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What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients

By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media June 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars, expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.

She Paid Her Husband’s Hospital Bill. A Year After His Death, They Wanted More Money.

By Samantha Liss August 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A widow encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers can come after patients to collect well after a bill has been paid.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Readying for Republican Rule

November 14, 2024 Podcast

With Republicans now set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives starting in January, their health agenda remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that just about anything could be on the table, from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, to drug prices and public health. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are preparing to fight the implementation of abortion rights ballot measures just passed by voters in seven states. Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too.

Readers and Tweeters Take a Close Look at Eye Care and White Mulberry Leaf

September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Holly K. Hacker Data visualizations by Lydia Zuraw March 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 3 million Americans live sicker, shorter lives in the hundreds of rural counties where doctor shortages are the worst and poor internet connections mean little or no access to telehealth services.

Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies

By Bernard J. Wolfson January 4, 2023 KFF Health News Original

If family coverage on an employer-sponsored plan is too expensive, a worker’s spouse and dependents may be eligible for Affordable Care Act subsidies under a new federal rule.

Looming Cuts to Emergency SNAP Benefits Threaten Food Security in Rural America

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez February 23, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In a few weeks, pandemic-era emergency boosts to SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, will be rolled back across 32 states, putting more pressure on food pantries to fill the gaps and exacerbating challenges for rural areas, where a greater share of people are enrolled in the program compared with metro areas.

California Confronts Overdose Epidemic Among Former Prison Inmates

By Don Thompson May 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Individuals newly released from prison are 40 times as likely to die of opioid overdoses than members of the general population, researchers say. In response, California corrections officials aim to arm departing inmates with an antidote that can be used to reverse the effects of opioid poisoning.

Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyone. California Grapples With a Response.

By Bernard J. Wolfson January 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is developing a program to evaluate, treat, and monitor doctors with alcohol and drug problems. But there is sharp disagreement over whether those who might volunteer for the program should be subject to public disclosure and over how much participants should pay.

Denials of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising — And Getting Weirder

By Elisabeth Rosenthal May 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Health and Human Services is tasked with monitoring denials both by Obamacare health plans and those offered through employers and insurers. As insurers’ denials become more common, they sometimes defy not just medical standards of care but sheer logic. Why hasn’t the agency fulfilled its assignment?

California Governor and Democratic Lawmakers at Odds Over Billions in Health Care Funds

By Angela Hart May 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting pressure from his political allies to begin spending money on health care that the state raised by fining Californians who go without health insurance. But Newsom says the state can’t afford to.

Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It

By Darius Tahir and Simon Fondrie-Teitler, The Markup Illustration by Oona Zenda June 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Twelve of the largest drugstores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News.

The Business of Clinical Trials Is Booming. Private Equity Has Taken Notice.

By Rachana Pradhan December 2, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Private equity-backed Headlands Research heralded its covid-19 vaccine trials as a chance to boost participation among diverse populations, then it shuttered multiple sites that conducted them.

On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

By Katheryn Houghton May 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Montana and other states are trying to increase the number of nurses specially trained to treat survivors of sexual assault.

An Outdated Tracking System Is a Key Factor in Texas’ Foster Care Shortcomings

By Colleen DeGuzman May 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The computer program, designed in 1996 to be a secure location for foster children’s medical and school records and histories of neglect and abuse, is older than Google — and has had far fewer updates.

New Mexico Program to Reduce Maternity Care Deserts in Rural Areas Fights for Survival

By Sarah Jane Tribble May 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A federally funded program in remote New Mexico has helped hundreds of pregnant mothers stay healthy, but it’s running out of time and money despite a growing national maternity care crisis. The four-year, nearly $3 million grant has provided telehealth, coordinated care, and social services to mothers in need.

An Arm and a Leg: Credit Card, Please

By Dan Weissmann July 3, 2023 Podcast

What do you do when a medical provider asks you to provide a credit card upfront? In this episode, we hear advice about your options in this situation.

NY Docs Are Now Required to Prescribe Naloxone to Some Patients on Opioid Painkillers

By Michelle Andrews January 5, 2023 KFF Health News Original

This strategy — now in place in at least 10 states — is part of an effort to curb accidental opioid overdose deaths by patients who take these powerful medications.

Readers and Tweeters Find Disadvantages in Medicare Advantage

November 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Readers and Tweeters Decry Medical Billing Errors, Price-Gouging, and Barriers to Benefits

November 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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