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.
Some Hospitals Continue With Elective Surgeries Despite COVID-19 Crisis
By Jenny Gold
March 20, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Even as many states put a moratorium on elective surgeries in a desperate effort to preserve dwindling stocks of protective gear, hospitals in other pockets of the country continue to perform a range of elective procedures. Some staff members and ethicists are voicing concerns.
Preocupa aumento de médicos y enfermeras en cuarentena por exposición al coronavirus
By Jenny Gold
March 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
¿Va a haber suficiente personal de salud para atender a los pacientes? El número de profesionales de salud en cuarentena por exposición al virus aumenta dramáticamente.
Surging Health Care Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads
By Jenny Gold
March 9, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The number of U.S. health care workers who have been ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to the new coronavirus is rising at an exponential pace. Many experts say something has to change.
As Broad Shutdowns Return, Weary Californians Ask ‘Is This the Best We Can Do?’
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Jenny Gold
November 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California’s ping-ponging approach to managing the pandemic — twice reopening large portions of the service sector economy only to shut them again — has residents and business owners on edge. But experts say the push and pull on businesses may be what success looks like in much of the U.S. for months to come, given COVID-19’s pervasive spread.
California AG Details ‘Historic’ Settlement Agreement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case
By Jenny Gold
December 20, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Sutter Health will pay $575 million to settle a high-profile antitrust case filed by California’s attorney general. In addition, it has agreed to end a host of practices that the state alleged unfairly stifled competition.
Hospital Workers Complain of Minimal Disclosure After COVID Exposures
By Jenny Gold and Markian Hawryluk
May 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
From cafeteria staff to doctors and nurses, hospital workers around the country report frustrating failures by management to notify them when they have been exposed to co-workers or patients known to be infected with COVID-19.
Kaiser Permanente: atención de salud mental aún recibe críticas, a pesar de arreglos
By Jenny Gold
December 17, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Entrevistas con docenas de terapeutas, pacientes y expertos pintan un cuadro de mejoras superficiales, pero que no se traducen en una atención más efectiva y accesible.
Despite Quick Fixes, Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Care Still Lags
By Jenny Gold
December 17, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Interviews with dozens of Kaiser Permanente therapists, patients and industry experts reveal superficial changes that look good on paper but do not translate into more effective and accessible care.
Becerra, un candidato para el HHS con habilidad política pero sin experiencia en salud
By Rachana Pradhan and Angela Hart and Julie Rovner and Jenny Gold
December 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
La experiencia de Xavier Becerra no proviene de la salud o la ciencia. Pero tiene una larga trayectoria política ligada a las luchas por la equidad en salud.
In Becerra, an HHS Nominee With Political Skill But No Front-Line Health Experience
By Rachana Pradhan and Angela Hart and Julie Rovner and Jenny Gold
December 8, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Despite his lack of front-line experience, Democrats see the California attorney general as an important ally to shepherd a progressive agenda on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, reproductive health services and immigration.
Affordable Mental Health Care? It’s Getting Even Tougher to Access
By Jenny Gold
November 20, 2019
KFF Health News Original
More than a decade after Congress passed a law mandating equal access for mental and physical health care, Americans struggle to find affordable, in-network mental health providers.
¿Cuidado de salud mental asequible? El acceso es cada vez más difícil
By Jenny Gold
November 20, 2019
KFF Health News Original
En 2017, 70,237 estadounidenses murieron por sobredosis de drogas y 47,173 por suicidio, según los CDC. En 2018, casi el 20% de los adultos sufrieron una enfermedad mental.
Is The Bay Area’s ‘Unprecedented’ Lockdown The First Of Many?
By Jenny Gold and Rachel Bluth
March 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to “shelter in place” Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.
Surprise Settlement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case
By Jenny Gold
October 16, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Sutter Health has reached a tentative settlement in an antitrust suit brought by the California Attorney General’s Office. Details have not been made public.
A View From The Front Lines Of California’s COVID-19 Battle
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester
March 18, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California physicians dealing with COVID-19 offer a sobering portrait of a health care system bracing for the worst of a pandemic that could be months from peaking.
Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Legal Reckoning Over Medical Pricing
By Jenny Gold
September 10, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A long-awaited class-action lawsuit against Sutter is set to open this month in San Francisco Superior Court. The hospital giant stands accused of violating California’s antitrust laws by leveraging its market power to drive out competition and overcharge patients.
They May Owe Nothing — Half-Million-Dollar Dialysis Bill Canceled
By Jenny Gold
July 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
After reporting by KHN, NPR and CBS, Fresenius has agreed to waive a Montana man’s huge bill for out-of-network dialysis care.
First Kidney Failure, Then A $540,842 Bill For Dialysis
By Jenny Gold
July 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
He needed the lifesaving treatment — he never expected a half-million-dollar bill for 14 weeks of care.
Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy By Local Health Officials
By Jenny Gold and Anna Maria Barry-Jester
March 13, 2020
KFF Health News Original
California’s capital region is among the areas that have had to shift response to the coronavirus outbreak because of a shortage of test kits in the U.S.