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With Head Injuries Mounting, Will Cities Put Their Feet Down On E-Scooters?

By Sharon Jayson May 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As dockless electric scooters run roughshod through cities nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues its first assessment on injuries and safety. It studied the injuries linked to riding e-scooters in Austin, Texas, from September through November. More than 200 people were hurt in scooter crashes and mishaps — with nearly half suffering head injuries.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes April 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do ‘Hail Mary’ Around Vaccine Laws

By Barbara Feder Ostrov April 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In California, medical exemptions to skip childhood vaccinations are on the rise. The trend underlines how hard it is to get parents to comply with vaccination laws meant to protect public safety when a small but adamant population of families and physicians seems determined to resist.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes February 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

Health Suffers Deep In The Troubled Heart Of Texas

By Sharon Jayson December 17, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The Lone Star State is an economic powerhouse, yet it fails to take care of its residents’ health and is home to some of the most extreme entrepreneurial medical practices.

Analysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?

By Elisabeth Rosenthal January 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The governor of California has proposed some big ideas. Who knows whether he can pull them off, but there’s reason for hope.

No Cash, No Heart. Transplant Centers Require Proof Of Payment.

By JoNel Aleccia December 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The case of a Michigan woman told to fundraise $10,000 for a heart transplant sparked viral outrage, but experts say “wallet biopsies” are common.

Beyond Beltway’s ‘Medicare-For-All’ Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws

By Sarah Varney February 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As calls for “Medicare-for-all” grow louder among Democrats in Congress, Democratic governors and mayors have been pushing ahead with urgency to corral medical costs and bring health care to those who remain uninsured.

Health Care Is Where The Jobs Are. But What Kind Of Jobs?

By Rachel Bluth December 18, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The health care industry adds thousands of jobs to the economy each month. While they aren’t all doctors and nurses, they aren’t all paper pushers either.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Health Nerd Books For The Holidays

November 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the latest on open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and Medicare; new moves by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco and nicotine products; and whether House Democrats will pursue a “Medicare-for-all” bill in the next Congress. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy books for your holiday reading and gifting pleasure.

Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice To Drop Your Plan? Better Think Twice

By Emily Bazar December 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

If you’re among the millions of people expected to forgo health insurance next year when the Affordable Care Act tax penalty goes away, the financial consequences could be dire if you need unexpected medical care.

Bill Targets Hospital ‘Gag Clauses’ Designed To Keep People From Opting For Less Expensive Treatment

May 23, 2019 Morning Briefing

The legislation from Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is part of a larger congressional push to chip away at practices that increase health care costs across the industry. Meanwhile, KHN offers a look at what Congress may be doing about surprise medical bills over the next few months.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Doctors, Guns And Lame Ducks

November 15, 2018 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Ollstein of Politico discuss how the Democrats’ takeover of the House and other results from the Nov. 6 elections might affect health care, and what Congress may have in store for the lame-duck session.

Are Most People Really Paying A Lot For Drugs Every Month? No, But The Ones Who Do, Face Sky-High Bills.

April 17, 2019 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical pricing.

Democrats Fight Back Against Lawsuit Threatening Health Law

By Julie Rovner January 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Among the first things Democrats did after officially taking control of the House was to express support for efforts to appeal a Texas district court decision declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.

Dealing With Hospital Closure, Pioneer Kansas Town Asks: What Comes Next?

By Sarah Jane Tribble Photos by Christopher Smith May 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

After depending on the local hospital for more than a century, Fort Scott residents now are trying to cope with life without it.

After Months Of Back-And-Forth, Congress Sends $19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Legislation To President

June 4, 2019 Morning Briefing

The bill provides funds for relief efforts in areas across the country hit by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. The Senate voted on it last month, but it got held up in the House, which passed the legislation 354-58 yesterday.

Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong

By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortune March 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy mess. Inside a digital revolution that took a bad turn.

Faced With High Deductibles, Patients Are Delaying Health Care So As Not To Rack Up High Bills

April 18, 2019 Morning Briefing

Even with insurance, health care bills can be daunting and prompt people to delay care for problems that could have been caught earlier. Women with low incomes who had high-deductible insurance plans waited an average of 1.6 months longer for diagnostic breast imaging, 2.7 months for first biopsy, 6.6 months for first early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and 8.7 months for first chemotherapy, compared with low-income women with low-deductible plans.

Health Officials’ Plug For Next FDA Chief: Go Big On E-Cig Regulation

By Shefali Luthra March 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

With Scott Gottlieb making his exit from the Food and Drug Administration’s top spot, city and country health officials call for backup in the fight to curb teen use of e-cigarettes.

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