Public Health
Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many At Risk
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in a nationwide effort to curb infections. But the officials are hitting roadblocks — the drug’s price tag, which has surged in […]
Gastos de bolsillo impiden que más personas reciban la droga que previene el VIH
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). Funcionarios de salud pública […]
Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Face Quandaries Over Questionable Billing Schemes
Two rural Missouri hospitals recently handed over their operations to a private company that promised to turn them around with a billing practice it calls “a lab outreach program.” But the approach that company is using is drawing attention from lawmakers and Missouri’s auditor. It is similar to a tactic underway at 20 rural hospitals […]
What A U.S.-China Trade War Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The American struggle to curb opioid addiction could become collateral damage in President Donald Trump’s showdown on trade. Trade tensions with allies were heightened by the White House announcement in March of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Now, another round specifically targeting China […]
Si la Corte Suprema revoca Roe vs Wade, 22 estados podrían prohibir el aborto
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). ¿Cómo se verían los […]
If High Court Reverses Roe V. Wade, 22 States Poised To Ban Abortion
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide? That’s the question now that President Donald Trump has chosen conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony […]
Hurricane Maria Still Taking A Toll On Puerto Rico’s Seniors
This story also ran on PBS NewsHour. This story can be republished for free (details). The question of who will care for Puerto Rico’s aging population is a growing crisis, says Dr. Angel Muñoz, a clinical psychologist and researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. The island’s elderly population is particularly […]
De la cuna a la corte: la administración Trump cita a bebés inmigrantes
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). La administración Trump ha […]
From Crib To Court: Trump Administration Summons Immigrant Infants
This story also ran on The Texas Tribune. This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration has summoned at least 70 children under 1 year old to immigration court for their own deportation proceedings since Oct. 1, according to new Justice Department data provided exclusively to Kaiser Health News. These children, who […]
Long Waits To See Doctors In Puerto Rico, Where Medical Needs Are Great Post-Maria
This story also ran on PBS NewsHour. This story can be republished for free (details). Physicians are in short supply in Puerto Rico. From 2006 to 2016, the number of doctors on the island declined from 14,000 to 9,000, according the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Puerto Rico. And Hurricane Maria has helped fuel […]