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‘Better Than the Hospital’: Pandemic Boosts Care for Serious Illnesses at Home

By Stephanie O'Neill May 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid-19 and dozens of other illnesses now qualify for home treatment under a new federal effort aimed at freeing up hospital beds during public health emergencies.

Blue Shield Spent Years Cultivating a Relationship with Newsom. It Got the State Vaccine Contract.

By Samantha Young and Angela Hart March 19, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Insurance giant Blue Shield of California has made millions in charitable and political donations to Gov. Gavin Newsom over nearly two decades, largely to his dearly held homeless initiatives. In turn, Newsom has rewarded the insurer with a $15 million no-bid contract to lead the state’s covid vaccination distribution.

Effort to Decipher Hospital Prices Yields Key Finding: Don’t Try It at Home

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Your dutiful columnist tried to make use of a federal “transparency” rule to compare the prices of common medical procedures in two California health care systems. It was a futile exercise.

Over 2,000 Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers To Strike Today

August 15, 2022 Morning Briefing

The strike, which will hit Northern California, is said to be over “dangerously long” waits for appointments. (KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.) Separately, Signify Health is cutting nearly 500 staff, an Oregon hospital overpaid staff by $2 million, and other stories.

Vacunados con J&J, reforzados con ARNm, y pensando en la tercera dosis

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Cerca de 17 millones de personas que recibieron la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson contra covid se preguntan cuántas dosis necesitan.

100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

By Noam N. Levey June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Delta Blues

August 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Covid is back with a vengeance, with some people clamoring for booster shots while others harden their resistance to getting vaccinated at all. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration is pushing hard on drugmaker Pfizer’s request to upgrade the emergency authorization for its vaccine and give it final approval. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

California’s Reboot of Troubled Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Health Plans

By Bernard J. Wolfson Photos by Heidi de Marco September 21, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The nine commercial insurers in Medi-Cal must reapply by submitting bids for new contracts. The state hopes the process will improve care for low-income residents and tighten accountability, something critics say has been missing.

Kaiser Permanente, Big Player in State Vaccine Effort, Has Had Trouble Vaccinating Own Members

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Older patients in several states where the California-based managed care giant operates complain they’ve had difficulty scheduling appointments and spotty communication from the health system. Some report it’s getting better, though.

A Primary Care Physician for Every American, Science Panel Urges

By Noam N. Levey May 4, 2021 KFF Health News Original

It’s time to consider primary care a “common good” akin to public education and shore up the foundation of the pandemic-battered U.S. health system, report says.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Un-Trumping the ACA

July 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The Biden administration is moving to undo many of the changes the Trump administration made to the enrollment process for the Affordable Care Act to encourage more people to sign up for health insurance. Meanwhile, Congress is opening investigations into the controversial approval by the Food and Drug Administration of an expensive drug that might (or might not) slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of Insider and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews Marshall Allen of ProPublica about his new book, “Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win.”

Newly Passed Bill Recognizes Impact Of Officer PTSD, Suicides

August 3, 2022 Morning Briefing

The Public Safety Officer Support Act creates a route for families of officers who die by suicide to access benefits. Also: a strike among Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in California, concerns over public awareness of a new mental health law in Georgia, and more.

Nueva ley de California facilita el proceso de ayuda para morir

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 3, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Una modificación a la ley vigente reduce el tiempo entre las peticiones necesarias para obtener los medicamentos para terminar con la vida. También protege más a los pacientes.

Con el fin de las licencias pagas por covid, empleados sienten la presión de ir a la oficina

By Rae Ellen Bichell November 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Economistas y expertos en salud pública dicen que la licencia por enfermedad paga es una herramienta esencial, tanto como las pruebas, las máscaras y las vacunas, para prevenir la infección por covid-19 y mantener seguros los lugares de trabajo.

Head-Scratching Over Newsom’s Choice of Blue Shield to Lead Vaccination Push

By Bernard J. Wolfson February 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s surprising choice of Blue Shield to lead the state’s covid vaccination effort raised questions about the role politics played in the decision — and whether the insurer is up to the task.

V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones

By Amanda Michelle Gomez September 7, 2021 KFF Health News Original

V-safe is a new safety monitoring system that lets anyone who has been vaccinated against covid-19 report possible side effects directly to federal health officials. Experts believe the smartphone tool has so far helped demonstrate the vaccines are safe.

Más de 100 millones de estadounidenses viven acosados por las deudas médicas

By Noam N. Levey June 16, 2022 KFF Health News Original

La investigación revela un problema mucho más extendido de lo que se había informado anteriormente. Esto se debe a que gran parte de la deuda que acumulan los pacientes figura como saldos de tarjetas de crédito, préstamos familiares o planes de pago a hospitales y otros proveedores médicos.

Health Care CEOs Join 220 Companies Imploring Senate To Act On Guns

June 10, 2022 Morning Briefing

Hundreds of chief executives of big U.S. businesses sent senators a letter Thursday asking them to take “bold urgent action to address our gun violence epidemic,” while delicate negotiations over potential new controls continue on Capitol Hill. (Note: KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.)

Kaiser Permanente Reports 2021 Most Profitable Year Yet

February 14, 2022 Morning Briefing

The health system’s net income grew over 27% versus 2020’s figures despite higher demands on its services during this phase of the pandemic. Medical school enrollments, health system joint ventures, the unknown impact of telehealth on costs, and more are also in the news.

Todo lo que hay que saber sobre omicron y las otras variantes del coronavirus

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact November 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

La variante omicron, conocida oficialmente como B.1.1.529, apareció en noviembre en varios países del sur de África. Las alarmas saltaron en todo el mundo cuando los funcionarios de salud pública de Sudáfrica vieron que empezaba a superar a delta, la cepa dominante hasta ahora.

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