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State Highlights: Ohio City’s Last Abortion Clinic Reopens For Business; Sacramento Approves Hospice For Terminally Ill Homeless People

May 17, 2018 Morning Briefing

Media outlets report on news from Ohio, California, Massachusetts, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, Mississippi, Illinois, Oregon and Florida.

Influx Of Elderly Patients Forces ER To Practice Comfort Care

By Melissa Bailey May 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Despite a culture clash and lack of time and training, ER doctors see how palliative care averts suffering for elderly patients with serious illnesses.

Medicare’s Financial Outlook Slightly Improved, Trustees Say

By Phil Galewitz July 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The assessment pushes back the date for the hospital insurance trust fund to go bankrupt by one year. It also says Part B premiums next year will be stable.

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Up Next, Nov. 16: Helping COVID’s Secondary Victims: Grieving Families and Friends COVID-19 is taking a devastating toll — not just on patients but also their families and friends. For every person who dies of the virus, nine close family members are affected, researchers estimate. Many people are shaken by the circumstances under which […]

‘How Long Have I Got, Doc?’ Why Many Cancer Patients Don’t Have Answers

By Liz Szabo June 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Due to poor doctor-patient communication, most people with advanced cancer don’t know enough about their disease to make vital decisions.

Coming Full Circle, Doulas Cradle The Dying

By Bruce Horovitz April 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Traditionally there for mothers giving birth, a doula’s role has evolved to comforting seniors facing death.

State Highlights: Hospice Nurses Endure Long Drives, Hours In Rural Texas; N.C. Children Unlawfully Taken From Homes

March 15, 2018 Morning Briefing

Media outlets report on news from Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Minnesota, Arizona, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Kansas, Ohio, California,

‘Pre-Hospice’ Saves Money By Keeping People At Home Near The End Of Life

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A San Diego program helps chronically ill people avoid the hospital by teaching them how to better manage their diseases and telling them what to expect in their final years. Other health providers and insurers around the country are trying similar approaches.

Many Still Sidestep End-Of-Life Care Planning, Study Finds

By Michelle Andrews August 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Only about a third of U.S. adults have advance directives in place to guide the care they receive in the event that they are unable to make their own decisions about life-sustaining medical treatments.

For Some Hospice Patients, A 911 Call Saves A Trip To The ER

By Charlotte Huff February 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Hospice groups are teaming up with specially trained paramedics to deal with common problems that worried patients or families incorrectly think need hospital care.

House Lawmakers To Begin Big Push On Tackling Opioid Crisis With Hearings Starting Next Week

February 23, 2018 Morning Briefing

The policies that lawmakers will examine include updating scheduling guidelines to help clamp down on synthetic opioids, letting hospice workers dispose of unused drugs, expanding access to behavioral health telemedicine in rural areas, and more. Meanwhile, a news study finds some states simply don’t have enough doctors to properly address the epidemic.

Despite Advance Directive, Dementia Patient Denied Last Wish, Says Spouse

By JoNel Aleccia August 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Oregon court says Alzheimer’s patient Nora Harris must be spoon-fed. But her husband says she never wanted to live like this.

Nowhere To Go: Young People With Severe Autism Languish In Hospitals

By Christina Jewett September 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some teens and young adults are spending weeks or even months in retrofitted emergency rooms — even in mesh-covered tents — until specialized care can be found. ‘It’s a huge problem,’ one doctor says.

CMS Hospice Compare Site Provides Faulty Information To Consumers

November 29, 2017 Morning Briefing

In other news from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, providers continue to be confused by the agency’s “meaningful measures” quality-reporting framework.

California’s Aid-In-Dying Law Turns 1, But Not All Doctors Have Adopted It

By Stephanie O'Neill June 9, 2017 KFF Health News Original

At least 500 terminally ill Californians have asked for the medicine that allows them to end their lives, and nearly 500 health organizations have signed on to help.

Millions Of Kids Fall Outside Senate Plan To Shield Disabled From Medicaid Cuts

By Jordan Rau July 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would reduce federal funding for Medicaid, but senators want to keep current funding levels for children who are blind or have other disabilities. Their proposal, however, would not apply to the majority of those kids.

Where You Live May Determine How You Die. Oregon Leads The Way.

By JoNel Aleccia March 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A state with integrated systems for end-of-life care offers better treatment for the seriously ill, according to a new study.

Laughing Until You Die

By Bruce Horovitz February 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Humor may be an antidote for the pain of death for both patients and survivors.

Aid-in-Dying Laws Don’t Guarantee That Patients Can Choose To Die

By JoNel Aleccia January 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In California, Colorado and four other states, many hospitals, health systems and doctors just say no.

Docs Bill Medicare For End-Of-Life Advice As ‘Death Panel’ Fears Reemerge

By JoNel Aleccia February 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The federal program paid $16 million in the first six months of 2016 to counsel 223,000 patients about treatment preferences in their last days.

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