Setting the Record Straight on the FDA’s Authority Over Drug Ads
KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Some Employers Test Arrangement To Give Workers Allowance for Coverage
By Michelle Andrews
Employers are showing interest in a type of health reimbursement account that gives workers a contribution to choose and buy their own plans, rather than participating in group plans.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Catholic Hospital In Eureka Accused Of Denying Abortion Care: Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, alleging it denied emergency abortion care to a woman who was miscarrying and bleeding profusely, forcing her to travel to another hospital in excruciating pain and worrying she would bleed out. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Politico.
How Minnesota Figures Into the Presidential Politics of Insulin Prices
By Bram Sable-Smith
Minnesota led the way on insulin affordability, culminating in 2020 when Gov. Tim Walz signed a law going further to cut costs than other state laws. Now, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are vying for support from people with diabetes.
Here’s Why Getting a Covid Shot During Pregnancy Is Important
By Jackie Fortiér
New data from the CDC shows covid vaccination during pregnancy is key to protecting vulnerable newborns from the virus.
Get Your BOO On! Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Care Haikus
Submissions are open for KFF Health News’ sixth annual Halloween haiku competition. Send us your best scary poems — if you dare.
Silence in Sikeston: Trauma Lives in the Body
By Cara Anthony
Denzel Taylor, a young Black father, moved from Chicago to Sikeston, Missouri, for a fresh start in life. There, he proposed to his girlfriend, started a family, and then, in April 2020, was fatally shot by police officers. Taylor had two young daughters and another on the way when he was killed. Pediatrician Rhea Boyd talks about how children process such loss.
Es crítico vacunarse contra covid durante el embarazo
By Jackie Fortiér
Casi el 90% de los bebés que tuvieron que ser hospitalizados con covid-19 tenían madres que no se vacunaron mientras estaban embarazadas, según nuevos datos publicados por los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 30, 2024
California Mandates Coverage For IVF: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization. Newsom also expanded coverage to LGBTQ+ families. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine
By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker
New court filings and lobbying reports reveal an industry drive to tamp down critics — and retain billions of dollars in overcharges.
