El alt铆simo costo de tener una enfermedad autoinmune en Estados Unidos
A pesar de ser muy frecuentes, encontrar ayuda para muchas enfermedades autoinmunes puede resultar frustrante y costoso.
Many Autoimmune Disease Patients Struggle With Diagnosis, Costs, Inattentive Care
Despite the prevalence of autoimmune conditions, like the thyroid disease Hashimoto鈥檚, sometimes finding help can prove frustrating as well as expensive. There are often no definitive diagnostic tests, so patients may rack up big bills as they search for confirmation of their condition and for treatment options.
Haven鈥檛 Seen Your Doctor in a Few Years? You May Need to Find a New One
Some primary care physicians will drop seldom-seen patients. That鈥檚 a particular problem for those who postponed doctor visits during the pandemic.
California: hogares para adultos mayores se resisten a cumplir reglas de personal
Nuevas normas exigen que los hogares ofrezcan atenci贸n individualizada a sus residentes por m谩s tiempo al d铆a.
More Than Half Of California Nursing Homes Balk At Stricter Staffing Rules
Patient advocates say the state鈥檚 new staffing regulations are a good start toward better protecting the frail, but the nursing home industry contends they鈥檙e too burdensome.
Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Reading The Tea Leaves In Blue Wave鈥檚 Wake
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the impact of House Democratic leadership elections and their impact on health policy; as well as efforts by the Trump administration to address high drug prices and ensure the safety of medical devices. Plus, Julie Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Jay Hancock about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥
The High Cost Of Hope: When The Parallel Interests Of Pharma And Families Collide
Desperate for help in finding a lifesaving drug for a fatal genetic disease, families banded together to fund early research and then worked with drug companies on clinical trials and marketing. Yet, this small patient advocacy group is stunned by pharma鈥檚 pricing.
Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?
Kaiser Health News launches 鈥淧re$cription for Power,鈥 a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma鈥檚 ties to patient groups.
Nonprofit Linked To PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign To Block Drug Imports
The advocacy group behind an expensive media blitz opposing Canadian drug imports has deep ties to the drug industry鈥檚 largest trade group.
Drugmakers Help Turn Patients With Rare Diseases Into D.C. Lobbyists
Amplifying the “patient voice,” those with the rarest afflictions are trained to become powerful advocates for new drugs and legislation that would help the industry.
