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Device-Safety Experts To FDA: Make Data Public

By Christina Jewett March 27, 2019

For almost two decades, device makers have sent reports of incidents to databases hidden from public view.

FDA Announces Sweeping Plan To Review Safety Of Surgical Staplers

By Christina Jewett March 8, 2019

The FDA said it might reclassify the widely used devices featured in a recent Kaiser Health News investigation.

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ What’s Next For The FDA?

March 7, 2019

Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the resignation of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, the latest on federal and state efforts to shore up the Affordable Care Act; and how public health officials plan to persuade parents who are reluctant to vaccinate their kids. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.

More Than Half Of Surgical Stapler Malfunctions Went To Hidden FDA Database

By Sydney Lupkin and Christina Jewett May 30, 2019

The FDA reveals that 56,000 malfunctions associated with surgical staplers weren’t reported through its traditional public reporting system.

Influential Leapfrog Group Jumps In To Rate 5,600 Surgery Centers

By Christina Jewett October 16, 2018

In the wake of a KHN/USA Today Network investigation, Leapfrog will check the safety and quality of outpatient centers.

Despite Red Flags At Surgery Centers, Overseers Award Gold Seals

By Christina Jewett September 20, 2018

A decade ago, California stopped licensing surgery centers and then gave approval power to private accreditors that are commonly paid by the same centers they inspect. That system of oversight has created a troubling legacy of laxity, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds.

Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices

By Christina Jewett Photos by Heidi de Marco March 7, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration has let medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions outside a widely scrutinized public database, leaving doctors and medical sleuths in the dark.

Medicare Reconsiders Paying For Seniors’ Spine Operations At Surgery Centers

By Christina Jewett July 30, 2018

After a USA Today Network-Kaiser Health News investigation, Medicare announced last week that it is re-evaluating whether these procedures “pose a significant safety risk” to patients.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Much Ado About Drug Prices

May 17, 2018

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call discuss President Donald Trump’s proposals to control prescription drug prices and the efforts to sell the plan to lawmakers and the public. Also, Rovner interviews emeritus law professor Timothy Jost about the state of the Affordable Care Act.

From Crib To Court: Trump Administration Summons Immigrant Infants

By Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra July 18, 2018

At least 70 infants have been ordered to appear in immigration court. Experts believe some were separated from their parents.

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