Pharmacists Increasingly Take On Clinical Roles
By Anna Gorman
February 11, 2014
KFF Health News Original
They work with doctors to assess patients, spot medication errors and even write prescriptions.
Former Young Invincible Becomes Less So
By Sarah Varney
March 31, 2014
KFF Health News Original
LAKEPORT, Calif.—When we last left Brad Stevens, he was living in Lakeport, Calif., a struggling massage therapist in a struggling town on the southern tip of Clear Lake. Brad has been uninsured his entire adult life and believed firmly that clean living and exercise could stave off any need for medical care. After a bike […]
Barriers Remain Despite Health Law’s Push To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment
By Anna Gorman
April 10, 2014
KFF Health News Original
A decades-old Medicaid restriction prevents treatment centers with more than 16 beds from billing the program for residential services for low-income adults.
When Your Parent Is The State, It’s Tough For Young Adults To Stay Insured
By Anna Gorman
February 3, 2014
KFF Health News Original
Many former foster kids are entitled to Medicaid coverage until they turn 26 but eligibility workers ? and they themselves
Thousands Of Young California Immigrants Eligible For Coverage — Though Often They Don’t Know It
By Anna Gorman
March 17, 2014
KFF Health News Original
State is one of a few nationally to offer insurance to low-income youths whose parents crossed the border illegally or overstayed visas.
Californians Continuing To Flock To New Insurance Exchange
By Anna Gorman
December 13, 2013
KFF Health News Original
Enrollment in California’s new health insurance marketplace is picking up speed, with more than 156,000 signed up for coverage through last week, officials announced Thursday. Nearly a third of the enrollees – 49,700 – completed their applications during the first week of December. “The momentum is very positive,” Peter Lee, executive director of Covered […]
In California, It’s Not A Done Deal Until You Get The Insurance Card
By Anna Gorman
December 16, 2013
KFF Health News Original
Even in California, the path to finalizing new insurance coverage can be long and arduous.
KFF Health News Staff
May 29, 2014
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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 […]
A Former ‘Young Invincible’ Looks Forward to Health Insurance
By Sarah Varney
October 3, 2013
KFF Health News Original
Brad Stevens, 54, learned the hard way that being uninsured was risky as accidents and illness took a toll. Soon, he’ll qualify for California’s expanded Medicaid program.