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KHNs What the Health?: Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session
Congress wont be back in Washington until after Election Day, but lawmakers have left themselves a long list of items to finish up in November and December, including unfinished health care policies. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call; Jessie Hellmann, also of CQ Roll Call; and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHNs Sam Whitehead, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR Bill of the Month episode about a family who tried to use urgent care to save money, but ended up with a big emergency room bill anyway.
Centene to Pay $166 Million to Texas in Medicaid Drug Pricing Settlement
Texas is at least the 12th state to settle with St. Louis-based Centene Corp. over allegations that it overcharged Medicaid prescription drug programs.
M矇dicos se apresuran a usar fallo de la Corte Suprema para liberarse de cargos por opioides
En una decisi籀n de junio, el tribunal dijo que los fiscales no solo deben probar que una receta no estaba m矇dicamente justificada sino tambi矇n que el que la escribi籀 sab穩a del riesgo de recetar opioides.
Doctors Rush to Use Supreme Court Ruling to Escape Opioid Charges
After a unanimous ruling from the high court, doctors who are accused of writing irresponsible prescriptions can go to trial with a new defense: It wasnt on purpose.
Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
As private equity groups are swarming into aging Americas eye care, the consolidation is costing the U.S. health care system and patients more money.
Hospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center Look-Alikes to Boost Finances
Medicare and Medicaid pay look-alike health centers significantly more than hospitals for treating patients, and converting or creating clinics can help hospitals reduce their expenses.
Hay m獺s trasplantes de 籀rganos, pero la agencia encargada de coordinarlos est獺 en tela de juicio
Aproximadamente 5,000 pacientes al a簽o mueren mientras est獺n en lista de espera, al mismo tiempo que 籀rganos donados en perfecto estado acaban en la basura.
Organ Transplants Are Up, but the Agency in Charge Is Under Fire
A two-year congressional investigation has identified troubling lapses in the nations organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs transplanted anyway, and most often organs lost or damaged before they can save a life.
Music Festivals Embrace Overdose Reversal Drugs, but Fentanyl Testing Kits Remain Taboo
Music festival promoters are allowing distribution of overdose reversal medication as fentanyl deaths continue to surge. But nonprofits and volunteers are often left to do the work, and more controversial forms of harm reduction arent openly allowed.
Nursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts
Debt lawsuits long a byproduct of Americas medical debt crisis can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.
Miles de ni簽os tienen problemas de vista que no se detectan a tiempo
Los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci籀n de Enfermedades (CDC) estiman que m獺s de 600,000 ni簽os y adolescentes son ciegos o tienen un trastorno de la vista. Muchos no reciben tratamiento a tiempo.
Childrens Vision Problems Often Go Undetected, Despite Calls for Regular Screening
Eye exams for children are required under federal law to be covered by most private health plans and Medicaid, and many states mandate school vision screenings. But a federal survey finds that a quarter of children and teens are still not getting the recommended tests.
Patients Seek Mental Health Care From Their Doctor but Find Health Plans Standing in the Way
Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.
This Rural, Red Southern County Was a Vaccine Success Story. Not Anymore.
Meigs County in Tennessee reported one of the highest covid-19 vaccination rates in the South for much of the past year. But those reports were wrong because of a data error that has surfaced in other states, such as West Virginia and Montana, as well.
National Addiction Treatment Locator Has Outdated Data and Other Critical Flaws
Three years after a government site launched to connect Americans to treatment, finding addiction care is still a struggle.
As Overdoses Soar, More States Decriminalize Fentanyl Testing Strips
Georgia may soon join a growing list of states decriminalizing the use of fentanyl testing strips. Bans of the strips on the books in about half of states, experts say stem from laws criminalizing drug paraphernalia adopted decades ago. But the testing devices are now recommended to help prevent overdose deaths.
Desperate for Cash: Programs for People With Disabilities Still Not Seeing Federal Funds
Almost a year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated what could amount to $25 billion to home and community-based services run by Medicaid, many states have yet to access much of the money due to delays and red tape.
From Alabama to Utah, Efforts to Vaccinate Medicaid Enrollees Against Covid Run Into Obstacles
Inoculation rates remain low despite massive outreach efforts and incentives from federal and state programs and Medicaid plan operators, leaving many low-income people vulnerable to the virus.
La alta demanda de perros de servicio crea un mercado salvaje y a veces fraudulento
Estos perros aprenden a ayudar a los seres humanos, pero quedan atrapados en enga簽os. Muchos los usan para un mercado que abusa de los que tienen necesidades m矇dicas.
Demand for Service Dogs Unleashes a Wild West Market
Service dogs can help people with ailments from autism to epilepsy, but a trained dog can cost up to $40,000 and insurance wont cover it.
