Daily Edition for Friday, June 16, 2023
Health care diversity, fentanyl seizures, covid boosters and origins, hospital revenues, opioid settlement funds, and more are in the news.
Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public for First Time
By Aneri Pattani
KFF Health News obtained documents showing the exact dollar amounts — down to the cent — that local governments have been allocated in 2022 and 2023 to battle the ongoing opioid crisis.
What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients
By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media
U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars, expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.
Se hacen públicos por primera vez los pagos a los gobiernos locales por el acuerdo sobre opioides
By Aneri Pattani
Algunos estados, como Carolina del Norte y Colorado, han publicado en internet los detalles de su distribución. Pero en la mayoría de los lugares es complicado.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Slow Your Disenroll
More than a million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended. The Biden administration is asking states to slow disenrollment, but that does not mean states must listen. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court decision gives Medicaid beneficiaries the right to sue over their care, and a new deal preserves coverage of preventive services nationwide as a Texas court case continues. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, a new unit of JPMorgan Chase, about employers’ role in insurance coverage.
Daily Edition for Thursday, June 15, 2023
Homelessness, fentanyl, anti-vax messaging, long covid, abortion, youth mental health, cancer drug shortages, and more are in today’s news.
International Rights Group Calls Out US for Allowing Hospitals to Push Millions Into Debt
By Noam N. Levey
In a new report, Human Rights Watch urges stronger federal and state action to hold hospitals to account for a medical debt crisis that now burdens more than 100 million Americans.
Montana Clinics Chip Away at Refugees’ Obstacles to Dental Care
By Erica Zurek
As the number of refugees entering the U.S. grows, those arriving in Montana and other rural areas find limited dental care options.
Tech Luminaries Give RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Message a Boost
By Darius Tahir
The views of the leader of a broad anti-vaccine movement who is now running for president are unchallenged in public forums run by several prominent Silicon Valley figures.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 14, 2023
School heat plans, homeless deaths, the drug epidemic, covid, preventive care coverage, military health, and more are in the news.
