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Welcome to KFF Health News
In these dire times for the news industry, the birth of a news organization is a rare bright spot. We hope KFF Health News will make a vital contribution by covering health care policy and politics, as well as trends in the industry and delivery of care. With …
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - KFF Health News
Dec 18, 2024 · Summaries Of The News: Outbreaks and Health Threats Scientific Journal Retracts Study On Using Hydroxychloroquine For Covid The March 2020 study set off a firestorm over the antimalarial drug that continues to this day.
About Us - KFF Health News
KFF Health News Leadership. Alex Wayne, Executive Editor, previously worked for Bloomberg News, where he led coverage of the Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidencies and reported on health care policy, including the development of the Affordable Care Act.In 2020, he helped manage and edit articles about the coronavirus’ infiltration of Trump’s White House that won the Gerald R. Ford ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - KFF Health News
Dec 17, 2024 · ACA enrollment extended, Trump's picks for top health jobs, PBMs, opioids, polio vaccine, caregiver bill, gun violence, and more.
In Year 7, ‘Bill of the Month’ Gives Patients a Voice
3 days ago · Affording medical care continues to be among the top health concerns facing Americans today. In the seventh year of KFF Health News’ “Bill of the Month” series, readers shared their most perplexing, vexing, and downright expensive medical bills and asked us to help figure out what happened. Our reporters analyzed $800,000 in charges, including more than $370,000 owed by 12 patients and ...
Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency …
Dec 20, 2024 · It seems simple: Require hospitals and insurers to post their negotiated prices for most health care services and — bingo — competition follows, yielding lower costs for consumers. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for …
Survey Finds Nearly 80% Dissatisfied With Cost Of Health Care In US
Dec 9, 2024 · In the lowest marks in over two decades, a Gallup poll finds that only 19% of Americans are satisfied with the costs of health care in 2024. Quality ratings suffer as well, with less than a majority of people giving "good" or "excellent." And a separate survey looks at Medicare Advantage plans.
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
Dec 17, 2024 · This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Community groups are working to restore the cemeteries of closed psychiatric hospitals, and some hospitals are looking for new ways to help patients keep up with the utility bills. Dec. 5 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Leaders often fail to address ...
Mental Health Archives - KFF Health News
Dec 24, 2024 · California’s ‘Care Courts’ Are Falling Short. By Christine Mai-Duc December 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original. California’s controversial experiment to order mental illness and drug treatment for some of its sickest residents is rolling out statewide, but the latest data shows the new initiative is falling far short of early objectives.