You searched for bill of the month - Page 68 of 179 - KFF Health News

Democrats Could Undo Trump Policies Faster, But They’re Not. Why?

By Julie Rovner March 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The little-used Congressional Review Act allows a new administration and Congress to fast-track the repeal of regulations and other executive actions of the previous administration. But neither lawmakers nor the president are making any attempt to use it now.

Se hizo la prueba de coronavirus. Luego vino la catarata de facturas médicas

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

Nadie está haciendo mucho para rescatar a pacientes que necesitan desesperadamente protección contra este tipo de facturas, en un sistema que cobra libremente por cada atención que dispensa.

As Lawmakers Reconvene, Not Everyone Agrees On COVID-Only Agenda

By Samantha Young May 4, 2020 KFF Health News Original

California legislators resume their work Monday after more than a month off. While the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the state’s priorities, many lawmakers say they still intend to push non-COVID health care bills to tax soda, ban vape flavors and more.

Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights Conversation

By Aneri Pattani January 20, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A state ban preventing local governments from enacting nondiscrimination ordinances expired Dec. 1, opening the door for a new wave of local nondiscrimination laws.

In-Person Clause For Telemental Health Impedes Access, Say Providers

July 27, 2021 Morning Briefing

A clause in December’s Medicare spending bill demands patients see a mental health practitioner in person within six months before virtual treatment, and it’s now being targeted by advocates who argue it impedes access. Anthem, Atrium, quitting smoking, refugees and AI are also in the news.

More Than 2,900 Health Care Workers Died This Year — And the Government Barely Kept Track

By Christina Jewett and Robert Lewis and Melissa Bailey December 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The National Academy of Sciences cites journalists’ “Lost on the Frontline” project in a push to expand federal tracking of worker fatalities.

With No Legal Guardrails for Patients, Ambulances Drive Surprise Medical Billing

By Laura Ungar September 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Studies show that at least half of ground ambulance rides across the nation leave patients with “surprise” medical bills. And a $300-a-mile ride is not unusual. Yet federal legislation to stem what’s known as balance billing has largely ignored ambulance costs.

Dialysis Industry Spends Millions, Emerges as Power Player in California Politics

By Samantha Young December 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Over the past four years, the dialysis industry has spent $233 million on both political offense and defense in California. Most of it went toward protecting its revenues against ballot initiatives, but the industry also strategically worked the corridors of the state Capitol.

Senate Finance Committee Pressed To Look At Cost Of New Alzheimer’s Drug

June 24, 2021 Morning Briefing

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy want Congress to look at how pricey Aduhelm will impact the Medicare program. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration, which recently approved the controversial drug, has been without a permanent commissioner for six months.

What Covid Means for the Athlete’s Heart

By Markian Hawryluk April 6, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As athletes at all levels resume their sports, what risks do their hearts carry if they’ve had covid? Initial data shows the risk may be low but still possibly deadly.

An Urban Hospital on the Brink Vs. the Officials Sworn to Save It

By Harris Meyer January 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The wealthy corporation that owns Chicago’s Mercy Hospital says it must close the hospital because it’s losing money. A government board says no. The corporation still has the upper hand.

Readers And Tweeters Fired Up Over Employer’s No-Nicotine Policy

January 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

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

UVA Health Still Squeezing Money From Patients — By Seizing Their Home Equity

By Jay Hancock October 19, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The University of Virginia promised reforms but has stopped short of announcing them, while hospital giant VCU Health has freed tens of thousands from property liens.

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.

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.

As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Carrie Feibel, NPR December 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — It’s the health care workforce.

Medicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications

By Jordan Rau February 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Renowned medical centers are among the quarter of general hospitals that will lose 1% of Medicare payments for one year because their patients have high rates of bedsores, sepsis and other preventable complications.

‘Last Responders’ Brace for Surge in Covid Deaths Across US

By Cindy Loose January 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In some parts of the country, the surge in covid cases is overwhelming coroners, morgues, funeral homes and religious leaders. It has required ingenuity and even changed the rituals of honoring the dead.

Texas Lawmakers Take Aim At Surprise Medical Bills

By Ashley Lopez, KUT March 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A proposed state law with bipartisan, bicameral support is on the move in Texas. It would force hospitals and insurers to settle surprise bills — instead of relying on patients to start the mediation process. The KHN/NPR “Bill of the Month” series is a catalyst for the effort.

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.

Filter Results

More From KFF Health News