Journalists Sum Up the Costs to Patients of New Weight Loss Drugs and Hospital Mergers

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KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed a lobbying effort to get Medicare to cover a new class of weight…

Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers

3 years ago

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having…

Look Up Your Hospital: Is It Being Penalized By Medicare?

3 years ago

Under programs set up by the Affordable Care Act, the federal government cuts payments to hospitals that have high rates…

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

3 years ago

The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system…

His Anesthesia Provider Billed Medicare Late. He Got Sent to Collections for the $3,000 Tab.

3 years ago

Thomas Greene had been experiencing pain in his right leg, a complication from diabetes, when doctors recommended a procedure to…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Another Try for Mental Health ‘Parity’

3 years ago

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…

New Weight Loss Drugs Carry High Price Tags and Lots of Questions for Seniors

3 years ago

Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life. After her weight began climbing in high school, she spent years losing…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Long Road to Reining in Short-Term Plans

3 years ago

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…

With More People Giving Birth at Home, Montana Passed a Pair of Laws to Make It Easier

3 years ago

Ashley Jones’ three children were born in three different places — a hospital, a birth center, and at home. Jones,…

Medi-Cal’s Fragmented System Can Make Moving a Nightmare

3 years ago

When Lloyd Tennison moved from Walnut Creek to Stockton last year, he assumed his coverage under Medi-Cal, California’s safety-net health…