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- Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway. April 26, 2024Big health insurers that have contracts with state Medicaid programs find themselves making more money even as enrollment in Medicaid programs has dropped. Here’s why.Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
- Una prueba genética podría salvar la vida de cientos de pacientes en quimioterapia April 26, 2024Estos tipos de quimioterapia comunes son difíciles de tolerar en general, pero para los pacientes que tienen deficiencia de una enzima que metaboliza la droga, puede ser una tortura o causar la muerte.Arthur Allen
- Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle To Fix April 25, 2024Researchers in Charleston, South Carolina, are trying to build a DNA database of 100,000 people to better understand how genetics affects health risks. But they’re struggling to recruit enough Black participants.Lauren Sausser
- KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court April 24, 2024For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law that requires emergency care in hospitals can trump Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Meanwhile, the federal government, for the first time, will require minimum staffing standards […]
- FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing April 23, 2024Technological advances including the widespread use of algorithms make it easier for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating, Lina Khan said at a KFF event.Julie Rovner, KFF Health News and David Hilzenrath
- Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them. April 22, 2024The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement.Jordan Rau, KFF Health News
- Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’ April 19, 2024Medical providers say they're still coping with the Change Healthcare cyberattack disclosed in February even though parent company UnitedHealth Group reported that much is back to normal and its revenue is up over last year.Samantha Liss
- In San Francisco’s Chinatown, a CEO Works With the Community To Bolster Hospital April 19, 2024Jian Zhang, an immigrant from China with a doctorate in nursing, leads the 88-bed Chinese Hospital in San Francisco. The facility faces financial constraints like other independent hospitals, but its strong community support and partnerships have helped it weather tough times.Bernard J. Wolfson
- He Thinks His Wife Died in an Understaffed Hospital. Now He’s Trying to Change the Industry. April 19, 2024Nurses are telling lawmakers that there are not enough of them working in hospitals and that it risks patients’ lives. California and Oregon legally limit the number of patients under a nurse’s care. Other states trying to do the same were blocked by the hospital industry. Now patients’ relatives are joining the fight.Kate Wells, Michigan Public
- Too Big To Fail? Now It’s ‘Too Big To Hack’ April 18, 2024Congress this week had the chance to formally air grievances over the cascading consequences of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and lawmakers from both major parties agreed on one culprit: consolidation in health care. Plus, about a year after states began stripping people from their Medicaid rolls, a new survey shows nearly a quarter of adults […]