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Months Of Negotiations Over ‘Cures’ Bill Could Unravel In Light Of Trump Presidency

November 10, 2016 Morning Briefing

The package would have simplified the regulatory process of prescription drugs and medical devices and provided funding for health care innovation projects. However, its future is now uncertain.

Terminally Ill Patients Don’t Use Aid-In-Dying Laws To Relieve Pain

By Liz Szabo October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Ending pain and suffering has helped several states pass “right-to-die” laws, but dying patients are more concerned about controlling how they die and dying with dignity.

A Golden Ticket That Fast-Tracks A Drug Through The FDA

By Sarah Jane Tribble September 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A voucher awarded to companies that find treatments for rare childhood diseases can be sold to the highest bidder — and then used to speed up approvals for much more common drugs.

Back To The Future: Insurance Pools For High-Risk Patients Could Be Revived

By Pauline Bartolone November 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Trump and leading Republicans like the idea. Some policymakers and experts say it wasn’t viable in the first place.

Hitch Keeps Many High-Deductible Plans From Covering Chronic Care Up Front

By Michelle Andrews September 20, 2016 KFF Health News Original

IRS rules limit plans set up to link to health savings accounts from covering most care until the deductible is paid off, but proposed legislation would expand what’s allowed.

Congress Finally Approves Funding To Fight Zika — But What Does This Mean?

By Shefali Luthra September 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Mosquito season may be ending in parts of the U.S., but public health officials say the additional resources will make a difference because the threat will not be measured in one cycle but in years.

McConnell To Seek ‘Permanent Fix’ For Health Care Program For Retired Miners

December 21, 2016 Morning Briefing

The program was slated to expire at the end of the year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., put funding to extend it through April in a bill passed by Congress this month. Also, some experts are looking at work Congress will face on drug user fee program.

CMS Identifies Hospitals Paid Nearly $1.5B In 2015 Medicare Billing Settlement

By Phil Galewitz August 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A year after settling billing disputes with 2,022 hospitals for 68 cents on the dollar, the government has revealed who got paid and how much.

House Panel Extends Funding For Medicare Program To Help Consumers

By Susan Jaffe July 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The decision runs counter to a Senate committee that voted to strip the $52 million appropriation for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, which helps beneficiaries understand their Medicare coverage and helps them with billing issues.

Doctors Need A New Skill Set For This Opioid Abuse Treatment

By Karen Shakerdge, Side Effects Public Media August 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Practicing surgery on a piece of pork — that’s how some doctors are learning to implant a new drug that curbs opioid cravings. It’s not a skill set typically used in addiction medicine.

Survey: Millions More Californians Insured After Obamacare Launch, Medicaid Expansion

By Anna Gorman August 18, 2016 KFF Health News Original

But the remaining uninsured are tough to reach.

Congressman Decries Olympus’ Failure To Warn U.S. Hospitals About Tainted Scopes

By Chad Terhune July 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) renews his call for tightened laws that would force manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration when they issue safety warnings in other countries related to the design and cleaning of their devices.

Mike Pence’s Health Policy Record Is A Mixed Bag

By Jake Harper, WFYI July 21, 2016 KFF Health News Original

As governor of Indiana, Mike Pence expanded Medicaid with conservative tweaks, responded to an HIV outbreak with a limited needle-exchange program and signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

ER Patients Have One In Four Chance Of Getting Out-Of-Network Doctor

November 17, 2016 Morning Briefing

A new study looks at how patients are being blind-sided by thousands of dollars worth of surprise medical bills after emergency care. “It’s the equivalent of going to a restaurant, paying the check and getting a bill six months later from one of the cooks,” says Zack Cooper, the study’s co-author.

States See Peer-Recovery Coaches As A Way To Break The Addiction Epidemic

By Shefali Luthra October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Rhode Island installed coaches in all of the state’s hospital emergency rooms and others are following its lead.

Fighting HIV In Miami, One Dirty Needle At A Time

By Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald August 10, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A Miami doctor spent five years working to pass a needle exchange law for Miami-Dade County that he hopes will reduce HIV and other infections. The doctor’s battle inspired a patient who was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from a shared needle.

President Trump Wouldn’t Have To Wait For Congress To Undo Much Of The Health Law

By Julie Rovner October 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Since President Barack Obama has used executive authority many times to help stabilize the law, Donald Trump could likely reverse those decisions and undermine the law.

Doctors, Hospitals Prepare For Difficult Talks Surrounding Medical Mistakes

By Zhai Yun Tan August 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

MedStar Health is among the hospital systems nationwide that are setting up support systems to help doctors talk openly to patients and their families when treatments go awry.

Despite Federal Directive, Texas Denies Medicaid Coverage For An Autism Therapy

By Kate Harrington July 7, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The state’s Medicaid program quit covering the expensive therapy, called applied behavioral analysis, leaving some families scrambling to afford the treatment.

Behind The EpiPen Monopoly: Lobbying Muscle, Flailing Competition, Tragic Deaths

By Pauline Bartolone September 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A closer look shows that industry lobbying was just one factor in EpiPen’s sales explosion.

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