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What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California

By Bernard J. Wolfson January 26, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The new federal law will provide protection against surprise medical bills for between 6 million and 7 million Californians who are not covered under state law.

Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved at ‘Warp Speed’ to Help the Masses

By Liz Szabo February 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Clinical trials of covid-19 vaccines excluded pregnant people, which left many women wondering whether to get vaccinated.

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.

As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

By Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht January 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Just 18% of 5- to 11-year-olds are fully vaccinated, with rates varying significantly across the country, a KHN analysis of federal data shows. Pediatricians say the slow pace and geographic disparities are alarming, especially against the backdrop of record numbers of cases and pediatric hospitalizations.

Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites

By Lauren Weber September 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care.

As Overdose Deaths Soar, DEA-Wary Pharmacies Shy From Dispensing Addiction Medication

By Aneri Pattani November 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A West Virginia pharmacy cleared a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation. But it shut down anyway, highlighting how the agency’s policies reduce the availability of buprenorphine, an important tool for recovery from opioid addiction.

Readers and Tweeters Sound Alarm Over Nurse’s Homicide Trial

April 15, 2022 KFF Health News Original

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

Targeted by Politicians, Trans Youth Struggle With Growing Fear and Mental Health Concerns

By Sandy West February 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Transgender young people and their parents have stepped up to testify against legislation targeting them. But as rhetoric escalates in the political fray, what does the anti-trans legislative push mean for their mental health?

V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones

By Amanda Michelle Gomez September 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

V-safe is a new safety monitoring system that lets anyone who has been vaccinated against covid-19 report possible side effects directly to federal health officials. Experts believe the smartphone tool has so far helped demonstrate the vaccines are safe.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes

January 5, 2023 Podcast

The year-end spending bill passed by Congress in late December contains a wide array of health-related provisions, including a structure for states to begin to disenroll people on Medicaid whose coverage has been maintained through the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is taking steps to make the abortion pill more widely available. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Mark Kreidler, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature about a billing mix-up that took about a year to sort out.

Omicron and Other Coronavirus Variants: What You Need to Know

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact November 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

This new variant has set off alarm bells in the public health community, but much remains to be learned about it.

DeSantis’ Executive Order Is Misleading About Lack of Scientific Support for Masking in Schools

By Victoria Knight August 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Florida governor’s order said schools couldn’t mandate that students wear masks and that the state could deny funding to school districts that didn’t comply.

Surprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check

By Julie Appleby October 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Patients soon will not have to worry about the prospect of these often-costly unexpected bills, a federal law promises. Some experts say the new policy could also slow the growth of health insurance premiums.

In California Nursing Homes, Omicron Is Bad, but So Is the Isolation

By Linda Marsa January 31, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Omicron infections are surging in residential care facilities, causing massive sickouts among staff members and an uptick in hospitalizations and deaths. The latest visitor restrictions and testing requirements are also compounding the isolation that residents have suffered for almost two years.

Clarity on Covid Count: Pandemic’s Toll on Seniors Extended Well Beyond Nursing Homes

By Judith Graham August 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The latest research shows that although deaths in nursing homes received enormous attention, far more older adults who perished from covid lived outside of institutions. People with dementia and other severe neurological conditions, chronic kidney disease and immune deficiencies were hit especially hard.

From ‘Physician Assistant’ to Medicare, Readers and Tweeters Mince No Words

December 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

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

Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Paula Braveman, director of UCSF’s Center on Social Disparities in Health, shares her insights on a provocative new study that identifies racism as a decisive factor in the gap in preterm birth rates between Black and white women.

Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal?

By Arthur Allen October 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As scientists argue whether a previous bout of covid offers the same amount of protection as vaccinations, people turn to the courts to decide.

The White House Says Boosters for All. Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Sarah Jane Tribble Updated August 18, 2021 Originally Published August 18, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials are preparing to offer those who received Pfizer or Moderna covid vaccines a third dose in September. But the FDA and CDC are still reviewing the data for final clearance.

Though Millions Are at Risk for Diabetes, Medicare Struggles to Expand Prevention Program

By Harris Meyer July 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Medicare has proposed revamping its payment rules to get more people into a diabetes prevention plan that helps them eat better, exercise more and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Out of an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries whose excess weight and other risk factors make them eligible, only 3,600 have participated since 2018.

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