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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Medicare-For-All’ Debate: Who’s Going To Pay

Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the new “Medicare-for-all” bill introduced by House Democrats, the grilling of pharmaceutical company CEOs by a Senate committee and new Trump administration rules that take aim at Planned Parenthood. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby about the latest “Bill of the Month” installment.

Feb. 28, 2019

Community Hospitals Link Arms With Prestigious Facilities To Raise Their Profiles

A growing number of community hospitals are forming alliances with some of the nation's biggest and most prestigious institutions. But for prospective patients, it can be hard to assess what these relationships actually mean.

By Sandra G. Boodman

Jan. 29, 2019

Providers Walk ‘Fine Line’ Between Informing And Scaring Immigrant Patients

Some doctors and clinics are proactively informing patients about a proposed policy that could jeopardize the legal status of immigrants who use public benefit programs such as Medicaid. Others argue that because this “public charge” proposal isn’t final — and may never be adopted — disseminating too much information could create unnecessary alarm and cause some patients to drop benefits.

By Ana B. Ibarra

Jan. 15, 2019

Can A Community Hospital Stay True To Its Mission After Sale To Large Corporation?

After 130 years as a nonprofit with deep roots in western North Carolina, Mission Health announced in March that it was seeking to be bought by HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit hospital chain.

By Steven Findlay

July 23, 2018

Texas Clinics Busting Traditional Silos Of Mental And Physical Health Care

Efforts to provide care that integrates physical and mental health services are spreading, partly because untreated mental health conditions negatively affect physical health and escalate health care costs.

By Caroline Covington

July 5, 2018

Psychiatrist Stays Close To Home And True To Her Childhood Promise

Yamanda Edwards is the only psychiatrist at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, caring for residents in South Los Angeles, a community with a shortage of mental health care.

By Anna Gorman

April 3, 2018

Upsurge Of Suburban Poor Discover Health Care’s Nowhere Land

More low-income people now live in suburbs than in cities or rural areas, putting a strain on local health services. Suburbs, which traditionally have had fewer resources or infrastructure, are scrambling to catch up.

By Elaine Korry

Feb. 9, 2018

Community Health Centers Caught In ‘Washington’s Political Dysfunction’

The centers, which serve 27 million people, get about 20 percent of their funding from the federal government. But that revenue is slated to end on March 31.

By Steven Findlay

Feb. 5, 2018

Stalled Health Programs Await A Green Light On The Hill

With another piece of must-pass legislation set to move through Congress, there’s a push to attach provisions to keep afloat a number of health-related programs for which funding or specific federal direction has expired.

By Shefali Luthra

Feb. 2, 2018

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health

For some federal health programs, a shuttered government means business as usual. But the congressional impasse over funding will hit others hard.

By ��ýҕ�l Health News Staff

Jan. 19, 2018

Despite Prod By ACA, Tax-Exempt Hospitals Slow To Expand Community Benefits

The Affordable Care Act mandated that hospitals exempt from taxes work to provide health benefits to the community. But a study finds that has been slow to get off the ground.

By Vickie Connor

Jan. 8, 2018

SPECIAL REPORT: BALTIMORE'S OTHER DIVIDE

Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable To Neglect Than Fix

Months of reporting and rich hospital data portray life in the worst asthma hot spot in one of the worst asthma cities: Baltimore. The medical system knows how to help. But there’s no money in it.

By Jay Hancock, Rachel Bluth, and Daniel Trielli

Dec. 6, 2017

Special Report: Baltimore's Other Divide

Attack On Asthma: Scrubbing Homes Of Allergens May Tame Disease And Its Costs

A pilot program to asthma-proof homes in Baltimore shows that even without intensive professional cleaning services, families can learn to substantially reduce home allergens on their own.

By Douglas Birch

Dec. 6, 2017

Congress’ Cold Shoulder Sends Shivers Through Community Health Centers

The clinics, which serve many poor people, are tightening spending in case Congress doesn’t approve new funding for them before the government’s 2018 fiscal year starts Sunday.

By Rachel Bluth

Sept. 27, 2017

Postcard From Capitol Hill: Lawmakers Put Women’s Health Care In Its Place

Where women prefer to go for health care becomes a proxy for the abortion debate.

By Rachel Bluth

July 19, 2017

Trump’s Vow To Squeeze ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Could Play Havoc With Health Programs

Local health officials are bracing for the potential impact of a Trump administration policy that would stop federal funding to jurisdictions that don’t enforce federal immigration laws.

By Shefali Luthra

May 1, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Obamacare Pushed Nonprofit Hospitals To Do Good Beyond Their Walls. Now What?

A provision in the 2010 health law required these hospitals to justify their tax exemption by demonstrating involvement in community health. Repeal, replace or repair could stall that momentum.

By Shefali Luthra

March 16, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

Threat Of Obamacare Repeal Leaves Community Health Centers In Limbo

These clinics have long provided health care to low-income patients and enjoyed expansion under the Affordable Care Act. With repeal looming, the centers' doctors worry about what's next.

Feb. 24, 2017

From Its Counterculture Roots, Haight Ashbury Free Clinic Morphs Into Health Care Conglomerate

Since it opened 50 years ago, the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic has been a refuge for everyone from flower children to famous rock stars to Vietnam War veterans returning home addicted to heroin.

By Laurie Udesky

Jan. 25, 2017

Repeal & Replace Watch

California’s Community Clinics, Big ACA Beneficiaries, Worry About Their Future

A flow of Medi-Cal expansion dollars — and patients — has fueled significant growth, making clinics in California one of the linchpins of primary care under Obamacare.

By Eryn Brown

Jan. 23, 2017

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