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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.

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.

Watch: Out-Of-Network Outrage After A $540K Charge For Dialysis

July 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

CBS This Morning covers the highest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month yet: more than half a million dollars for just 14 weeks of kidney dialysis in Montana.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Democrats Roll Dice On SCOTUS And The ACA

January 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A group of Democratic state attorneys general are betting the Supreme Court will take up the case and overturn a federal appeals court ruling in time for the 2020 elections. In other high-court news, most Republicans in Congress are asking the justices to use a Louisiana law to overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling, Roe v. Wade. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Rovner also interviews NPR’s Richard Harris, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature.

Vaccine Wars Ignite in California as Lawmakers Seek Stronger Laws

By Angela Hart January 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Anti-vaccination activists say California’s Democratic lawmakers are helping strengthen their movement nationally by pushing for tougher vaccine requirements — without exemptions for religious or personal beliefs. But a new pro-vaccine lobbying force is vowing to fight back.

Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum

By Katheryn Houghton March 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Access to physician-assisted death is expanding across the U.S., but the procedure remains in Montana’s legal gray zone more than a decade after the state Supreme Court ruled physicians could use a dying patient’s consent as a defense.

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.

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.

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.

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.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: We Spend HOW MUCH On Health Care?

December 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The annual accounting of national health spending is out. And the 2018 health bill for the U.S. was $3.6 trillion, consuming nearly a fifth of the nation’s economy. Meanwhile, Congress is nearing the end of the year without having finished either its annual spending bills or several other high-priority health items. Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Markian Hawryluk about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oncology Doctors Say the Build Back Better Act Will Slash Cancer Care Funding — A Skewed Argument

By Julie Appleby December 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Community Oncology Alliance is targeting the prescription drug provisions of the Build Back Better Act, saying they will trigger deep cuts in oncologists’ pay, causing clinics to close and health care costs to rise. But it leaves out some important details.

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.

COVID-Like Cough Sent Him To ER — Where He Got A $3,278 Bill

By Phil Galewitz May 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID symptoms surfaced. Still, he ended up with a huge bill from an insurer that had said it waived cost sharing for coronavirus treatment. What gives?

Delta Variant Surges in Colorado as the Bands Play On

By Rae Ellen Bichell July 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Mesa County is a breeding ground for the covid-19 delta variant, but few would guess with tens of thousands of people flocking to the state’s largest country music festival.

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