There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system. John McCain was not one of...
Breathing ‘A Chore’: California Wildfires Threaten The Health Of Young And Old
Debbie Dobrosky noticed a peculiar hue in the sky on Monday — “a very ugly yellow casting” — as she peeked outside. A large cloud of smoke ha...
Medicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows
Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford their medications and manage their disease in states that expanded Medicaid under the Afford...
Medicare Reconsiders Paying For Seniors’ Spine Operations At Surgery Centers
Medicare is reviewing whether seniors should undergo spine surgeries at same-day surgery centers, the government-run health program announced Wednesda...
Community Frets As Buyer For Cherished Rural Hospital Slips From View
Confusion is growing in the remote Surprise Valley region of northeastern California as locals wonder whether a Denver entrepreneur will make good on ...
Insurers Fall Short In Catching And Reporting Medicaid Fraud, Inspectors Find
Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid insurers are lax in ferreting out fraud and neglect to tell states about unscrupulou...
Doctors And Dentists Welcome Pay Hike For Treating Low-Income Patients
For the second year in a row, California is boosting pay for doctors and dentists who treat the state’s poorest residents as part of a legislative d...
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Justice Kennedy Retires. Now What?
The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has triggered a political earthquake in Washington, as Republicans see a chance to cement a co...
New Hospital Leader Fights Price Controls Despite Reputation As A Reformer
In Maryland, Carmela Coyle is known as a reformer. During her tenure as president of the Maryland Hospital Association, she helped establish a first-o...
California’s Attorney General Vows National Fight To Defend The ACA
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra pledged Friday to redouble his efforts as the Affordable Care Act’s leading defender, saying attacks by t...