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How A Company Misappropriated Native American Culture To Sell Health Insurance

By Fred Schulte May 20, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Maine investigators find one patient’s saga with O’NA HealthCare offers a cautionary tale for anyone looking for cut-rate coverage online.

Majority Of Voters In 3 Battleground States Think Insurers Should Be On Hook For Surprise Medical Bills, Poll Finds

September 18, 2019 Morning Briefing

There are several options that lawmakers are considering when it comes to surprise medical bills, including a bipartisan measure that would put a federally mandated rate cap on the amount that insurers have to pay doctors for out-of-network emergency care.

When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez June 9, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As doctors look for alternative ways to charge patients for care, some Medicare enrollees may lose access to their physicians.

Avoiding Care During the Pandemic Could Mean Life or Death

By John M. Glionna July 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Americans are avoiding hospitals and clinics by the millions, even when they shouldn’t, and many experts expect a jump in preventable disease diagnoses after the COVID crisis eases. Paradoxically, the pandemic may have been good for some heart patients, however.

California AG Seeks More Power To Battle Merger-Hungry Health Care Chains

By Rachel Bluth June 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Xavier Becerra has made battling health care consolidation a priority since he became attorney general. Now that COVID-19 threatens vulnerable health care practices, he’s pushing to expand his authority to slow health care mergers.

State Laws Ban Surprise Medical Bills. She Got One for $227K And Fought Back.

By JoNel Aleccia March 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

No one told a Washington state woman she was racking up massive out-of-pocket charges during a month-long emergency stay in an Oregon hospital. For six months, she and her husband were haunted by looming debt — and bill collectors.

COVID Catch-22: They Got A Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test For Virus

By Julie Appleby July 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Americans who had coronavirus symptoms in March and April are getting big hospital bills — because they were not sick enough to get then-scarce COVID tests. Some insurers say they are trying to correct these bills, but patients may have to put up a fight.

Pandemic-Stricken Cities Have Empty Hospitals, But Reopening Them Is Difficult

By Nina Feldman, WHYY April 2, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In Philadelphia, New Orleans and Los Angeles, former safety-net hospitals sit empty in the middle of the city. But reopening a closed hospital, even in the midst of a pandemic when health resources are scarce, is not easy or cheap.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes May 24, 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.

The Challenges Of Keeping Young Adults Safe During The Pandemic

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Even while playing the role of quarantine enforcer for your teens and 20-somethings, recognize that they are as anxious and worried as you are — and with good reason.

Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk

By Christina Jewett September 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID patients have been commingled with uninfected patients in California, Florida, New Jersey, Iowa, Ohio, Maryland, New York and beyond. While officials have penalized nursing homes for such failures, hospitals have seen less scrutiny.

For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

By Judith Graham May 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The guidance to stay sheltered as society slowly reopens wears on older Americans, who have a growing sense of isolation and depression.

Mired In Medical Debt? Federal Plan Would Update Overdue-Bill Collection Methods

By Michelle Andrews May 31, 2019 KFF Health News Original

More than half of Americans contacted about an overdue bill said it related to medical debt. A federal agency has proposed new guidance for what debt collectors are allowed to do when pursuing many types of overdue consumer bills, including medical debt. But some consumer advocates have panned the effort.

Legal Promise Of Equal Mental Health Treatment Often Falls Short

By Graison Dangor June 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act and other federal laws sought to put mental health care on an equal footing with physical health. But patients are still finding that’s not the case.

How Mis- And Disinformation Campaigns Online Kneecap Coronavirus Response

By Shefali Luthra June 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic has been marked by a significant amount of misinformation — some spread on purpose — that could prove deadly.

Swab, Spit, Stay Home? College Coronavirus Testing Plans Are All Over the Map

By Michael McAuliff and Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, KBIA and Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media and Stephanie O'Neill August 21, 2020 KFF Health News Original

2020 will be a year like no other on college campuses, as every institution makes its own rules. Some have no plans to routinely test students for the coronavirus; others aim to test every student and staff member twice a week.

Tampons, Pads And Politics Mesh In New Push For Access To Menstrual Supplies

By Kate Ruder March 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As a national movement for better access to menstrual products gains steam, “period equity” activists in Colorado are finding the path to change isn’t straight. Although Denver last summer repealed sales taxes on menstrual products and the state now requires supplies to be provided in prisons, an effort to repeal the statewide sales tax on the products failed. So, activists assemble supply kits to donate to those who need them.

How The Pandemic And An Anti-Vax Health Official Are Roiling A Montana Community

By Kathleen McLaughlin May 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In one conservative pocket of Montana, a local health board member who opposes vaccinations helped fight the state’s stay-at-home rules. But now, as the state slowly reopens, she faces a backlash of her own.

In Fine Print, HHS Appears To Ban All Surprise Billing During The Pandemic

By Emmarie Huetteman April 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Language in the CARES Act says providers who take emergency funding cannot balance-bill coronavirus patients ― and “every patient” is considered a possible COVID-19 patient.

Better Than Other Plans Or Better Than Nothing? Trump’s Claim About ‘Affordable’ Options

By Julie Appleby February 11, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Caveat emptor. Some of these health insurance plans might prove helpful for some people, but making that determination is not easy.

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