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Futzing Continues On Drug Pricing Efforts

November 18, 2021 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave drug makers six more months to comply with a drug pricing regulation while Congress is still mulling changes in drug-pricing legislation. Air ambulance companies aren’t happy about surprise billing law and are suing.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Waiting For The Trump Health Plan

September 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump keeps promising a new health plan, but so far it’s nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is proposing a plan to cancel billions of dollars in medical debt owed by patients. This week, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Rovner also interviews KHN’s Rachel Bluth about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.

The Boom in Out-of-State Telehealth Threatens In-State Providers

By Matt Volz March 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Health provider conflicts, fraud and access disparity temper the covid telehealth revolution.

Think Your Health Care Is Covered? Beware of the ‘Junk’ Insurance Plan

By Michelle Andrews December 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Millions of people are looking for coverage on the federal and state marketplaces right now. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between a comprehensive plan and a “junk” plan with limited benefits and coverage restrictions.

California Set to Spend Billions on Curing Homelessness and Caring for ‘Whole Body’ Politic

By Angela Hart September 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California is embarking on a five-year experiment to infuse its health insurance program for low-income people with billions of dollars in nonmedical services spanning housing, food delivery and addiction care. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the goal is to improve care for the program’s sickest and costliest members and save money, but will it work?

Novavax’s Effort to Vaccinate the World, From Zero to Not Quite Warp Speed

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Rachana Pradhan July 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Novavax is a vaccine company that, despite $2 billion in new federal and international funding, still hasn’t come through with a licensed covid vaccine. It hopes it can still help to fight the global covid scourge, but will it deliver?

Readers and Tweeters React to Racism, Inequities in Health Care

June 2, 2021 KFF Health News Original

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

Addiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients

By Aneri Pattani and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA April 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Pennsylvania’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs has allowed providers to continue operating despite repeated violations and harm to clients.

Overriding Governor’s Veto, Ky. GOP Doubles Down On Cutting Food Stamps

March 22, 2022 Morning Briefing

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has called the legislation to end the covid emergency — which would result in a large decrease in monthly SNAP benefits — a “cruel bill” that would significantly hurt residents of rural counties. But Republicans in charge instead furthered the myth that welfare recipients don’t want to work. “Help wanted signs are up everywhere,” GOP Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer said in a floor speech. “If you are an able-bodied, healthy Kentuckian, there is no excuse for you to not have a job.”

California’s Top Hospital Lobbyist Cements Influence in Covid Crisis

By Samantha Young January 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Carmela Coyle, who represents California’s hospitals in the state Capitol, is a power player whose clout has grown during the pandemic. Though she hasn’t won every battle, she has helped shape the state’s response to the crisis.

Censorship or Misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube Spar Over Covid Roundtable Takedown.

By Victoria Knight April 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Florida governor considers the pushback he received from the online video platform to be “Orwellian.” But the scientists featured at the event made specific statements YouTube deemed as “misinformation,” at odds with current public health recommendations for controlling the spread of the covid virus.

Why Biden Has a Chance to Cut Deals With Red State Holdouts on Medicaid

By Noam N. Levey February 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic and economic crisis give states new incentives to extend health coverage to their uninsured residents.

Biden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control Rules

By Julie Rovner April 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Return to pre-Trump policy is second win of the week for abortion-rights backers.

Year One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges

December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us.

Paying Billions for Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug? How About Funding This Instead?

By Judith Graham July 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Aduhelm, approved by the Food and Drug Administration last month despite questions about its efficacy, could be prescribed to at least 1 million patients a year, for a price tag of about $56 billion. Experts suggest there might be better ways to spend that money.

Retiree Living the RV Dream Fights $12,387 Nightmare Lab Fee

By Victoria Knight Photos by Heidi de Marco December 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A gynecologist in Carlsbad, New Mexico, tested the 60-year-old grandmother for various sexually transmitted infections without her knowledge. Her share of the lab fee was more than $3,000.

Pandemic Highlights Need for Urgent Care Clinics for Women

By Rachel Scheier April 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

For years, women with painful gynecological issues have faced long waits in ERs or longer waits to see their doctors. During the pandemic, women have increasingly turned to women’s clinics that handle urgent issues like miscarriage or serious urinary tract infections.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Health Care as Infrastructure

April 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal includes items not traditionally considered “infrastructure,” including a $400 billion expansion of home and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities, and a $50 billion effort to replace water pipes lined with lead. Meanwhile, the politics of covid-19 are turning to how or whether Americans will need to prove they’ve been vaccinated. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KFF’s Mollyann Brodie about the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor.

‘It Doesn’t Feel Worth It’: Covid Is Pushing New York’s EMTs to the Brink

By Martha Pskowski, The Guardian February 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Struggling with low pay and high stress, New York paramedics and EMTs are reaching a breaking point.

Why the U.S. Is Underestimating Covid Reinfection

By JoNel Aleccia February 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Hundreds of Americans suspect they contracted covid early in the pandemic and recovered, only to get infected again months later. But because the U.S. does so little genetic sequencing of covid samples, we don’t know much about reinfection rates.

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