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Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack

By Darius Tahir and Bernard J. Wolfson and Daniel Chang March 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.

An Arm and a Leg: Fight Health Insurance — With Help From AI

By Dan Weissmann November 13, 2024 Podcast

Meet the tech worker on a quest to use artificial intelligence to combat denials for coverage from patients’ health plans.

Union With Labor Dispute of Its Own Threatened To Cut Off Workers’ Health Benefits

By Phil Galewitz Updated July 26, 2024 Originally Published July 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The National Education Association, the nation’s largest union, told striking workers that their health coverage would be cut off Aug. 1 absent a deal on a new contract. Tensions have mounted after staff disrupted the union’s convention, at which President Joe Biden had been scheduled to speak.

More ‘Navigators’ Are Helping Women Travel to Have Abortions

By Lillian Mongeau Hughes February 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

After the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to an abortion and many states banned the procedure, reproductive health care organizations hired dozens of people to help patients arrange travel and pay for care.

New Doula Benefit ‘Life-Changing’ for California Mom

By Molly Castle Work December 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Doulas, independent workers who act as advocates for birthing parents, have been shown to help prevent pregnancy complications and improve the health of both mothers and babies. California’s Medicaid program started covering their services this year, but some doulas say bureaucratic obstacles and inadequate pay prevent their effective use.

What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients

By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media June 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars, expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.

Everything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas

By Julie Appleby July 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

House Republican legislation promises more health insurance options but fewer protections, even as the Biden administration seeks to rein in short-term plans, which were expanded in the Trump era.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Dismantling of HHS

April 10, 2025 Podcast

A week into the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services announced by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the scope of the staff cuts and program cutbacks is starting to become clear. Among the biggest targets for reductions were the nation’s premier public health agencies: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the […]

Sen. Sanders Says Millions of People Can’t Find a Doctor. He’s Mostly Right.

By Michelle Andrews July 31, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Vermont senator sees beefing up the primary care workforce as a critical step in expanding Americans’ access to health care.

Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their Care

By Michelle Andrews July 31, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Consumers should know that this type of fraud can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual’s data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.

An Arm and a Leg: A Mathematical Solution for US Hospitals?

By Dan Weissmann June 4, 2025 Podcast

An immigrant mathematician is on a mission to save U.S. hospitals billions of dollars and improve the lives of doctors, nurses, and patients. At one hospital, it’s working.

Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise

By Katheryn Houghton and Aneri Pattani December 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Some states haven’t begun using opioid settlement funds intended to help curb the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year.

Michigan Voters Backed Abortion Rights. Now Democrats Want to Go Further.

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public October 17, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Michigan is one of the few remaining abortion havens in the Midwest. But getting an abortion in that state is still more difficult than it should be, providers say.

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

By Arthur Allen August 2, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The annual cost of lecanemab treatment quadruples if the expense of brain scans to monitor for bleeds and other associated care is factored in. The full financial toll likely puts it beyond reach for low-income seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s, experts say.

Hormone Blocker Sticker Shock — Again — As Patients Lose Cheaper Drug Option

By Sydney Lupkin, NPR News November 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Kids who need a hormone-blocking drug to delay puberty have lost an off-label option. The nearly identical drug the company still sells costs eight times more.

Facing Criticism, Feds Award First Maternal Health Grant to a Predominantly Black Rural Area

By Sarah Jane Tribble October 2, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Mississippi has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. Now, it also has a federal grant to help in rural areas. The award could signal more flexibility from federal officials.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Hot Covid Summer

July 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The summer that promised to let Americans resume a relatively normal life is turning into another summer of anxiety and face masks, as the delta variant drives covid caseloads up in all 50 states. Meanwhile, the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 35, and the Missouri Supreme Court orders the state to expand Medicaid after all. Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Samantha Young, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about an Olympic-level athlete with an Olympic-size medical bill.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court

April 24, 2024 Podcast

For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law that requires emergency care in hospitals can trump Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Meanwhile, the federal government, for the first time, will require minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

Trump Wants Harris To Pay a Political Price for Generous Immigrant Health Policies

By Joanne Kenen November 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Several Democratic-led states have expanded public insurance programs to cover immigrants in the U.S. regardless of legal status. Donald Trump is trying to blame Kamala Harris for the policies.

Rural NC County Is Set To Reopen Its Shuttered Hospital With Help From a New Federal Program

By Taylor Sisk September 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.

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