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Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?

By Julie Appleby February 13, 2023

Insurers, employers, and taxpayers will all be affected as drug manufacturers move these products to the commercial market.

Doctors Are Disappearing From Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs

By Brett Kelman and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio February 13, 2023

As a money-saving strategy, emergency rooms are turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other staffers who earn far less than physicians.

Daily Edition for Friday, February 10, 2023

February 10, 2023

The drug epidemic, the end of the covid emergency, Medicare, norovirus, suicide rates, housing, and more are in today’s news.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Health-Heavy State of the Union

February 9, 2023

President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address leaned heavily on health care issues. Biden took a victory lap for recent accomplishments like capping prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. He also urged Congress to make permanent the boosted premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, and he sparred with Republicans on threats to cut Social Security and Medicare. Also this week, both sides in the abortion debate are bracing for a court decision out of Texas that could, at least temporarily, make the abortion pill mifepristone illegal nationwide. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Kate Baicker of the University of Chicago about a possible middle ground in the effort to get universal health insurance coverage.

Daily Edition for Thursday, February 9, 2023

February 9, 2023

Today’s roundup covers Medicaid billing, fentanyl, housing, covid treatments, Medicare, medical shortages, autism, and more.

Congress Told HHS to Set Up a Health Data Network in 2006. The Agency Still Hasn’t.

By Sam Whitehead February 9, 2023

Since 2006, federal officials have been charged with setting up a network to let various parts of the U.S. health system share information during emergencies. It still hasn’t been built or even planned, even after the communication and data-sharing failures put on display during the pandemic.

‘The Country Is Watching’: State’s Homeless Crisis Looms as Newsom Eyes His Political Future

By Angela Hart February 9, 2023

As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters his second term, his legacy as governor and path forward in the Democratic Party hinge on his making visible headway on California’s homeless crisis. We lay out the possibilities — and challenges — as he unleashes an $18 billion battle plan.

Centene Agrees to $215 Million Settlement With California for Alleged Medicaid Overbilling

By Samantha Young February 8, 2023

The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer denies wrongdoing after the California attorney general’s office investigated it for inflating prescription drug costs.

Health Policies Were a Prominent Theme in Biden’s State of the Union Speech

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs February 8, 2023

Our partners at PolitiFact fact-checked a range of President Joe Biden’s statements, including key health-related comments.

Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 8, 2023

February 8, 2023

Today’s roundup covers Medicaid fraud, Biden’s State of the Union speech, gun violence, covid, social media, housing, and more.

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