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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.

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.

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.

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 Although Denver last summer repealed sales taxes on menstrual products and the state now requires supplies to be provided in prisons, an effort to repeal the statewide sales tax on the products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.

Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost

June 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

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

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.

Workers Filed More Than 4,100 Complaints About Protective Gear. Some Still Died.

By Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra and Melissa Bailey June 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As health workers were dying of COVID-19, federal work-safety officials filed just one citation against an employer and rapidly closed complaints about protective gear.

Racial Status And The Pandemic: A Combustible Mixture

By Anna Almendrala May 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The novel coronavirus is affecting black Americans disproportionately, which some community leaders and public health experts say is not surprising. So why didn’t anyone sound an alarm?

Fear Of Coronavirus Propels Some Smokers To Quit

By April Dembosky, KQED April 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Increasing evidence suggests people who smoke are more likely to become severely ill and die from COVID-19 than nonsmokers. Some people are using that as inspiration to quit.

Ideas To Curb Surprise Medical Bills Percolate With Rare Bipartisan Push

By Shefali Luthra and Emmarie Huetteman February 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The recent declaration by President Donald Trump that taming unexpected medical bills would be a top priority for his administration echoed through the halls of Congress.

Take A Deep Breath: Making Risk-Based Decisions In The Coronavirus Era

By Julie Appleby March 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

There’s an array of recommendations about how to adjust our lives to reduce the spread of the novel virus. All are motivated by the same guiding principle: The better the public does in these efforts, the better off everyone will be.

Patients Suffer When Health Care Behemoths Quarrel Over Contracts

By Barbara Feder Ostrov February 1, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The latest example is Sutter Health and Anthem Blue Cross, whose failure to seal a deal is causing Anthem members to worry they may not have access to one of the dominant hospital chains in Northern California. Across the U.S., the stakes in such contract fights have risen, as health systems and insurers battle to increase their market share.

The COVID-19 Bailout That’s Left Every Hospital Unhappy In Its Own Way

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber April 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Despite intense lobbying for a piece of the $100 billion bailout pot, big New York hospitals and rural systems alike say they aren’t getting a fair share.

Taking Surprise Medical Bills To Court

By Julie Appleby December 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Some legal experts say contract law could provide consumers another avenue to challenge unexpected hospital bills.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes February 14, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

Furloughed Feds’ Health Coverage Intact, But Shutdown Still Complicates Things

By Julie Appleby January 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.

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