This hospital looked at why patients didn’t pay — then stopped suing them.

Read the latest from the #DiagnosisDebt series, reported by Noam Levey. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

People with disabilities are losing Medicaid home health services despite being eligible for the program. Some say they received no advance notice. Advocates say it’s happening in CO, FL, TX, DC, and elsewhere.

Daniel Chang reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

If you’ve ever seen a charge for a facility fee on your medical bill — especially for a visit or service that didn’t take place in a hospital — An Arm and a Leg wants to hear from you.

Click here to share your story: kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/d…

Scientific studies and public health authorities back the effectiveness of syringe exchange programs, but drug laws in some states put the harm reduction practice in a legal gray area.

Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA & Sarah Boden, 90.5 WESA report.⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

Most U.S. hospitals aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills. One New York hospital system decided to work with them instead.

Read the latest from the #DiagnosisDebt series, reported by Noam Levey. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

More than 172,000 nursing home residents died of covid. In lawsuits, some families who lost loved ones say they were misled about safety measures or told that covid wasn’t a danger in their facilities.

Fred Schulte reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…

Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from settlements with companies that made or sold prescription painkillers. Some are investing it in sweat lodges, statistical models, and insurance-billing staffers.

📝: Aneri Pattani & Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

Whether due to systems errors, worker training, or understaffing, states are cutting eligible people with disabilities from Medicaid home health services. Advocates say some states made no extra effort to accommodate them.

Daniel Chang reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

The AGGA dental device allegedly harmed multiple patients and is now the subject of a criminal investigation. New FDA documents show the agency never inspected the AGGA’s manufacturer.

Brett Kelman of KFF Health News and AnnaWernerCBS of CBS News report: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

KFF Health News spoke with four medics who volunteered at UCLA’s pro-Palestinian protest. Their accounts of treating serious injuries counter police statements.

📝: Molly Work & Brett Kelman: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/u…

Although Native American and Alaska Native adults are enrolled in Medicaid at higher rates than their white counterparts, many tribal leaders feel they’ve been left in the dark as states roll through tumultuous Medicaid unwinding. Via KFF Health News

dailyyonder.com/medicaid-unwin…

With Pride events scheduled worldwide over the coming weeks, U.S. officials are bracing for a return of mpox, the infectious disease formerly called monkeypox that struck tens of thousands of gay and bisexual men worldwide in 2022.

#MorningBriefing : kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefi…

NEW: A recent broadcast of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver frequently cited KFF Health News in its examination of how billions of dollars from the opioid settlements are being spent. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/w…

NEW: Scientific studies and public health authorities back the effectiveness of syringe exchange programs, but drug laws in some states put the harm reduction practice in a legal gray area.

Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA & Sarah Boden, 90.5 WESA report.⤵️
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Tribal health systems heavily rely on Medicaid reimbursement to fill budget gaps. Members losing coverage threatens to create further strain, making it a top concern for tribal health leaders.

Always worth listening to the end of #WTHealth but especially this week!

(or, at least until 25 min in when julie rovner & I talk about how new doctors are less likely to want to train in states that ban abortion (new research w KFF alum Kendal Orgera ))

NEW: According to a study, only about a third of nurse practitioners are going into primary care, even as their numbers grow substantially.

Michelle Andrews reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…

On this week's #WTHealth podcast: Sandhya Raman, Alice Miranda Ollstein, Rachel Cohrs Zhang and I talk bird flu, telehealth, Medicaid and more. Plus Atul Grover, MD, PhD on residents avoiding abortion ban states.
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