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Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients

By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett December 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Families who believe their loved ones contracted covid-19 while hospitalized are finding they have little recourse following a wave of liability shield legislation pushed by business interests.

Bill To Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Dies In Mississippi House

March 10, 2022 Morning Briefing

Mississippi House Republican leaders refused to bring a bill to a vote that would have allowed mothers to stay on Medicaid for a year after giving birth. Currently they are covered for only two months. The legislation had already overwhelmingly passed the state Senate.

Patient In UK Has Monkeypox, Likely Caught In Nigeria

May 9, 2022 Morning Briefing

Also in the U.K., reports say food poverty jumped up 57% over three months, and people seeking support from food banks are asking for food that doesn’t need cooking to avoid soaring energy bills. Meanwhile in South Africa, the covid positivity rate is nearly at record levels again.

Hit by Higher Prices for Gear, Doctors and Dentists Want Insurers to Pay

By Rachel Bluth May 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The costs of personal protective equipment and disinfecting offices while seeing fewer patients have some doctors and dentists demanding that insurance companies step up.

Trouble Managing Money May Be an Early Sign of Dementia

By Michelle Andrews May 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Long before they receive a dementia diagnosis, many people begin to mismanage their finances as their memory, organizational skills and self-control falter.

Hospitals Refused to Give Patients Ivermectin. Lockdowns and Political Pressure Followed.

By Matt Volz December 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals in Montana and Idaho reported threats and harassment from public officials and family members of patients who were denied treatment with a drug not authorized to treat covid-19.

Humana Health Plan Overcharged Medicare by Nearly $200 Million, Federal Audit Finds

By Fred Schulte April 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Medicare Advantage company may face record penalty over alleged billing errors.

Low Wages and Pandemic Gut Staffing Support for Those With Disabilities

By Andy Miller September 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Group homes and facilities that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities were hurting for staffers before the pandemic. Now the nationwide job crunch and pandemic pressures are making it even worse.

How Rural Communities Are Losing Their Pharmacies

By Markian Hawryluk November 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

More than 1,000 independent rural pharmacies have closed since 2003, leaving 630 communities with no retail drugstore. As 41 million people stuck in pharmacy deserts make do, the remaining drugstores struggle to survive.

Though Millions Are at Risk for Diabetes, Medicare Struggles to Expand Prevention Program

By Harris Meyer July 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Medicare has proposed revamping its payment rules to get more people into a diabetes prevention plan that helps them eat better, exercise more and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Out of an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries whose excess weight and other risk factors make them eligible, only 3,600 have participated since 2018.

Zooming Into the Statehouse: Nursing Home Residents Use New Digital Skills to Push for Changes

By Susan Jaffe June 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Connecticut residents who learned how to communicate with family and friends through digital technology when their nursing homes closed to visitors last year used that skill to testify remotely during legislative hearings on bills affecting them.

Covid Testing Has Turned Into a Financial Windfall for Hospitals and Other Providers

By Jay Hancock and Hannah Norman May 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Because there are no caps on cost, consumers and insurers often get billed hundreds of dollars for the most reliable PCR covid test. Prices are rising and they can’t fight back.

Analysis: He Got Tested For Coronavirus. Then Came The Flood Of Medical Bills.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Emmarie Huetteman April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hidden costs for ER visits and other fees could cost people thousands of dollars.

Telemedicine Is a Tool — Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch

By Elisabeth Rosenthal May 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic has demonstrated that virtual medicine is great for simple visits. But many new types of telemedicine promoted by start-ups more clearly benefit providers’ and investors’ pockets, rather than yielding more convenient, high-quality and cost-effective medicine for patients.

How Low Can They Go? Rural Hospitals Weigh Keeping Obstetric Units When Births Decline

By Charlotte Huff November 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Many small hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units as births decline. For those who resist the trend, some studies suggest that hospitals with low deliveries are more likely to see complications for patients. Doctors and public health experts say there is no magic number to determine when it is best to close an obstetrics unit.

Grab Your Mask and Notepad, We’re Headed Back to California’s State Capitol

By Rachel Bluth July 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

After being mostly closed to the public and the press for more than a year, California’s state Capitol is open again — masks, temperature checks, covid outbreaks and all.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Elections Matter

November 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Key Democratic wins in 2019 state elections in Virginia and (probably) Kentucky could have big implications for health care in general and Medicaid in particular. And in the Democratic presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren is catching flak from all sides over her “Medicare For All” plan. This week, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Caitlin Owens of Axios and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Laura Ungar, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month.” For “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

Desperate for Home Care, Seniors Often Wait Months With Workers in Short Supply

By Phil Galewitz June 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The covid pandemic and President Joe Biden’s agenda — a planned $400 billion infusion of support — have focused national attention on the need to expand home- and community-based long-term care services designed to keep people out of nursing homes. But the need far outpaces the staffing.

As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them

By Harris Meyer February 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The measures would impose taxes on increases in the price of drugs that don’t reflect improved clinical value and set the rates paid by state-run and commercial health plans to a benchmark based on prices in Canada.

Bill Would Make New York Safe Haven For Out-Of-Staters Seeking Abortion

June 7, 2022 Morning Briefing

The package of bills, which is awaiting Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature, would ensure legal protections for abortion providers and prevent law enforcement from cooperating with out-of-state agencies, as well as prohibit medical malpractice insurance companies from taking adverse actions against providers who care for nonresidents, Stateline reports. Meanwhile, abortion opponents and supporters are gearing up for a decision from the Supreme Court this month.

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