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The latest iteration of President Joe Biden's social-spending package would close the health insurance gap for at least 2.2 million people, making a huge difference especially in the South, where political opposition has blocked Medicaid expansion.
The state says it will look at the levels of disease-fighting antibodies among nursing home residents vaccinated against covid, which could help indicate whether they need a booster shot.
Spouses of governors and federal leaders are getting early access to scarce doses of covid-19 vaccines. Some officials have argued their inoculation sets an example for the public and shows the vaccines to be safe and effective. But critics say those doses should go to more vulnerable people first.
California and at least five other states have said they may independently vet any vaccines. Experts warn that could needlessly confuse the public.
The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder during a once-in-a-century pandemic.
Her doctor worried she had COVID-19 but couldnât test her for it until she ruled out other things. That test cost a bundle.
In an exclusive interview, a West Virginia physician says that back in 2015 he had a sense a patientâs illness âprobably wasn't the first case ever seen nor would it be the last.â Was it a sentinel event?
Hospitals are eager to get particular specialists on staff because they bring in business that can be highly profitable. But those efforts, if they involve unusually high salaries or other enticements, can violate federal anti-kickback laws.
In this episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call talk about health careâs emergence as a possible voting issue in the coming midterm elections. Plus, Rovner interviews KHNâs Emmarie Huetteman about Julyâs âBill of the Monthâ: a transgender womanâs âbait-and-switchâ $92,000 surgical bill.
Cash-strapped school boards, cities and legislatures scrounge to cover pay raises and pricey benefits and turn to teachers to fork over more of their shrinking take-home pay.
Long commutes and scarcity of providers make it hard for patients who need counseling or psychiatric care.
Climbing drug prices are taking a toll on West Virginia's budget, some state legislators say. Expensive drugs fuel an increase in Medicaid spending, which leaves less money for schools and roads.
Only about half of geriatric fellowships for medical residents in the U.S. are filled each year. Some students blame overwhelming medical school debt, which grows with every extra year of training.
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