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Covid Vaccine Rollout Leaves Most Older Adults Confused Where to Get Shots

By Phil Galewitz January 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older say they don’t have enough information about how to get vaccinated, according to a new KFF poll.

Geography Is Destiny: Dentists’ Access to Covid Shots Depends on Where They Live

By Phil Galewitz January 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A handful of states are making dentists a lower priority than other health professionals for inoculations, even though they have their hands in people’s mouths and are exposed to aerosols that spray germs in their faces.

Hospitals’ Rocky Rollout of Covid Vaccine Sparks Questions of Fairness

By Phil Galewitz January 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The lack of a federal strategy on how distribution should work at the local level means that states, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies are making decisions on their own about who gets vaccinated and when.

Trump Administration Approves First Medicaid Block Grant, in Tennessee

By Phil Galewitz January 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad authority in running the health insurance program for the poor in exchange for capping its annual federal funding.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Transition Interrupted

November 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the president-elect nearly everywhere but inside the Trump administration, where the president refuses to concede and has ordered officials not to begin a formal transition. That is a particular problem for health care as the COVID-19 pandemic surges. Meanwhile, there’s good news on the vaccine front, but it’s unlikely one will arrive by winter. And the ACA was back before the Supreme Court — again. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Shefali Luthra of the 19th News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Discretamente, Biden está transformando la red de seguridad de Medicaid

By Noam N. Levey and Phil Galewitz June 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Los esfuerzos de Biden, que han sido eclipsados en gran medida por otras iniciativas económicas y de salud, representan un cambio abrupto en contra de todo lo que la administración Trump hizo para reducir el programa.

Biden Quietly Transforms Medicaid Safety Net

By Noam N. Levey and Phil Galewitz June 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In a sharp shift from Trump-era policies, President Joe Biden looks at expanding Medicaid eligibility to new mothers, inmates and undocumented immigrants and adding services such as food and housing.

As Biden Gets Sworn In, White House Will Get Scrubbed Down

By Phil Galewitz December 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Fears about lingering coronavirus at the White House are prompting a massive disinfection initiative before the Bidens move in.

With Few Takers for COVID Vaccine, DC Hospital CEO Takes ‘One for the Team’

By Phil Galewitz December 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Howard University Hospital officials are eager to get their 1,900 employees vaccinated, but so far few are showing up.

Trump Plan May Set Clock Ticking on Many Health Rules — Setting Off Alarms

By Phil Galewitz December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed that the new administration review about 2,400 regulations that affect tens of millions of Americans, on everything from Medicare benefits to prescription drug approvals. Those not analyzed within two years would become void.

Déjà Vu? Consumers Scramble for Covid Tests in Hard-Hit Areas

By Phil Galewitz and Rachel Bluth and Rae Ellen Bichell August 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As the nation confronts the delta variant, many consumers are again facing delays getting tested. The problem appears most acute in the South and Midwest, where new infections are growing the fastest.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over

October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump is “jealous of COVID’s media coverage.” Indeed, Trump has complained at his rallies, attended by mostly maskless supporters, about how the media covers the pandemic — at a time when cases are rising rapidly across the nation. Meanwhile, open enrollment is about to begin for the Affordable Care Act in a year when many people need coverage, but the law’s future is not secure. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Anna Almendrala about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment.

Florida’s New Hospital Industry Head Ran Medicaid in State and Fought Expansion

By Phil Galewitz November 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The state’s hospital association in September picked Mary Mayhew to be its new CEO. While leading the state Medicaid office, she was a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion program.

Red States’ Case Against ACA Hinges on Whether They Were Actually Harmed by the Law

By Phil Galewitz November 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Republican-led states are trying to prove they were harmed by the 2010 health law — and thus have “legal standing” — because their Medicaid costs increased, even though Congress eliminated the penalty for not having health coverage in 2019. At least one justice was skeptical.

Biden Plan to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60 Faces Hostility From Hospitals

By Phil Galewitz November 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals, a potent political force, fear lowering the eligibility age will cost them billions of dollars in revenue because federal reimbursements are lower than private insurers’.

Sen. Graham Complains That 3 Blue States Get a Third of ACA Funding

By Phil Galewitz October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Sen. Lindsey Graham insinuates that the law is sending a disproportionate amount of money to New York, California and Massachusetts, all represented by Democrats.

The Trump Medicaid Record: Big Goals, Yet Few Successes

By Phil Galewitz October 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration sought to shrink the federal-state health program for low-income Americans and give states more flexibility. But Democrats and the courts thwarted most of those efforts.

Florida Fails to Attract Bidders for Canada Drug Importation Program

By Phil Galewitz October 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

No private firms bid on the $30 million contract to set up and operate the state’s plan to bring in cheaper drugs. The setback is likely to delay by at least several months Florida’s effort to become the first state to import drugs under new federal regulations.

Job-Based Health Insurance Costs Are Up 4% This Year, 55% in Past Decade

By Phil Galewitz October 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A family plan costs, on average, more than $21,000 this year and workers pay nearly $5,600 toward that cost, the annual KFF survey of employers finds.

Trump Approves Final Plan to Import Drugs From Canada ‘for a Fraction of the Price’

By Phil Galewitz September 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The announcement clears the way for Florida and other states to implement a program bringing medications across the border to save money. The effort is strongly opposed by drugmakers and the Canadian government.

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