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It’s Not Just Insulin: Lawmakers Focus on Price of One Drug, While Others Rise Too
While insulin is the poster child for outrageous prescription costs, patients are paying ever more to treat depression, asthma, HIV, cholesterol and more. And the pandemic has overtaken efforts to force the issue in Congress.
In Face of COVID Threat, More Dialysis Patients Bring Treatment Home
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, more patients are administering dialysis to themselves at home rather than receiving it in a clinic. Although home dialysis limits exposure to the virus, it comes with its own challenges.
Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
As The Country Disinfects, Diabetes Patients Can鈥檛 Find Rubbing Alcohol
Demand has exploded for rubbing alcohol and alcohol swabs, which are being deployed in the disinfection fight against the coronavirus. Now, people with diabetes who rely on the products for infection control are left scrambling.
Watch: Let鈥檚 Talk About Trump鈥檚 Health Care Policies
KHN鈥檚 Shefali Luthra examines the president鈥檚 talking points on a range of topics 鈥 from insurance coverage, access to care and affordability issues to preexisting condition protections and prescription drug costs.
As VA Tests Keto Diet To Help Diabetic Patients, Skeptics Raise Red Flags
The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with Virta Health, a California startup that offers remote coaching and monitoring for people with Type 2 diabetes to help them follow the ultra-low carbohydrate diet.
The Health Care Promises We Cannot Keep
Family caregivers pledge to fulfill their loved ones鈥 end-of-life wishes. But too often circumstances change, and they must break their word and guard against breaking hearts 鈥 including their own.
鈥楢n Arm And A Leg鈥: A Medical Bill Ninja Shares Her Secrets
On Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 an Illinois woman harnesses a lifetime of experience 鈥 and frustration 鈥 with health care finances to help other people solve their medical bill problems.
If Power Outages Are California鈥檚 New Normal, What About Home Medical Needs?
Those who rely on plug-in health devices or medicine that requires refrigeration are scrambling to find ways to avoid potentially life-threatening disruptions now and in future fire season shutdowns.
Moved Overseas For School, Stayed For Insulin
Katie West, an American health researcher who has lived in Germany the past three years, hasn鈥檛 mastered the language and misses her family. But not having to worry about the cost of her lifesaving medication makes it OK.
No es solo insulina: pacientes con diabetes luchan por obtener suministros cruciales
Activistas y legisladores se han centrado en el aumento del precio de la insulina, pero controlar la afecci贸n requiere de otros suministros m茅dicos que a menudo son dif铆ciles de conseguir.
It’s Not Just Insulin: Diabetes Patients Struggle To Get Crucial Supplies
The latest technology makes managing Type 1 diabetes much easier. But managing insurance company rules for the supplies is a big obstacle for some patients.
Millions Of Diabetes Patients Are Missing Out On Medicare鈥檚 Nutrition Help
Health experts say the little-used benefit represents a lost opportunity for older adults to improve their health 鈥 and for the program to save money by preventing costly complications from diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Millones con diabetes no aprovechan programa nutricional de Medicare
Hay unos 15 millones de beneficiarios de Medicare que viven con diabetes, pero solo unos 100,000 se han inscripto para usar este beneficio que, al parecer, tiene buenos resultados.
Tecnolog铆a casera ofrece m谩s libertad a los pacientes para controlar su diabetes
La diabetes tipo 1 es una condici贸n cr贸nica que requiere un estricto control de la glucosa y la administraci贸n de la cantidad de insulina precisa. Pacientes crearon un sistema para mantener ese equilibrio vital.
DIY Tech Gives People More Freedom In Managing Diabetes
People with diabetes say they鈥檝e been waiting for years for better technology to manage their chronic condition. Tired of waiting, some tech-savvy, do-it-yourselfers are constructing their own devices using open-source programming instructions.
On A Mission To Help People Control Diabetes 鈥 And Save Money On Insulin
Patients with Type 2 diabetes are often steered toward medicine or insulin treatment. But with additional support, it鈥檚 possible to use diet and exercise to control blood sugar. The rising price of insulin drives patients to lower their dependence on the medicine.
Watch: High Cost Of Insulin Sends Americans To Canada To Stock Up
KHN, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin 鈥 and the trend’s deadly consequences. The price in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, prompting some patients and activists to travel to Canada, where insulin can be 90% cheaper.
Readers And Tweeters Parse Ideas 鈥 From Snakebites To Senior Suicide
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Amputaciones diab茅ticas: una 鈥渕茅trica vergonzosa鈥 de la atenci贸n inadecuada
Aunque el pron贸stico de la diabetes se ha vuelto menos grave para las personas que reciben atenci贸n m茅dica, para los que no, la condici贸n muchas veces lleva a amputaciones que podr铆an prevenirse.
