
By Phil Galewitz
June 30, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Almost two-thirds say federal funds should help women in Zika-affected areas get access to abortion, family planning and contraception services, a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds.
Reporter’s Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo
By Sammy Mack, WLRN
September 22, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state’s health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.
Enfermedades raras: farmacéuticas manipulan reglas de drogas huérfanas para crear monopolios de precios
By Sarah Jane Tribble Sydney Lupkin
January 17, 2017
KFF Health News Original
Una investigación de Kaiser Health News analiza las acciones de compañias farmacéuticas para manipular los precios de medicamentos huérfanos, utilizados para tratar enfermedades raras.
Feds Say 7.5M Paid An Average Penalty Of $200 For Not Having Health Insurance
By Phil Galewitz
July 21, 2015
KFF Health News Original
New data also break down billions in subsidy payments.
