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Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted Covid as Patients

By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett December 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Families who believe their loved ones contracted covid-19 while hospitalized are finding they have little recourse following a wave of liability shield legislation pushed by business interests.

Mission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions

By Jordan Rau August 24, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Nonprofit hospitals of all sizes have been trying their luck as venture capitalists, saying their investments improve care through the creation of new medical devices, health software and other innovations. But the gamble at times has been harder to pull off than expected.

Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved at ‘Warp Speed’ to Help the Masses

By Liz Szabo February 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Clinical trials of covid-19 vaccines excluded pregnant people, which left many women wondering whether to get vaccinated.

Hospitals Confront Climate Change as Patients Sick From Floods and Fires Crowd ERs

By Miranda Green October 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Patients sickened in heat waves, flooding and wildfire have raised awareness of climate change’s impact on health. Now, some hospitals are building solar panels and cutting waste to reduce their own carbon footprints, with support from a new office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But the industry is moving slowly.

Loophole Averted After Surprise-Bill Brouhaha In Texas

By Ashley Lopez, KUT December 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Texas Medical Board bowed out of the rule-making process for a new law protecting consumers from surprise medical bills. Advocates hailed the new rules written by the state insurance regulators.

1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care

By Rachel Bluth June 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

On average, 16% of inpatient stays and 18% of emergency visits left a patient with at least one out-of-network charge, most of those came from doctors offering treatment at the hospital, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

A Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. Covid Still Isn’t Over There.

By Rae Ellen Bichell October 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

San Juan County, Colorado, is one of the most vaccinated counties in the U.S. Leaders across the country continue to expound on the vaccine as the path forward in the pandemic. But San Juan’s experience the past few weeks with its first covid hospitalizations shows that, even with an extremely vaccinated population, masks are still necessary.

Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans

By Phil Galewitz September 17, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The plans are designed for people who don’t get dental coverage through their jobs and can’t afford an individual plan. For about $300 to $400 a year, patients receive certain preventive services at no charge and other procedures at a discount.

Last-Minute Loophole Could Undermine Texas Law Against Surprise Medical Bills

By Ashley Lopez, KUT November 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Texas passed a bipartisan law against surprise medical billing, but advocates warn that a proposed rule could severely weaken it, continuing to allow surprise bills outside of emergencies.

Unvaccinated, Homebound and Now Hospitalized With Covid in New York City

By Fred Mogul June 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Across the country, doctors report that those hospitalized with covid now are largely unvaccinated. New York City lags the rest of the nation in vaccinating people 65 and older, and its efforts to reach the homebound and disabled have been late in coming and disorganized.

Can a Subscription Model Fix Primary Care in the US?

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Medical subscriptions, a $199 million CEO payday and the race to fix primary care in the U.S. One Medical is betting big that a subscription model can fix primary care. But the firm faces competition from CVS, Target and large hospital systems.

Affordable Mental Health Care? It’s Getting Even Tougher to Access

By Jenny Gold November 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than a decade after Congress passed a law mandating equal access for mental and physical health care, Americans struggle to find affordable, in-network mental health providers.

How Low Can They Go? Rural Hospitals Weigh Keeping Obstetric Units When Births Decline

By Charlotte Huff November 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Many small hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units as births decline. For those who resist the trend, some studies suggest that hospitals with low deliveries are more likely to see complications for patients. Doctors and public health experts say there is no magic number to determine when it is best to close an obstetrics unit.

Unused Johnson & Johnson Covid Doses Are Piling Up as FDA Waits to See if Shelf Life Can Be Extended

By Rachana Pradhan and Christina Jewett June 8, 2021 KFF Health News Original

As vaccine expiration dates loom, states with hundreds of thousands of doses on hand say demand is tanking and there’s no easy way to donate to other states or countries that might want them

The ER Charged Him $6,500 for Six Stitches. No Wonder His Critically Ill Wife Avoided the ER.

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio November 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple’s experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly decision the next time they needed help.

Surprise! Fixing Out-Of-Network Bills Means Someone Must Pay

By Julie Rovner May 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Despite the broad agreement on the need to address surprise bills, insurers and health care providers oppose the other side’s preferred solutions.

Leader of California’s Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step Down

By Bernard J. Wolfson and Angela Hart September 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Peter Lee helped create Covered California, which has been lauded as a national example among the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces, and he fiercely opposed Republican efforts to repeal the federal health reform law.

Mattresses and Mold Removal: Medi-Cal to Offer Unconventional Treatments to Asthma Patients

By Angela Hart December 15, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In January, California’s Medicaid program will begin offering nontraditional services —such as ridding homes of roaches, replacing mattresses and installing air purifiers — to some low-income asthma patients. But the rollout could be chaotic, with insurance companies struggling to identify groups that can deliver the services.

Lawmakers Pressure Newsom to ‘Step Up’ on Racism as a Public Health Issue

By Angela Hart June 10, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Democratic lawmakers are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to approve $100 million per year to fund programs that address health inequality and structural racism.

Upended: How Medical Debt Changed Their Lives

By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani and Yuki Noguchi, NPR News and Bram Sable-Smith Updated December 21, 2022 Originally Published June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt.

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