Pruebas genéticas rápidas a bebés pueden salvar vidas, pero muchas aseguradoras no las cubren
A 48 horas de su nacimiento en un hospital del área de Seattle en 2021, Layla Babayev fue sometida a una cirugía por una obstrucción intestinal. Dos semanas después, tuvo…
Es el momento de revisar el plan de Medicare. Lo nuevo que hay que saber
El otoño está marcado por dulces de Halloween, hojas que caen, vacunas contra la gripe… y anuncios sobre las opciones de Medicare. Es el momento de la inscripción abierta anual…
Hospitales perderán reembolsos de Medicare si no combaten mejor la mortal sepsis
Don Smith recuerda el momento en que despertó en una unidad de cuidados intensivos tras 13 días en coma inducido. Su mujer y su hija estaban a su lado y…
Quick Genetic Test Offers Hope for Sick, Undiagnosed Kids. But Few Insurers Offer to Pay.
Just 48 hours after her birth in a Seattle-area hospital in 2021, Layla Babayev was undergoing surgery for a bowel obstruction. Two weeks later, she had another emergency surgery, and…
Tiny, Rural Hospitals Feel the Pinch as Medicare Advantage Plans Grow
Jason Bleak runs Battle Mountain General Hospital, a small facility in a remote Nevada gold mining town that he described as “out here in the middle of nowhere.” When several…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Open Enrollment Mixing Bowl
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…
Health Care ‘Game-Changer’? Feds Boost Care for Homeless Americans
The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat homeless people wherever they find them, from creekside encampments to freeway underpasses, marking a fundamental shift in…
Abortion Coverage Is Limited or Unavailable at a Quarter of Large Employers, KFF Survey Finds
About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don’t cover them at all under health plans for their workers, according to the latest employer…
Nuevos planes de Medicare Advantage adaptan ofertas para asiáticos, latinos y LGTBQ+
A medida que Medicare Advantage gana popularidad entre los adultos mayores, tres compañías del sur de California están lanzando nuevos planes que se enfocan en comunidades culturales y étnicas, con…
Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.
Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options. It’s annual open enrollment time…