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In a nation where the suicide rate continues to climb, such deaths among older adults are often overlooked. A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes.
The Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 third drug-pricing hearing focused on pharmacy benefit managers, and was more of a fact-finding mission on how these companies operate than a debate about policy proposals.
The soda industry spent $11.8 million to influence policy statewide in 2017 and 2018. As politicians once again consider bills that would tax and label sugary drinks, more big money is expected to flow.
What to know about PBMs and rebates ahead of the Senate drug price hearing on 鈥 you guessed it 鈥 PBMs.
The depth of psychological damage after the fire in Paradise, Calif., may depend on how much help residents are getting now.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
As recent arrivals are released from detention with severe medical problems ranging from diarrhea to gaping wounds, a makeshift health system of volunteers is overwhelmed. The work is taking a financial and emotional toll.
In California, medical exemptions to skip childhood vaccinations are on the rise. The trend underlines how hard it is to get parents to comply with vaccination laws meant to protect public safety when a small but adamant population of families and physicians seems determined to resist.
Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest 鈥渨ill they or won鈥檛 they?鈥 when it comes to Republicans and comprehensive health reform. Also, a wrap-up of the latest abortion fights in the states and on Capitol Hill. And, another court setback for the Trump administration鈥檚 efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Paula Andalo about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature.
About 95% of parents in Oregon who skip vaccines opt to use the state鈥檚 online education tool to print their own exemption certificates.
The main ingredient in numerous popular herbicides has been implicated by two juries in the cancers of frequent users, but major public health agencies disagree over whether it is a carcinogen. Can you use it safely in your garden? Here are some answers to questions you may have about the weed killer glyphosate.
President Donald Trump promises that Republicans will be the 鈥減arty of health care鈥 and seeks to have a court overturn the Affordable Care Act. But that leaves some Republican lawmakers nervous about bringing the contentious issue up before the 2020 elections. KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner talks to 鈥淒etroit Today鈥 host Stephen Henderson about the implications of the president鈥檚 moves.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
California hospitals must comply with a new state law that requires them to try to find a safe place for homeless patients upon discharge. But hospitals say doing so isn鈥檛 as easy as calling a shelter and securing a cot.
Though a range of policy solutions have been discussed by Congress, the White House and other experts, a theme of a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday was that providers and insurers are key to correcting the issue.
Critics are concerned about the explosion in controversial stem cell procedures offered by clinics 鈥 and, increasingly, respected hospitals.
Homeless patients accounted for about 100,000 visits to California hospitals in 2017, marking a 28% increase from just two years earlier. Health officials attribute the surge to the overall rise in California鈥檚 homeless numbers and the large proportion of people living on the streets with mental illness.
Psychiatric treatment for children in Medicaid managed-care plans in Missouri has declined and suicide risks are up, reveals a study sponsored by the state hospital association.
Work helps make people healthier, CMS chief Seema Verma said in approving Utah鈥檚 waiver request to tie government health benefits to employment or volunteer work. But Judge James Boasberg has said that isn鈥檛 the goal of Medicaid.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
