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Long Waits for Montana State Hospital Leave Psychiatric Patients in Jail

By Katheryn Houghton March 17, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A backlog at Montana’s psychiatric hospital for those facing criminal charges has left people with serious mental illness behind bars for months without adequate treatment. In some cases, judges have freed defendants over due-process violations.

Readers and Tweeters Remain Vigilant on Masking and Billing

By Terry Byrne March 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Unabomber’s Death Brings Closure For Some With Physical, Emotional Scars

June 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Convicted terrorist Ted Kaczynski, 81 and suffering from late-stage cancer, died Saturday after being found unresponsive in his prison cell in North Carolina. A relative of one of his mail-bombing victims said, “I was glad to hear the news.” Kaczynski sowed fear for two decades, admitting to 16 bombings from 1978 and 1995 that killed three people and injured 23 others.

‘Somebody Is Gonna Die’: Medi-Cal Patients Struggle to Fill Prescriptions

By Samantha Young February 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Problems with California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program are preventing thousands of patients from getting their medications, including some life-saving ones. State officials say they’re working on fixes.

With a Vaccine Mandate Looming, Nursing Homes Face More Staffing Problems

By Eric Berger January 25, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Missouri has the worst covid-19 vaccination rate for nursing home health care workers in the nation. There, the federal mandate for workers to get vaccinated — upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — reveals the problems that operators have hiring staff, keeping them, and providing decent care.

Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care

By Judith Graham February 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Home health and hospice agencies are experiencing extreme worker shortages, which means they can’t provide services to all the patients seeking care.

‘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.

Health Experts Worry CDC’s Covid Vaccination Rates Appear Inflated

By Phil Galewitz December 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Accuracy issues raise red flags because the data is used to plan and direct resources in the nation’s continuing response to the covid-19 pandemic.

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.

Vaccine-or-Test Requirements Increase Work and Costs for Governments

By Amanda Michelle Gomez and Phil Galewitz November 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

But state and local officials embrace the requirement because it creates a safer workplace while allowing employees to continue working.

Schools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid Vaccinations

By Kate Ruder November 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Health officials hope the rollout of covid shots for young children and other initiatives will boost routine vaccine rates that dropped during the pandemic and narrow socioeconomic disparities.

Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes

By Jordan Rau and Andy Miller August 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nursing home operators acknowledge that large numbers of staff members are not getting the shots but fear a federal vaccination mandate could drive away workers in a tight labor market.

Fauci Says He’s Calling It Quits By 2025

July 19, 2022 Morning Briefing

America’s best-known infectious-disease expert will retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term, but it may be “sooner rather than later,” the 81-year-old said.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Senators Have Mental Health Crises, Too

February 23, 2023 Podcast

When U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of depression this month, he got an unusual reaction from his colleagues in Congress: compassion. It’s a far cry from how politicians once kept their mental health issues under wraps at all costs. Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is stirring up controversy by proposing that all politicians over age 75 be required to pass a mental competency test to hold office. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

Nurses in Crisis Over Covid Dig In for Better Work Conditions

By Christine Spolar and Mark Kreidler and Rae Ellen Bichell December 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In tough labor negotiations across the nation, here’s what nurses don’t want: “appreciation that is lip service,” “marketing campaigns” and “shiny new buildings.” And this year might well prove to be a turning point in efforts to organize health care’s essential workers.

Opioid Distributors Win In West Virginia Lawsuit Over Pill Epidemic

July 5, 2022 Morning Briefing

In a bench trial lawsuit, a federal judge ruled that McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen did not create a public nuisance in a West Virginia county where 81 million opioid pills were distributed over 8 years.

Positive For Covid, Fauci Has ‘Mild’ Symptoms

June 16, 2022 Morning Briefing

Almost inevitably, covid’s influence has touched the White House’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, 81. He’s fully vaccinated and double-boosted. Axios reports new omicron variants are “gaining ground” and evading protections, and NBC News notes reinfections are “here to stay.”

Denmark To Destroy A Million Unused, Expiring Covid Shots

May 3, 2022 Morning Briefing

Danish health officials said Monday that efforts to donate the unused shots — around 81% of Danes have had two shots already — had failed. Meanwhile, in South Africa a surge of covid cases is worrying experts who suggest the pattern may be repeated in the U.S. soon.

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.

Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?

By Rae Ellen Bichell April 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

For some, a vaccine appointment a few hours away is no biggie. For others, it’s a major barrier to gaining protection from the coronavirus.

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