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One Ambulance Ride Leads to Another When Packed Hospitals Cannot Handle Non-Covid Patients

By Sandy West January 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A Kansas woman thought she’d find help at her local emergency room. What she found instead was a packed hospital and an ambulance ride to someplace else.

Why State Mask Stockpiling Orders Are Hurting Nursing Homes, Small Providers

By Lauren Weber October 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than eight months into the pandemic, stockpiling of masks and other protective equipment by wealthy hospital systems is straining nursing homes and smaller providers who also need precious protective gear to keep front-line workers safe from COVID-19.

Inside the First Chaotic Days of the Effort to Vaccinate America

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Jay Hancock December 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

After missteps in Washington, each state and county is left to juggle where to send vaccines first and how to get them to each nursing home, hospital local health department and even school.

Can Pfizer and Moderna End the Pandemic by Sharing Their Vaccine Designs? It’s Not that Simple

By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact February 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Industry experts say it’s highly unlikely that dozens of pharmaceutical companies that aren’t already producing covid vaccines stand ready to do so.

If This Self-Sufficient Hospital Cannot Stand Alone, Can Any Public Hospital Survive?

By Jordan Rau January 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., makes money and does not require taxpayer subsidies. But the county is selling the public hospital because officials say it needs more capital to compete. Civic leaders say the change will lead to higher health care costs.

Why Employers Find It So Hard to Test for COVID

By Hannah Norman November 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19 cases are surging across the U.S., and most workplaces are still open for business. As workers fear catching the disease while on the clock, why aren’t more companies footing the bill for testing employees?

Hard Lessons From a City That Tried to Privatize Public Health

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester August 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Facing bankruptcy, Detroit largely dismantled its public health department in 2012, and the city essentially went two years without a government-run public health system. Five years later, this major American city offers a grim cautionary tale.

‘It’s a Minefield’: Biden Health Pick Must Tread Carefully on Abortion and Family Planning

By Noam N. Levey and Rachel Bluth February 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

President Biden vowed to reverse reproductive health restrictions enacted by President Trump. His pick to run HHS, Xavier Becerra, fought the Trump efforts but must now navigate a difficult legal and political landscape.

Not Pandemic-Proof: Insulin Copay Caps Fall Short, Fueling Underground Exchanges

By Markian Hawryluk October 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Although sharing prescription medicines is illegal, many people with diabetes are turning to underground donation networks when they cannot afford their insulin. Caps on insulin copays enacted in Colorado and 11 other states were designed to help. But the gaps between insulin costs and many patients’ financial realities are only widening amid the economic crisis of the COVID pandemic.

As Anxieties Rise, Californians Buy Hundreds of Thousands More Guns

By Phillip Reese October 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Gun sales are surging in California, where handgun-related FBI background checks this spring and summer were up 83% over 2019. Whether pro or con on gun control, experts agree the trend has been fueled by pandemic-related unrest.

Backed by Millions in Public and Private Cash, Rapid Covid Tests Are Coming to Stores Near You

By Hannah Norman April 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Over-the-counter covid tests could help speed the economy’s recovery, allowing students and workers to test themselves at home and get quick results. Could they become as ubiquitous as toothpaste and cold remedies on store shelves, or will demand dry up as the nation gets vaccinated?

It’s Open Enrollment. Here’s What You Need to Know

By Bernard J. Wolfson November 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For Californians who are buying their own insurance, enrollment in 2021 health plans runs through Jan. 31.

In Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, Millions Face Long Drives to Stroke Care

By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Recht and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Across Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, where death rates from stroke are above the national average, routing patients from rural areas to the right level of care can be an intricate jigsaw puzzle. The closest hospital might not offer the full scope of stroke treatments, but hospitals with more advanced care could be hours away.

In Legislative Shuffle, California Prioritizes Safety Gear and Sick Leave During Crisis

By Rachel Bluth and Angela Hart and Samantha Young September 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign bills that would address the challenges of the current COVID-19 crisis and help the state prepare for future pandemics.

Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted Covid Antibody Treatments

By JoNel Aleccia January 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Months after President Donald Trump credited monoclonal antibody therapy for his quick recovery from covid-19, only a trickle of the product has found its way into regular people. While hundreds of thousands of vials sit unused, sick patients who might benefit from early treatment have been left on their own to vie for access.

Promises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up

By Julie Rovner and Phil Galewitz September 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The president entered office seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act, revamp Medicaid and drive down prescription drug prices, among other things. He’s hit some stone walls.

Trump Plan May Set Clock Ticking on Many Health Rules — Setting Off Alarms

By Phil Galewitz December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed that the new administration review about 2,400 regulations that affect tens of millions of Americans, on everything from Medicare benefits to prescription drug approvals. Those not analyzed within two years would become void.

Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims to Curb Them ― For Now.

By Bram Sable-Smith, Wisconsin Public Radio and Martha Bebinger, WBUR and Darian Benson, Side Effects Public Media October 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Trump Twists on Virus Response

July 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump has, for now at least, become a realist on the extent of the COVID-19 crisis around the country, and he is urging Americans to socially distance and wear masks. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Republicans facing a July 31 deadline are scrambling to come together on their version of the next COVID relief bill. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Tami Luhby of CNN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews NPR’s Pam Fessler, author of the new book “Carville’s Cure,” which traces the history of the United States’ only federal leprosarium.

Tu guía para entender las cuentas médicas

July 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News te brinda este conjunto de herramientas fáciles de usar, para ayudar a los pacientes a comprender el entretejido de la facturación médica, qué hacer si se recibe una cuenta médica sorpresa y cosas que debes tener en cuenta antes de recibir atención médica.

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