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Coal mining ended in Germanyâs Saarland a decade ago, but the transition away from coal has been smoother than in West Virginia, which has more medical debt than any state in America.
A video producerâs quest for health coverage led him to create a video about insurance terminology. That video now has over a million views. Hereâs how he did it.
Sen. Raphael Warnockâs re-election in Georgia will give Democrats a clear-cut Senate majority for the first time in nearly a decade. Meanwhile, the current Congress has only days left to tackle major unfinished business on the health agenda, including fending off scheduled pay cuts for doctors and other health providers in the Medicare program. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
The government soon will stop paying for the covid drug that has proved to be the most effective at keeping patients alive and out of the hospital.
KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses how Californiaâs big Medicaid experiment to bring social services to the sickest and costliest patients doesnât help most patients.
Health insurers and health care systems across the country are violating disability rights laws by sending medical bills that blind and visually impaired people cannot read, a KHN investigation has found. By hindering the ability of blind Americans to know what they owe, some bills get sent to debt collections.
KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed the most pressing health care issues in California with the nonpartisan group Democracy Winters in mid-November, touching on a variety of issues, from the stateâs effort to transform its Medicaid program to its plan to produce generic insulin.
The lame-duck Congress has returned to Washington with a long health care to-do list and only a little time. Meanwhile, some of the states that have not yet expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act are rethinking those decisions. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHNâs Fred Clasen-Kelly, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ feature, about a mysterious mishap during minor surgery.
Some doctors and medical practices voluntarily give rebates on a bill if an injury occurs during a procedure, while others will not, an expert says. Hereâs how patients can respond.
Federally funded clinics and their doctors are protected against lawsuits by federal law, with taxpayers footing the bill. The health centers say that allows them to better serve their low-income patients, but lawyers say the system handcuffs consumers with a cumbersome legal process and makes it harder for the public to see problems.
New U.S. Census Bureau data shows a large segment of Californians are working from home for part or all of the week. Researchers say the shift will ripple through the broader economy in ways big and small.
Privacy concerns and coverage limits have long made insurance an unreliable option for abortion access. For decades, abortion funds have been stepping in to help people pay for what they see as essential health care.
Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate in the midterm elections, while Republicans won a majority in the House, giving them the ability to block items on President Joe Bidenâs agenda. Meanwhile, the lame-duck, Democratic-led Congress wonât have the votes to pass abortion rights legislation, although they may try to undo some long-standing anti-abortion policies in federal spending bills. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more.
Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders, and more debt for patients.
A new documentary, âInHospitable,â explores how disputes between big hospitals can leave patients with few options for care and imperil their health.
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.
California is collecting hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tax penalties from uninsured residents. The state was supposed to use the money to help lower costs for Californians who couldnât afford insurance but hasnât distributed any of the revenue it has collected â citing uncertain economic times.
For many Americans, itâs open enrollment season for 2023 health insurance. One listener asked: If you donât have a job and are too old to be on your parentsâ plan, does it make sense to rely on charity care? This episode breaks it all down.
Election night went better than expected for Democrats. Although they could still lose control of one or both houses of Congress, the predicted âred waveâ for Republicans failed to materialize. Meanwhile, voters in both red and blue states approved ballot measures to protect abortion rights. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Carolee Lee, the former jewelry magnate, about her efforts to boost gender equity in medical research.
In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters are reporting that people older than 60 are a growing proportion of their populations.
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