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Families Question Why Hospitals Told Black COVID Patients To Go Home

September 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

A ProPublica investigation in Louisiana found what it called “a striking pattern: Before they died, about two dozen patients first sought care at a hospital, which then discharged them, in many cases sending them home to die with hospice care. All were Black. The vast majority came from Ochsner Health, the largest hospital network in Louisiana.”

‘Living Their Values’: Palliative Care Power Couple Faces Cancer At Home

By JoNel Aleccia May 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Kathy Brandt and Kim Acquaviva are both leaders in the world of hospice and palliative care. When Brandt learned she was dying of ovarian cancer, the couple decided it could be a teachable moment.

Working Conditions Have Improved, But Health Workers Struggle With Psychological Toll

June 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

In other health care news: Medical schools face backlash over racism and hazing; hospital unions gain strength; hospice nurses step up; and American Girl dolls get a new scrubs outfit.

A Final Comfort: ‘Palliative Transport’ Brings Dying Children Home

By Melissa Bailey Photos by Kayana Szymczak May 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In a rare but growing practice, some hospitals offer parents the choice to transport their dying children out of the intensive care unit, with life support in tow, so that they can die at home.

KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Could The ACA Really Go Away?

July 11, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Is the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional? That was the question before a federal appeals court in New Orleans this week. Two of the three judges on the panel seemed inclined to agree with a lower court that the elimination of the tax penalty for failure to maintain coverage could mean the entire health law should fall. Also this week, President Donald Trump wants to improve care for people with kidney disease. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus courts blocking efforts to require drug prices in TV ads and to kick Planned Parenthood out of the federal family planning program. Plus, Rovner interviews University of Michigan law professor Nicholas Bagley about the latest legal threat to the ACA.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes July 12, 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.

Medicare Going In ‘Right Direction’ On Opioid Epidemic

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A new report by the inspector general for HHS shows prescriptions to treat opioid addiction are way up in recent years, while prescriptions for the painkillers have fallen.

‘Stonewall Generation’ Confronts Old Age, Sickness — And Discrimination

By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey May 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

For a generation of LGBTQ people who lived through unprecedented social change, getting older poses new challenges — lack of services, discrimination, neglect and even abuse.

Dentists, Physicians Offices Hit Hardest During April’s Loss Of 1.4M Health Care Jobs

May 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

The industry is usually immune to economic hardships, but closings of dentist offices and eliminating nonessential surgeries and procedures led to many layoffs and furloughs. News on health workers is nursing, paramedics, sports specialists, Doctors Without Borders, medical students, mobile health clinics, residents, mental health and hospice care, as well.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes May 17, 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.

KHN Investigation On Opioid Prescribers Pains Some Readers And Tweeters

July 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

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

Why It’s So Hard To Predict How Much Funding 9/11 First Responders Need

By Michael McAuliff July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Eighteen years ago, most first responders were not thinking about their future health when they spent hours searching “The Pile” for the remains of terror victims. Today, their illnesses are a slow-moving epidemiological nightmare that has been as difficult for scientists to study as it has been easy for politicians to overlook.

Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care

By Elisabeth Rosenthal June 4, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Amazon’s personal assistant is gaining medical skills to provide coaching or transmit and monitor patient data. Besides the loss of the human touch, virtual medicine pursued in the name of business efficiency or profit bodes ill.

Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing Scrutiny

By Lauren Weber and Fred Schulte July 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Amid an overall crackdown on private insurers’ Medicare billing practices, a new government audit and a whistleblower suit allege St. Louis-based Essence Group Holdings Corp.’s Medicare Advantage plans overcharged taxpayers.

Listening To Older Patients Who Want To Stop Dialysis

By Judith Graham February 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Older adults with advanced kidney disease sometimes want to stop dialysis but often meet resistance from doctors, new research shows. We explore options available to these patients, including conservative care.

Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers

By Marla Cone May 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

New data from the California agency that manages health benefits for 1.5 million public employees, retirees and their families shows that doctors are writing far fewer opioid prescriptions, reflecting a national trend of physicians cutting back on the addictive drugs.

Sobering Up: In An Alcohol-Soaked Nation, More Seek Booze-Free Social Spaces

By Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today July 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A national trend of boozeless bars is cropping up nationwide to create social spaces without the hangovers, DUIs and alcoholism culture. It’s part of a new push for sober options.

Pharmacy Chains Won’t Face Charges In Sprawling Bellwether Opioid Lawsuits, Appeals Court Rules

April 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

A U.S. appeals court rules that large pharmacy chains, like CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens, will not face liability charges in ongoing opioid litigation for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic as dispensaries. Many cities, counties and states have joined together to sue drug makers, wholesalers, and pharmacies–though progress on the cases filed in Ohio have slowed due to the pandemic. In drug-related news, hospices have trouble disposing of opioids once a patient has died.

Mini-Biographies Help Clinicians Connect With Patients

By Bram Sable-Smith June 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some Veterans Affairs hospitals around the country use writers to record patients’ life stories, then place a short biography in each vet’s medical record. The My Life, My Story program gives clinicians another way to get to know their patients.

In Secret, Seniors Discuss ‘Rational Suicide’

By Melissa Bailey June 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Running counter to the efforts of suicide prevention experts and many religious and social norms, some seniors are quietly exploring the option of turning to suicide when they feel they’ve lived long enough.

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