Planear por adelantado para cuidados al final de la vida
By Emily Bazar
July 7, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Un nuevo beneficio de salud disponible para millones de californianos anima a las personas a discutir opciones con los doctores para cuidados al final de la vida.
Advance Planning For Your End-Of-Life Care
By Emily Bazar
July 7, 2016
KFF Health News Original
A new health benefit available to millions of Californians encourages people to discuss end-of-life care options with their doctors.
How And Where To Dump Your Leftover Drugs — Responsibly
By Emily Bazar
June 1, 2016
KFF Health News Original
With the nation’s opioid crisis worsening, officials want you to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs. But finding a convenient take-back site requires time and patience.
Aid-In-Dying: Not So Easy
By Emily Bazar
May 5, 2016
KFF Health News Original
In June, California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescriptions from their doctors, but getting those prescriptions will require serious effort.
Pregnant Women Dumped By Covered California Into Medi-Cal, Without Notice Or Consent
By Emily Bazar
May 3, 2016
KFF Health News Original
The problem won’t be fixed until September, though the state’s congressional delegation calls for quick action.
Short-Term Health Plans: The Pros And Cons
By Emily Bazar
February 1, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Columnist Emily Bazar answers a consumer’s question: “You could get one of these plans, pay the uninsured tax penalty and still pay less.”
Medi-Cal se expande para los niños inmigrantes. Así es como funciona
By Emily Bazar
April 12, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Entrará en vigencia una nueva ley del programa estatal de cuidado de salud de bajos ingresos para los niños en EE.UU. sin papeles.
Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children. Here’s How It Works.
By Emily Bazar
April 4, 2016
KFF Health News Original
New law applies state’s low-income health care program to children in the U.S. illegally.
Warning: Government Listing Of Clinical Trials Doesn’t Disclose Costs To Patients
By Emily Bazar
Photos by Heidi de Marco
July 27, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Some clinics on NIH’s website charge people to participate in testing of unproven treatments — and it can come as a surprise to unsuspecting patients.
Want Into A Clinical Trial? Read This First.
By Emily Bazar
January 20, 2016
KFF Health News Original
Experimental drugs might help desperate patients, but don’t count on an easy cure.
Dreary Biotech Landscape Could Lead To Cheap Deals For Big Pharma
January 20, 2016
Morning Briefing
Buying smaller companies with promising drug candidates is a way for larger biopharma companies to generate growth. In other pharmaceutical news, columnist Emily Bazar explains clinical trials, and in Indiana, a state Senate committee clears a bill allowing pharmacists to diagnose customers seeking cold medicine, and deem the treatment unnecessary.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Editor-in-Chief, joined KFF Health News in September 2016 after 22 years as a correspondent with The New York Times, where she covered a variety of beats from health care to environment and did a stint in the Beijing bureau. While in China, she covered SARS, bird flu, and the emergence of HIV/AIDS in […]