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The Blame Game: Everyone And No One Is Raising Insulin Prices

By Rachel Bluth April 10, 2019

During Wednesday’s House subcommittee hearing on insulin price hikes, drug makers and benefits managers pointed fingers at each other for the last decade’s 300% price increase, frustrating congressional representatives.

Can Someone Tell Me What A PBM Does?

By Rachel Bluth April 9, 2019

The Senate Finance Committee’s third drug-pricing hearing focused on pharmacy benefit managers, and was more of a fact-finding mission on how these companies operate than a debate about policy proposals.

Fixing Surprise Medical Bill Problem Shouldn’t Fall To Consumers, Panel Told

By Rachel Bluth April 2, 2019

Though a range of policy solutions have been discussed by Congress, the White House and other experts, a theme of a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday was that providers and insurers are key to correcting the issue.

Lawmakers United Against High Drug Prices Bare Partisan Teeth

By Rachel Bluth March 7, 2019

Clear differences of opinion emerged between Democrats and Republicans during a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing about how to make prescription drugs more affordable in the Medicare program.

This Time When My Water Breaks, Take Me To A Hospital Without Surprise Bills

By Rachel Bluth March 4, 2019

New research shows how an experience with surprise medical bills can guide patients’ future decision-making.

Is New App From Feds Your Answer To Navigating Medicare Coverage? Yes And No

By Rachel Bluth February 22, 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched this month the “What’s Covered” app, designed to provide yes-or-no answers about what services are covered under traditional Medicare. KHN took it for a test drive with real consumers.

Discharged, Dismissed: ERs Often Miss Chance To Set Overdose Survivors On ‘Better Path’

By Rachel Bluth February 19, 2019

Only a small percentage of people who survived an opioid overdose received in the next year some form of drug abuse treatment, according to an analysis of West Virginia Medicaid claims data. Experts say the findings underscore a national disconnect.

GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding

By Rachel Bluth January 16, 2019

Fundraising for medical expenses leads this crowdfunding website and, according to its chief executive, highlights a deep national need to address the high costs of health care.

Alcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver Transplant

By Rachel Bluth January 22, 2019

New research suggests that attitudes toward liver transplant candidates who have a history of alcohol abuse are softening.

Health Care Is Where The Jobs Are. But What Kind Of Jobs?

By Rachel Bluth December 18, 2018

The health care industry adds thousands of jobs to the economy each month. While they aren’t all doctors and nurses, they aren’t all paper pushers either.

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