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‘Climate Grief’: Fears About The Planet’s Future Weigh On Americans’ Mental Health

By Victoria Knight July 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Although there’s no official clinical diagnosis, the psychiatric and psychological communities have names for the phenomenon of worrying about the Earth’s fate: “climate distress,” “climate grief,” “climate anxiety” or “eco-anxiety.” The concept also is gradually making its way into the public consciousness in television shows and movies.

Readers And Tweeters: Are Millennials Killing The Primary Care Doctor?

October 26, 2018 KFF Health News Original

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

A Medical Sanctuary For Migrant Farmworkers

By John M. Glionna May 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A former farmworker, now a doctor, runs two clinics in California’s Central Valley providing care — often free of charge — for migrants who don’t have money and are deeply worried about the federal government’s hard-line stance on immigration.

Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging

By Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman September 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn’t kept pace with the graying population.

In Weary Post-Storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid Cutbacks Bode New Ills

By Sarah Varney and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez August 6, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The island’s government must squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, part of the U.S. territory’s agreement with the federal government as Puerto Rico claws its way back from fiscal oblivion. Experts warn such drastic cuts defy actuarial science.

Viewpoints: Don’t Believe GOP Spin On Preexisting Conditions Protections; Stop Charging Patients For Hospital Out-Of-Network Costs

October 29, 2018 Morning Briefing

Editorial pages focus on these health care topics and others.

Surgeons’ Opioid-Prescribing Habits Are Hard To Kick

By Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas June 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A new data analysis by KHN and Johns Hopkins researchers shows that even as the CDC issued warnings, surgeons handed out many times the number of opioid pills needed for post-op pain.

In India’s Slums, ‘Painkillers Are Part Of The Daily Routine’

By Sarah Varney August 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

As the Indian government reluctantly loosens its prescription opioid laws after decades of lobbying by palliative care advocates desperate to ease their patients’ pain, the nation’s sprawling, cash-fed health care system is ripe for misuse.

After A Rural Hospital Closes, Delays In Emergency Care Cost Patients Dearly

By Sarah Jane Tribble Photos by Christopher Smith August 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., forces trauma patients to deal with changing services and expectations.

Walmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers

By Phil Galewitz May 15, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is recommending that employees and dependents use one of 800 imaging centers identified as providing trustworthy care.

Infusion Treatments — Needed or Not — Can Deplete Patients’ Wallets

By Shefali Luthra August 2, 2019 KFF Health News Original

When it comes to physician-administered infusion drugs, doctors sometimes have a financial reason for their choice and patients often aren’t aware of cheaper options.

Five Things We Found In The FDA’s Hidden Device Database

By Sydney Lupkin June 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Food and Drug Administration released two decades of previously hidden data containing millions of injuries or malfunctions by medical devices. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

Beset By Lawsuits And Criticism In U.S., Opioid Makers Eye New Market In India

By Sarah Varney August 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

What began in India as a populist movement to bring inexpensive morphine to the diseased and dying poor has paved the way for a booming pain management industry. Now, new customers are being funneled to U.S. drugmakers bedeviled by a government crackdown back home.

Beyond The Shattered Lives And Bodies, Money Worries Weigh On Las Vegas Victims

By Anna Gorman October 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Many of the gunshot survivors who suffered serious injuries face not only high deductibles and out-of-network charges but also lost wages.

Hurricane Maria’s Legacy: Thousands Of Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez April 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported “clinically significant” symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

When Credit Scores Become Casualties Of Health Care

By Shefali Luthra May 9, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The complexity of health insurance coverage rules, along with market trends that leave consumers open to more out-of-pocket costs, lead to mounting medical debt for consumers.

The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire — And Towns Left In The Wreckage

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Lauren Weber Photos by Heidi de Marco August 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Jorge A. Perez and his management company, EmpowerHMS, helped run an empire of rural hospitals. Now, in a staggering implosion, 12 of them have entered bankruptcy and eight have closed their doors, leaving hundreds of residents without jobs and their communities without lifesaving emergency medical care. So, what happened?

Even Going To In-Network Hospitals Can Land You With A Big Medical Bill

August 14, 2018 Morning Briefing

When patients go to an in-network facility, they can still be treated by an out-of-network medical professional–anesthesia or pathology claims being among the most common.

Market Muscle: Study Uncovers Differences Between Medicare And Private Insurers

By Shefali Luthra May 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Findings released Thursday by the Rand Corp. highlight how reimbursement rates vary nationally and the impact the charges have on the nation’s high cost of health care.

FAQ: How Does New Trump Fetal Tissue Policy Impact Medical Research?

By Michelle Andrews June 7, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The scientific use of tissue from aborted fetuses has frequently been a hot point of contention between anti-abortion forces and researchers. It heats up again as federal officials announced this week they were ending NIH research using the tissue.

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