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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Rocky Road Ahead In Congress For Insurance Market Bills

March 15, 2018

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the problems that are making congressional efforts to pass legislation to stabilize the individual insurance market a long shot.

Congress Tackles The Opioid Epidemic. But How Much Will It Help?

By Shefali Luthra March 19, 2018

President Trump, speaking Monday, called for a tough-on-crime federal approach. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, legislative strategies to combat this pressing public health problem are gaining momentum, but experts are not certain these approaches will make a difference.

Bill Of The Month: For Toenail Fungus, A $1,500 Prescription

By Shefali Luthra March 16, 2018

How a prescription wiped out one woman’s health reimbursement account, raising questions about prescription drug price tags and about how health care professionals deal (or don’t) with medical costs.

Medicaid Is Rural America’s Financial Midwife

By Shefali Luthra March 12, 2018

Medicaid payments allow struggling hospitals to maintain vital costly services such as maternity care.

Buried In The Budget Bill Are Belated Gifts For Some Health Care Providers

By Shefali Luthra March 2, 2018

How physical and occupational therapists triumphed in a two-decade-long quest to overturn limits on their compensation.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The Long Wait Ends For Short-Term Plan Rules

February 22, 2018

In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News discuss the Trump administration’s proposed regulation that would allow the expansion of short-term health insurance policies that do not comply with all the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The panelists also talk about federal funding (or not) of public health research around guns.

Stalled Health Programs Await A Green Light On The Hill

By Shefali Luthra February 2, 2018

With another piece of must-pass legislation set to move through Congress, there’s a push to attach provisions to keep afloat a number of health-related programs for which funding or specific federal direction has expired.

Nation’s Top Doc Wants The Overdose Antidote Widely On Hand. Is That Feasible?

By Shefali Luthra and Rachel Bluth April 18, 2018

Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged more people to carry the drug naloxone, a lifesaving treatment for opioid overdoses. But this policy is tricky to implement.

Readers Seek Transparency On Surgery Centers, ‘Bill Of The Month’ Investigations

March 28, 2018

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Stopping Opioid Addiction At One Key Source: The Hospital

By Shefali Luthra December 6, 2017

Based on research conducted at the University of Michigan’s medical center, a group of surgeons developed a strategy to help post-surgical patients from misusing or abusing their prescription painkillers.

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