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Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests

By Michelle Andrews January 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The laws governing Medicare don’t provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, which is precisely what the rapid antigen tests are and why they are an important tool for containing the pandemic.

How to Crush Medical Debt: 5 Tips for Using Hospital Charity Care

By Emily Pisacreta October 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The law says nonprofit hospitals are supposed to offer low-income patients financial assistance. But the average person doesn’t know about it. Here’s how to get help.

States Watching as Massachusetts Takes Aim at Hospital Building Boom and Costs

By Harris Meyer May 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A Massachusetts health care cost watchdog agency helped block plans of the state’s largest hospital system to expand into the suburbs. Now, other states are looking at whether Massachusetts’ decade-old model of controlling health costs is worth emulating.

Becerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices

By Michael McAuliff November 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Health and Human Services secretary says the administration has heard complaints from doctors and hospitals about the rules it unveiled for implementing the law to end surprise medical bills. But he says providers who have exploited a complicated system to charge exorbitant rates will have to bear their share of the cost — or close.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: ‘Open The Schools, Close The Bars’

July 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

While COVID-19 cases continue to surge in more than half the country, the Trump administration has decided its top priority is for schools to open for in-person learning this fall. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court hands Trump a victory in a case to limit the reach of the birth control benefit under the Affordable Care Act. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Sarah Varney about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month.”

‘Injections, Injections, Injections’: Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic Chain

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Jenny Gold February 22, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In May 2021, Lags Medical Centers, one of California’s largest chains of pain clinics, abruptly closed its doors amid a cloaked state investigation. Nine months later, patients are still in the dark about what happened with their care and to their bodies.

Weight Loss Gadgets: They Provide Data to Help Consumers Achieve Diet Goals, but It Still Won’t Be Easy

By Hannah Norman October 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

You may have seen the ads that promise weight loss and better health — phone apps, rings, and other devices — by giving you data on how your body reacts to food, exercise, and sleep. Is this information enough to help consumers achieve their goals?

Watch: When Insurance Doesn’t Cover A Mental Health Crisis

November 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

CBS This Morning reports on the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month.

Congressional Doctors Lead Bipartisan Revolt Over Policy on Surprise Medical Bills

By Michael McAuliff November 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Congress last year shielded consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges, but hospitals and doctors have decried the arbitration plan put forward by the Biden administration for negotiating these bills as favoring insurers. More than 150 members of the House agree.

Southern States’ Lackluster Monkeypox Efforts Leave LGBTQ+ Groups Going It Alone

By Daniel Chang and Colleen DeGuzman September 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The gay community is disproportionally affected by the monkeypox outbreak, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says public health efforts should prioritize gay and bisexual men. But in the South, some LGBTQ+ advocates fear that this is not happening consistently. They say they are having to take matters into their own hands in the absence of a coordinated response from state governments.

Crash Course: Injured Patients Who Sign ‘Letters of Protection’ May Face Huge Medical Bills and Risks

By Fred Schulte December 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The letters function as liens that “protect” spine surgery clinics while patients could be left with inflated medical bills and unexpected health risks.

Suit by Doctors, Hospitals Seeks Change in How Arbitrators Settle Surprise Billing Cases

By Julie Appleby December 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association are not arguing to halt the law that protects patients from unexpected bills from providers they didn’t know were outside their insurance network. Instead, they want to change the rules for the mediators who will settle the dispute between insurers and providers.

Moved by Plight of Young Heart Patient, Stranger Pays His Hospital Bill

By Laura Ungar October 8, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A retired college professor in Las Vegas saw Matthew Fentress’ story and felt called to help. So she paid off $5,000 of his medical bill. “When you help other people, it gives you joy,” the Good Samaritan said.

Readers and Tweeters Fight Stigma and Salute Front-Line Workers

January 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

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

As Biden Fights Overdoses, Harm Reduction Groups Face Local Opposition

By Renuka Rayasam June 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration’s latest plan to address opioid overdose deaths includes $30 million for harm reduction measures, but many conservative states don’t allow them.

Federal Investigation Into Spine Surgeries Uses Mob Laws to Target Health Care Fraud

By Fred Schulte February 8, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Investigators allege a Texas company that arranges spine surgery and other medical care for people injured in car crashes accepted bribes in violation of 1960s-era racketeering law.

With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California Pushes At-Home Tests

By Rachel Bluth January 5, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A new law makes California the first state to require that health insurance plans, including Medicaid, cover home STI tests. But some details still need to be worked out.

Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead

By Rachana Pradhan February 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

State Medicaid agencies for months have been preparing for the end of a federal mandate that has prevented states from removing people from the safety-net program during the pandemic.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats May Lose on SCOTUS, But Hope to Win on ACA

October 15, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Barring something unexpected, Democrats in the Senate appear to lack the votes to block the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. So, instead they used the high-profile confirmation hearings to hammer on Republicans for again putting the Affordable Care Act in peril. Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call, Shefali Luthra of The 19th and Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, about public health challenges in dealing with COVID-19.

Record Fines Might Mean California Is Finally Serious About Improving Medi-Cal

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

California regulators issued record fines against L.A. Care, the state’s largest Medi-Cal managed-care plan, for providing inadequate care to its enrollees. But whether the penalties are a sign that the state will make a more forceful effort to improve Medi-Cal’s overall quality of care remains to be seen.

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