Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400
Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN’s office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup. After an ultrasound,…
Journalists Delve Into Open Enrollment, School Nurse Shortages, and More
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how law enforcement agencies are eyeing the opioid settlement funds for their own use on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Oct. 20.…
Why Do We Pay For so Much Worthless Health Care?
Medical advances are expensive. Take Wegovy, the wildly successful obesity drug that we learned last week may also reduce the risk of heart disease. If just 10 percent of Medicare…
Beyond Insulin: Medi-Cal Expands Patient Access to Diabetes Supplies
LOS ANGELES — June Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that she needed a quick dose of sugar. Her blood sugar was plummeting, and the…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the…
Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage
Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one, in particular, is inescapable: compensation. Substantial disparities between what primary care physicians…
Why It’s So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care
The U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows that…
US to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus
A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in…
Nueva ley de California ofrece protección contra facturas por viajes en ambulancia
El año pasado, el caballo de la familia pateó varias veces en el pecho a Megan, la hija de Jennifer Reisz. La estudiante universitaria cayó al suelo, incapaz de moverse…
Medicare amplía su lista de profesionales de salud mental
Lynn Cooper estaba pasando por un momento difícil. Tras perder su trabajo en 2019, se deprimió profundamente. Luego llegó la pandemia de covid-19 y su ansiedad se disparó. Para colmo,…