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Injuries Mount as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons, Even in Operating Rooms

By Fred Schulte August 9, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Aggressive sales tactics have allegedly led surgeons to use defective or wrong-size implants, screws or other products on patients, including former Olympian Mary Lou Retton.

Is Your Covid Vaccine Venue Prepared to Handle Rare, Life-Threatening Reactions?

By JoNel Aleccia January 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

More than two dozen people who have received the new covid vaccines in U.S. hospitals and health centers suffered anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal allergic reaction. While such severe reactions are rare, experts warn that the drugstores and drive-thru clinics considered integral to the vaccine rollout must be prepared.

Biden Wins, but His Health Agenda Dims With GOP Likely to Hold Senate

By Julie Rovner November 7, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Democrats had hoped not only to defeat President Donald Trump but also to capture the Senate so they could make major policy changes, such as bolstering the Affordable Care Act and reducing the number of uninsured.

Even With ACA’s Fate in Flux, Open Enrollment Starts Soon. Here’s What’s New.

By Julie Appleby October 22, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act’s future is uncertain and there’s no end in sight to the pandemic. Still, the 2021 insurance year is marked by stability.

Vaccine Ramp-Up Squeezes Covid Testing and Tracing

By Bernard J. Wolfson January 25, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The ability of California health officials to multitask in a pandemic will be severely tested as they scramble to find staff for vaccination sites while maintaining testing and contact tracing.

Health Workers and Hospitals Grapple With Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks

By Christina Jewett February 11, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Masks imitating the real thing are flooding U.S. ports, and authorities can hardly keep pace.

Minneapolis Police Injured Protesters With Rubber Bullets. The City Has Taken Little Action.

By Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY May 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

A year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in police custody, there is scant evidence the city has changed how its police officers use less-lethal weapons or strengthened its oversight. Instead, it may be a study in stymied reform, unenforced policies and a lack of transparency.

Many Health Plans Now Must Cover Full Cost of Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs

By Michelle Andrews January 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Most private insurance will be required to cover drugs, like Truvada, that offer protection against HIV infection, without making plan members share the cost.

Hospital Prices Just Got a Lot More Transparent. What Does This Mean for You?

By Julie Appleby January 5, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals are required to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers. That’s a lot more information than was previously required, which was only the posting of “chargemasters” — the hospital-generated list prices that few consumers or health plans actually pay.

Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine

By Julie Appleby January 13, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Doctors say some patients, and even medical staff members, don’t know where to go to be vaccinated against covid-19.

Redesigned McDonald’s Coffee Cups Could Help Supersize Vaccination Effort

May 12, 2021 Morning Briefing

Starting in July, the new McCafe cups and stickers will feature the slogan “We Can Do This” and include a website address that directs people to nearby appointments.

Spanish Translation On Virginia Website Says Vaccine ‘Not Necessary’

January 19, 2021 Morning Briefing

But the Virginia Department of Health is standing by its translation, which came from Google Translate. Other news is on Microsoft’s campus being used as a vaccination site, the definition of an “essential” worker and more.

GOP Senate Ad Misrepresents Montana Governor’s Stance

By Victoria Knight August 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The race between Steve Bullock and Steve Daines reflects a trend in campaigns nationwide. Republicans often paint Democrats as left of the general public and health care has often been one of the issues the GOP highlights in that effort. In this case, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is leaping to conclusions with its claims.

Barr Says Police Didn’t Use Chemical Irritants To Clear Area By DC Church. They Did.

By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact June 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The attorney general’s assertion is directly at odds with the description of pepper balls offered by the manufacturer.

California Counties ‘Flying the Plane as We Build It’ in a Plodding Vaccine Rollout

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester January 14, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with covid-19 testing and contact tracing. It’s a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.

Nurses and Doctors Sick With COVID Feel Pressured to Get Back to Work

By Emmarie Huetteman August 12, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hospital employees say they must choose between their paychecks and their health or that of their families. Returning to work with symptoms also risks infection among the patients they are meant to heal.

Trump Administration’s Sudden Shift on COVID Data Leaves States in the Lurch

By Alex Smith, KCUR July 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Missouri Hospital Association says the switch of data collection from the CDC to a new HHS contractor is “a major disruption.” In Kansas, the move likely will delay hospitalization data.

Live Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites — But Not in My Hospital

By Rae Ellen Bichell December 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In a fracas between a largely rural county and neighboring cities, class and politics are just as relevant as the coronavirus. People are getting “stupid and mean,” as one mayor put it.

How to Pull Off a COVID-Era Music Festival

By Chaseedaw Giles December 16, 2020 KFF Health News Original

One woman’s attempt to create a festival celebrating diverse music ran up against the reality of the pandemic this year. But it also yielded lessons in how to reimagine events in the COVID era.

Website Errors Raise Calls For Medicare To Be Flexible With Seniors’ Enrollment

By Susan Jaffe December 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Members of Congress and others complain Medicare’s revamped Plan Finder had problems. Federal officials say they can help consumers who got bad information change their plans next year. But details about how switching will work are yet to come.

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