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Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.

Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19

By Jenny Gold April 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Across the U.S., pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to crashing revenues, terrified parents and a shortage of protective equipment — and all while being asked to care for young patients who could well be vectors for transmission without showing symptoms.

Alerta al consumidor: pruebas de anticuerpos para COVID-19 todavía se están desarrollando

By JoNel Aleccia April 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Funcionarios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se manifestaron en contra de los planes de algunos países de tener “pasaportes de inmunidad”, que habilitarían a salir y trabajar.

¿Deberías sacar a tus padres de hogares y llevarlos a tu casa durante la pandemia?

By Judith Graham March 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Las familias se enfrentan a ese dilema. En los hogares de vida asistida los adultos mayores tienen alimentos y cuidado médico. En la casa tienen el amor de la familia.

Think ‘Medicare For All’ Is The Only Democratic Health Plan? Think Again

By Emmarie Huetteman October 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Democratic presidential candidates have hit hard on health care, but generally the debates have centered on what kind of system candidates propose. The candidates’ ideas on many other issues, such as mental health and gun safety, have attracted much less attention.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes September 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

Did Joe Biden Overstate Democratic Voters’ Opposition To ‘Medicare For All’?

By Victoria Knight November 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The term “vast” sets a high bar.

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.

Parenting Your Aging Parents When They Don’t Want Help

By Judith Graham December 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Relationships between adult children and their parents can fray with age. Experts offer help on how loved ones can preserve the love and negotiate those tension-filled final years.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Waiting For The Trump Health Plan

September 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump keeps promising a new health plan, but so far it’s nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is proposing a plan to cancel billions of dollars in medical debt owed by patients. This week, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Rovner also interviews KHN’s Rachel Bluth about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez October 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Private insurance plans vary in coverage for compression garments, and some fall short of meeting patients’ needs. Although Medicaid programs cover some of these expenses, Medicare does not.

If Power Outages Are California’s New Normal, What About Home Medical Needs?

By Mark Kreidler November 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Those who rely on plug-in health devices or medicine that requires refrigeration are scrambling to find ways to avoid potentially life-threatening disruptions now and in future fire season shutdowns.

As Health Care Costs Rise, Workers At Low-Wage Firms May Pay A Larger Share

By Michelle Andrews September 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

People at companies with large numbers of people earning $25,000 or less faced bigger deductibles for single coverage and were asked to pony up a larger share of their income in premiums than those at other firms.

VCU Health Will Halt Patient Lawsuits, Boost Aid In Wake Of KHN Investigation

By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas October 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Patients at VCU Health will no longer be taken to court and can more easily get financial assistance to pay their bills.

At Raucous Hearing, No Unity On Vaping Issues

By Rachel Bluth September 24, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A hearing before a House Oversight and Reform Committee panel on how to address the crisis of respiratory injuries related to vaping turned surprisingly partisan.

Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and 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.

Cómo cuidar a los padres mayores cuando no quieren ayuda

By Judith Graham December 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Desafortunadamente, ni la paciencia, ni la compasión, ni la tolerancia dan resultado en algunas circunstancias conflictivas, pero hay formas de generar buena comunicación.

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.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Is ‘Medicare For All’ Losing Steam?

May 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest Democratic efforts to push “Medicare for All” in the U.S. House. They also review new initiatives to raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 and new lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s actions on reproductive health. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Pharma Cash Rolls Into Congress To Defend An Embattled Industry

By Emmarie Huetteman and Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas August 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Congress has a variety of reforms in mind that could roil the drugmaking business and potentially slash prices.

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