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Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown on Transgender Care

By Bram Sable-Smith and Daniel Chang and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Sandy West June 20, 2023

As more states restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people, some are relocating to more welcoming destinations, such as California, Illinois, Maryland, and Nevada, where they don’t have to worry about being locked out of medical care.

Familias huyen de los estados que niegan atención de salud a las personas trans

By Bram Sable-Smith and Daniel Chang and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Sandy West June 20, 2023

Más de una cuarta parte de los adultos trans encuestados por KFF y The Washington Post a fines del año pasado dijeron que se mudaron a otro vecindario, ciudad o estado en busca de un ambiente más tolerante.

Doctor Lands in the Doghouse After Giving Covid Vaccine Waivers Too Freely

By Brett Kelman June 16, 2023

Richard Coble issued vaccine waivers to patients in at least three states without examining them. He was exposed by a Nashville TV station that bought a waiver for a Labrador retriever named Charlie.

Daily Edition for Friday, June 16, 2023

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 June 16, 2023

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 June 16, 2023

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 June 16, 2023

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

June 15, 2023

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

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 June 15, 2023

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.

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