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The Year in Opioid Settlements: 5 Things You Need to Know

By Aneri Pattani December 21, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In the past year, opioid settlement money has gone from an emerging funding stream for which people had lofty but uncertain aspirations to a coveted pot of billions being invested in remediation efforts. Here are some important and evolving factors to watch going forward.

Her Brother Landed in a Nursing Home. She Was Sued Over His Bill.

By Noam N. Levey August 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Lucille Brooks, 74, Pittsford, New York Approximate Medical Debt: $8,000 Medical Issue: None. She was billed for her brother’s care. What Happened: Lucille Brooks was stunned to discover a nursing home in Monroe County, New York, was suing her. She had never been a patient there. Nor had her husband. “I thought this was crazy,” […]

Clues From Bird Flu’s Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle

By Amy Maxmen May 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas furiously investigated a mysterious illness among cattle before the government got involved. Their observations are telling.

Medicare Pay Cuts Will Hurt Seniors’ Care, Doctors Argue

By Michael McAuliff December 20, 2022 KFF Health News Original

New reductions in Medicare payments in 2023 will drive more doctors away from accepting Medicare patients, physicians say. They are again pushing back on efforts largely designed to control government spending.

A Rural County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds to Pay Off Debt, or Pay Them Forward to Curb Crisis

By Aneri Pattani May 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Greene County, Tennessee, so far has received more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But most of the money is not going to help people and families harmed by addiction.

Republicans Target NIH For Changes If They Win Senate Control Next Year

May 10, 2024 Morning Briefing

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, says reforms at the federal health agency are “overdue.” Separately, an NIH official will appear later this month before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to answer questions about the covid pandemic timeline.

Foster Kids in Casino Hotels? It Happened in Rural Nevada Amid Widespread Foster Home Shortages

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez June 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A nationwide decline in foster home spots has led to dire situations in some rural areas, including northeastern Nevada, where a state social worker has been pleading with community leaders to help address a shortage that left officials housing children in casino hotels.

The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

By Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht February 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The expansion of Catholic hospitals nationwide leaves patients at the mercy of the church’s religious directives, which are often at odds with accepted medical standards.

5 Things to Know About Montana’s ‘Born Alive’ Ballot Initiative

By Matt Volz October 20, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A ballot measure that seeks to protect infants following failed abortions would impose stiff penalties on health care providers in Montana.

Baby, That Bill Is High: Private Equity ‘Gambit’ Squeezes Excessive ER Charges From Routine Births

By Rae Ellen Bichell October 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals, boosted by private equity-backed staffing companies, have embraced a new idea: the obstetrics emergency department. Often, it is just a triage room in the labor-and-delivery area, but it bills like the main emergency department.

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.

Damaged Credit Delays the Dream of Buying a Home

By Aneri Pattani June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Joe Pitzo was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. After surgery, the bills topped $350,000. “This just took a major toll on my credit,” Joe said. “It went down to next to nothing.”

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': For ACA Plans, It’s Time to Shop Around

November 2, 2023 Podcast

It’s Obamacare open enrollment season, which means that, for people who rely on these plans for coverage, it’s time to shop around. With enhanced premium subsidies and cost-sharing assistance, consumers may find savings by switching plans. It is especially important for people who lost their coverage because of the Medicaid unwinding to investigate their options. Many qualify for assistance. Meanwhile, the countdown to Election Day is on, and Ohio’s State Issue 1 is grabbing headlines. The closely watched ballot initiative has become a testing ground for abortion-related messaging, which has been rife with misinformation. This week’s panelists are Mary Agnes Carey of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News.

Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher.

By Lauren Weber March 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But now you’re charged a hospital facility fee. For one Ohio Medicare patient, the copay for a shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300.

Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare.

By Julie Appleby January 18, 2023 KFF Health News Original

KHN has teamed up with our partners at PolitiFact to monitor 100 key promises made by Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign — including those surrounding the Affordable Care Act.

Colorado Considers Changing Its Red Flag Law After Mass Shooting at Nightclub

By Markian Hawryluk December 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In El Paso County, where five people were killed in a mass shooting at a nightclub in November, officials have filed relatively few emergency petitions to temporarily remove a person’s guns, with scant approvals.

Texas Moves Toward Providing More Postpartum Care

May 19, 2023 Morning Briefing

The bill would raise the time allowed on Medicaid to 12 months from the current two months. And Minnesota is close to becoming the latest state to legalize recreational pot.

Medi-Cal’s Reliance on Prisoners to Make Cheaper Eyeglasses Proves Shortsighted

By Colleen DeGuzman July 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In California, where inmates manufacture glasses for Medi-Cal, enrollees and providers can wait months for their orders. Now, state lawmakers are considering allowing clinics to order from private labs as well.

100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

By Noam N. Levey June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

A Retiree Returns to Work After a Calamitous Year of Health Emergencies

By Noam N. Levey December 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In 2020, diabetes and covid-19 landed David Zipprich in the hospital three times. Even with insurance, he was inundated with bills, debt notices, and calls from collectors.

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