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Mistrust and Polarization Steer Rural Governments to Reject Federal Public Health Funding

As the covid-19 pandemic grinds on, Elko County, Nevada, still lacks a public health department. Yet its elected leaders rejected federal funds that could have helped it create one. Decisions like the one in Elko, and ones made by officials with other state and local governments, leave health experts concerned about whether the country's public health infrastructure will be prepared to handle future health challenges.

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

Nov. 18, 2022

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As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

The popularity of at-home covid tests has amplified calls from public health researchers and diagnostic companies to make home testing similarly routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging.

By Liz Szabo

Nov. 18, 2022

An Atrium Health sign directs drivers to the emergency department, was well as visitor parking and several other entrances.

Diagnosis: Debt

How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders, and more debt for patients.

By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani

Nov. 17, 2022

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Fight Over Health Care Minimum Wage Yields a Split Decision in Southern California

Voters in Inglewood were poised to approve a union-backed $25 minimum wage for workers at private hospitals and facilities, while Duarte voters rejected it.

By Rachel Bluth

Nov. 17, 2022

Watch: As Health Costs Spike, the Role of Hospitals Often Gets Overlooked

A new documentary, “InHospitable,” explores how disputes between big hospitals can leave patients with few options for care and imperil their health.

Nov. 16, 2022

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The Player-Coaches of Addiction Recovery Work Without Boundaries

States, tribes, and local governments are figuring out how best to spend billions of dollars from an opioid lawsuit settlement. One option they’re considering is funding peer support specialists, who guide people recovering from addiction as they do it themselves.

By Rae Ellen Bichell

Nov. 16, 2022

Patients for Profit: How Private Equity Hijacked Health Care

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.

By Fred Schulte

Nov. 14, 2022

Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs

As the covid-19 pandemic raged, an independent nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hired an army of seasoned professionals to fill the gaps in the country’s public health system. Now, the money has largely run out, and state and local health departments are again without their expertise.

By Lauren Weber

Nov. 14, 2022

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Defense Department Health Plan Cuts Its Pharmacy Network by Nearly 15,000 Outlets

Many of the pharmacies were small, independent operations that had decided not to participate next year because of the lowered reimbursement being offered. But they were surprised by an early dismissal, and some patients with specialized drug needs could face difficulties in the transition.

By Patricia Kime

Nov. 8, 2022

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Pfizer’s Covid Cash Powers a ‘Marketing Machine’ on the Hunt for New Supernovas

While sales of its covid vaccines are falling, Pfizer plans to triple the price of the shots and use its bonanza from government contracts to buy and develop new blockbusters.

By Arthur Allen

Nov. 8, 2022

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Hospital Giant HCA Fends Off Accusations of Questionable Inpatient Admissions

The nation’s largest private health system, HCA Healthcare, has faced years of scrutiny over its share of emergency room patients who are admitted to the hospital. And now U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat from New Jersey, is calling for a federal investigation, prompting an escalating defense by the hospital system, based in Nashville, Tennessee.

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

Nov. 4, 2022

Centene Showers Politicians With Millions as It Courts Contracts and Settles Overbilling Allegations

Centene, the largest Medicaid managed-care company in the U.S., has thrown more than $26.9 million at political campaigns across the country since 2015, especially focused on states where it is wooing Medicaid contracts and settling accusations that it overbilled taxpayers. Among its tactics: Centene is skirting contribution limits by giving to candidates through its many subsidiaries.

By Samantha Young, Andy Miller, and Rebecca Grapevine

Nov. 4, 2022

Podcast

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ACA Open Enrollment Without the Drama

The Affordable Care Act’s 10th annual open-enrollment period began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2023, in most states. But for the first time, the health law seems to be enrolling Americans with far less controversy than in previous years. Meanwhile, as Election Day approaches, Democrats are focusing on GOP efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Julie Appleby of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Arthur Allen, who wrote the latest KNH-NPR Bill of the Month, about an old but still very expensive cancer drug.

Nov. 3, 2022

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Haven’t Seen Your Doctor in a Few Years? You May Need to Find a New One

Some primary care physicians will drop seldom-seen patients. That’s a particular problem for those who postponed doctor visits during the pandemic.

By Michelle Andrews

Nov. 3, 2022

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Cash for Colonoscopies: Colorado Tries to Lower Health Costs Through Incentives

State employees could receive checks ranging from $50 to thousands of dollars if they choose the right provider.

By Markian Hawryluk

Nov. 2, 2022

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This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True

Complaints about misleading health insurance marketing are soaring. State insurance commissioners are taking notice. They’ve created a shared internal database to monitor questionable business practices, and, in the future, they hope to provide a public-facing resource for consumers. In the meantime, consumers should shop wisely as open enrollment season begins.

By Bram Sable-Smith

Nov. 1, 2022

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Medicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized

Federal officials said they are penalizing 2,273 hospitals, the fewest since the fiscal year that ended in September 2014. Driving the decline was a change in the formula to compensate for the chaos caused by the covid-19 pandemic.

By Jordan Rau

Nov. 1, 2022

Newborn girl sleeps in her mother's arms. The mother is in a hospital bed and gown.

‘Fourth Trimester’ Focus Is Pushed to Prevent Maternal Deaths

Public health investigators found that 53% of maternal deaths happened well after a mother left the hospital — from seven days to a year after the birth.

By April Dembosky, KQED

Oct. 31, 2022

A pen and ink cartoon depicting a witch lying on the floor, staring in horror at her cell phone. A black cat stands on her stomach and is pawing at the window above them. Outside, you can see ghostly depictions of the following viruses: covid-19, ebola, monkeypox, and influenza.

Readers Boo Medical Debt and Viral Threats in Winning Halloween Haikus

We unmask the winner and runners-up in KHN’s fourth annual Halloween haiku competition — plus the original artwork they inspired as a special treat.

Oct. 31, 2022

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Ambulance Company to Halt Some Rides in Southern California, Citing Low Medicaid Rates

American Medical Response, the largest U.S. ambulance company, is ending nonemergency transportation for 12 hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties, saying the state doesn’t pay enough to transport low-income patients. The state is pushing back.

By Sarah Kwon

Oct. 28, 2022

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