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Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey. There’s No One-and-Done Solution.

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 5, 2023

Drug use has become a major public health crisis, but effective treatment remains hard to find. It does exist though. Columnist Bernard J. Wolfson offers advice on finding help and says not to expect a quick solution.

Will a ‘National Patient Safety Board,’ Modeled After the NTSB, Actually Fly?

By Mary Chris Jaklevic June 5, 2023

A push is underway to create a National Patient Safety Board modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, an independent federal agency that investigates plane crashes and other transportation disasters. But unlike the NTSB, some patient safety advocates say, the current proposal is toothless and wouldn’t provide transparency about the nation’s hospitals.

Superar una adicción es un proceso. No hay una solución única.

By Bernard J. Wolfson June 5, 2023

La adicción es una enfermedad crónica que requiere vigilancia constante, no existe una solución única y las recaídas son parte del proceso de recuperación.

Daily Edition for Friday, June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023

Health worker wages, homeless kids, the debt bill, transgender health, urgent care, weight-loss drugs, and more are in the news.

The Gun Violence Epidemic Is ‘Locking Us Back in Our Room’

By Owen Racer June 2, 2023

As the leading cause of death for teens, firearm injuries are detrimental to more than just physical health. It takes a major toll on young people’s mental health.

How to Negotiate With Resistant Aging Parents? Borrow These Tips From the Business World

By Judith Graham June 2, 2023

Negotiation techniques can help health care providers and family caregivers find common ground with older adults who resist advice or support.

The Debt Ceiling Deal Takes a Bite Out of Health Programs. It Could Have Been Much Worse.

By Julie Rovner June 1, 2023

A bipartisan deal to raise the government’s borrowing limit dashed Republican hopes for new Medicaid work requirements and other health spending cuts. Democrats secured the compromise by making relatively modest concessions, including ordering the return of unspent covid funds and limiting other health spending.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Our 300th Episode!

June 1, 2023

When KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” podcast launched in 2017, Republicans in Washington were engaged in an (ultimately unsuccessful) campaign to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. The next six years would see a pandemic, increasingly unaffordable care, and a health care workforce experiencing unprecedented burnout. In the podcast’s 300th episode, host and chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner explores the past and possible future of the U.S. health care system with three prominent “big thinkers” in health policy: Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania, Jeff Goldsmith of Health Futures, and Farzad Mostashari of Aledade.

Watch: Payback for the Opioid Crisis: How Did the Sackler Family Skirt Liability?

June 1, 2023

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss the ruling surrounding drugmaker Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis and her reporting into the ongoing distribution of opioid settlement funds.

Daily Edition for Thursday, June 1, 2023

June 1, 2023

Overdoses, the debt bill, Medi-Cal renewals, homelessness, Medicare drug coverage, water quality, RSV, and more are in the news.

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