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5 Things to Know About Health Care Changes in Montana

By Matt Volz May 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The covid pandemic drove major changes to Montana health policies, including the permanent expansion of telehealth regulations, a pullback on local public health officials’ authority and the easing of vaccination requirements for workers and students.

California Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage

By Rachel Bluth July 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers aim to expand Medicaid enrollment by dedicating billions of dollars in coming years to simplifying paperwork, extending pregnancy coverage and opening the program to thousands of new enrollees, including older unauthorized immigrants and people who need nursing home care.

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.

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.

Covid-Inspired Montana Health Insurance Proposal Wouldn’t Kick In for 2 Years

By Sara Reardon March 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Montana is looking to join most other states in requiring small businesses to offer laid-off employees temporary continuity of their health care plans. But the bill, if it passes, likely won’t take effect in time to help people directly affected by the pandemic.

Drugmakers’ Spending on Stock, Dividends and Executive Pay Exceeds Research, Democrats Say

By Michael McAuliff July 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The pharmaceutical industry argues that large profits are needed to fund extensive research and innovation. But Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, seeking to bolster their effort to let Medicare negotiate drug prices, say major drug companies plow more of their billions in earnings back into propping up their stock and enriching executives and shareholders.

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.

Scientists Examine Kids’ Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to Covid

By Liz Szabo September 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are trying to figure out why some kids become much sicker than others and, in rare cases, don’t survive.

Effort to Decipher Hospital Prices Yields Key Finding: Don’t Try It at Home

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Your dutiful columnist tried to make use of a federal “transparency” rule to compare the prices of common medical procedures in two California health care systems. It was a futile exercise.

What the Stalemate on Capitol Hill Means for Your Drug Prices

By Sarah Jane Tribble October 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Despite big 2020 campaign promises to deliver lower costs on prescription drugs, Democrats have failed to unite around a legislative plan.

Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance. It Didn’t Come Cheap.

By Noam N. Levey March 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The $1.9 trillion covid relief bill expands subsidies for private insurance plans. That will lighten the burden on consumers, but it locks taxpayers into yet more support for the health care industry.

Essential Worker Shoulders $1,840 Pandemic Debt Due To COVID Cost Loophole

By Sarah Varney June 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Carmen Quintero had symptoms of COVID-19, couldn’t get tested and ended up with a huge bill. She also was told to self-isolate and assume she had the coronavirus — which is hard when you live with elders.

Doctors’ Lobby Scores ‘Major Victory’ on Bill to Hold Physicians Accountable

By Samantha Young June 28, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Patients and some lawmakers have long blasted the Medical Board of California for failing to discipline negligent or abusive physicians. But the politically powerful California Medical Association, which represents doctors, has mobilized against the latest attempt to give the board more money and power to investigate complaints.

A Title Fight Pits Physician Assistants Against Doctors

By Jordan Rau December 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Physician assistants are pushing to be renamed “physician associates,” complaining their title is belittling and doesn’t convey what they do. “We don’t assist,” they insist. Doctors’ groups fear there’s more than just a name in play.

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.

Big Leagues Balk at Endorsing Vaccination

By Mark Kreidler July 22, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The major sports leagues are struggling to vaccinate enough of their players to protect the clubhouse and locker room, and few stars have stepped forward to pitch vaccination to teammates or fans. WNBA players are an exception, with a 99% vaccination rate and high-profile ads urging the public to get vaccinated.

Readers and Tweeters Shed Light on Vaccine Trials and Bias in Health Care

October 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

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

Confronting Our ‘Frailties’: California’s Assembly Leader Reflects on a Year of Covid

By Samantha Young May 27, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon says covid exposed long-standing health care inequities that must be addressed. He told KHN he wants to get more people insured, boost broadband access so more patients can use telehealth and increase funding to local health departments.

Biden Is Caught in the Middle of Polarizing Abortion Politics

By Julie Rovner July 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The president, one of the last of a disappearing group of politicians who sought moderate compromises on abortion policy, is frustrating supporters. They wanted faster changes in federal rules. But abortion opponents — including Catholic bishops— are also taking him to task.

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.

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