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Census Undercount Threatens Federal Food and Health Programs on Reservations

By Carly Graf May 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The 2020 census undercounted people living on Native American reservations. The money for many needed federal aid programs is tied to those population numbers.

Buffy Wicks Turns Her Health History Into Legislation

By Rachel Bluth January 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Assembly member who represents Oakland, is digging into abortion, vaccines and homelessness and drawing on her own health care experiences as she drafts bills.

Record Number of Americans Sign Up for ACA Health Insurance

By Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller December 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 14 million Americans have enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans for next year — a record since the health law’s coverage expansion took effect in 2014. A boost in subsidies marketing and assistance in navigating the process increased the rolls of the insured.

Some Groups Are Left Out of Montana Covid Test Giveaway Program

By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press and Katheryn Houghton December 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Public health officials and policymakers alike see rapid antigen tests as a strong tool to keep businesses open and parents working. But a look at Montana’s distribution of the tests shows a patchwork system with limited access for many.

Readers and Tweeters Defend Front-Line Nurses and Blind Us With Science

December 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

California Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care

By April Dembosky, KQED November 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In California, health insurers blame long waits for therapy appointments on workforce shortages, but state lawmakers say that’s an excuse. A new law requires insurers to reduce wait times for mental health appointments to no more than 10 business days.

‘Children Are Not Little Adults’ and Need Special Protection During Heat Waves

By Emmarie Huetteman August 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Public health experts say heat waves pose health risks for children, whose bodies may not be as effective at cooling and who rely on caretakers to prevent and notice the signs of heat-related illness.

Death in Dallas: One Family’s Experience in the Medicaid Gap

By Ashley Lopez, KUT September 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Efforts to give 2.2 million Americans health insurance hang in the balance as Congress debates a massive spending bill. The so-called Medicaid gap is felt most acutely in Texas, where about half of those who stand to gain coverage live.

Emergency Contraception Marks a New Battle Line in Texas

By Sarah Varney April 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In the shadow of Texas’ austere abortion regulations, grassroots organizers employ stealth tactics to help young women get emergency contraception.

Rural Hospital Rescue Program Is Met With Skepticism From Administrators

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys July 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A new federal rescue program that pays rural hospitals to shutter underused inpatient units and focus solely on emergency rooms and outpatient care hasn’t generated much interest yet.

Want Vulnerable Californians to Have Healthier Pregnancies? Doulas Say the State Must Pay Up.

By Rachel Bluth March 15, 2022 KFF Health News Original

California was supposed to start paying doulas this year to help Medicaid enrollees have healthy pregnancies. But the benefit has been delayed because doulas feel lowballed by the state’s proposed reimbursement rate, which is below what most other states pay.

This Rural, Red Southern County Was a Vaccine Success Story. Not Anymore.

By Brett Kelman May 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Meigs County in Tennessee reported one of the highest covid-19 vaccination rates in the South for much of the past year. But those reports were wrong because of a data error that has surfaced in other states, such as West Virginia and Montana, as well.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Part I: The State of the Abortion Debate 50 Years After ‘Roe’

By Terry Byrne January 26, 2023 Podcast

In Part I of this special two-part episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Varney of KHN join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss how the abortion debate has evolved since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022, and what might be the flashpoints for 2023. Also in this episode, Rovner interviews Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute, about changing reproductive policies in the states.

As Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here’s What’s at Stake for Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz September 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

More than 2 million low-income adults are uninsured because their states have not accepted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Congressional Democrats want to offer them coverage in the massive spending bill being debated, but competition to get into that package is fierce.

The Part of the ‘Free Britney’ Saga That Could Happen to Anyone

By Christopher Magoon September 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Britney Spears was forced into psychiatric care — and compelled to pay for it. That can happen to any patient who has an episode of serious mental illness, piling financial woes onto their stress and vulnerability.

Resistance to a Boston Hospital’s Expansion Centers on Rising Prices

By Harris Meyer January 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Mass General Brigham’s $2.3 billion expansion plan is raising state officials’ concerns that it will reduce competition and raise the price of care in Massachusetts. It also signals a national shift from a focus on hospital mergers and purchases of physician practices — which boost the cost of care — to individual hospitals’ expansions to gain a bigger share of the market.

J&J-Vaxxed, mRNA-Boosted, and Pondering a Third Shot

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Many of the nearly 17 million U.S. members of J&J Nation, myself included, are wondering whether to set aside the current official guidance and get a second booster. Some experts say: Chill out.

Major Insurers Running Billions of Dollars Behind on Payments to Hospitals and Doctors

By Jay Hancock October 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Patients are caught in the middle as insurers clamp down on paying for treatments or force prior authorizations for care.

A California Bill Would Limit Protests at Vaccination Sites. Does It Violate the First Amendment?

By Rachel Bluth August 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A proposal breezing through the state legislature would make it illegal to obstruct someone from getting a covid-19 shot, or any other vaccine, but some free speech experts say it goes too far.

Tribal Pharmacy Dispenses Free Meds and Fills Gaps for Native Americans in the City

By Katherine Huggins and Julia Mueller May 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The Mashkiki Waakaa’igan Pharmacy in downtown Minneapolis gives Native Americans an economical option for filling prescriptions while being sensitive to tribal traditions and expectations.

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