Family Crisis Or New Joy? Get Paid Time Off For It
California鈥檚 family leave program allows people to get time off to care for a new child or sick relative. The wage replacement rate rises this year.
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Treating Domestic Violence As A Medical Problem
Health care professionals increasingly collaborate with anti-abuse advocates to identify victims and ensure they get the help they need. One women鈥檚 center is opening a shelter on the campus of a large public hospital in Los Angeles.
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As Doctors Drop Opposition, Aid-In-Dying Advocates Target Next Battleground States
Will efforts to expand the practice to Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Hawaii succeed this year?
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What’s Next For ‘Safe Injection’ Sites In Philadelphia?
Philadelphia officials gave the OK to establishing safe-injection sites for drug users. But it’s unclear where the sites would be located and who would fund and operate them.
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In Battleground Races, Health Care Lags As Hot-Button Issue, Poll Finds
The economy and jobs tend to eclipse health care as the top voter concern in competitive congressional and gubernatorial races.
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Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ CHIP (Finally) Gets Funded
In this episode of 鈥淲hat The Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the short-term spending bill passed by Congress that reopened the federal government and funded the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program for six years. The panelists also discussed the health programs still awaiting funding, and the intersection of religion and women鈥檚 health services at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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After Months In Limbo For Children’s Health Insurance, Huge Relief Over Deal
The Children’s Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.
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Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The 鈥楻evolving Door鈥
A KHN data analysis finds that the door of opportunities connecting Capitol Hill, the federal government and the drug industry likely spins in Big Pharma鈥檚 favor.
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A Push To Get Older Adults In Better Shape For Surgery
Some hospitals now focus on preparing seniors for the risks and realities of surgical care.
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Hospitals鈥 Best-Laid Plans Upended By Disaster
An onslaught of fires, shootings and storms across the country last year tested hospital readiness. Now, leaders are using their experiences to address shortcomings that surfaced amid the chaos.
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University Under Fire For Off-The-Grid Herpes Vaccine Experiments
Southern Illinois University鈥檚 medical school has halted all herpes research, one of its most high-profile projects, amid growing controversy over a researcher鈥檚 unauthorized methods offshore and in the U.S.
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States Face Costly Conundrum: How To Treat Inmates With Hepatitis C
Although the potentially fatal disease is聽common among the incarcerated, treatment with the latest hepatitis drugs isn’t.
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Tax Bill Provision Designed To Spur Paid Family Leave To Lower-Wage Workers
But advocates and consultants say the tax credits are unlikely to persuade many employers to offer such benefits.
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CHIP Renewed For Six Years As Congress Votes To Reopen Federal Government
Funding for CHIP technically expired Oct. 1. Although both Democrats and Republicans said they wanted to continue the program, they could not agree on how to fund it.
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In Trump鈥檚 First Year, Anti-Abortion Forces Make Strides Despite Setbacks
As a candidate, the president promised a ban on abortions that take place after 20 weeks and federal funding to Planned Parenthood, but Congress has not obliged. Still, other anti-abortion policy goals have been realized.
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How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health
For some federal health programs, a shuttered government means business as usual. But the congressional impasse over funding will hit others hard.
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Judge Orders New Olympus Trial Over Superbug Death
The Seattle jurist finds that Olympus Corp. failed to properly disclose evidence that it knew of concerns about cleaning problems with its redesigned medical scopes years before they hit the market and were linked to dozens of deaths. The company maintains the devices were not defective and intends to appeal.
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It’s In The Mail: Aetna Agrees To $17M Payout In HIV Privacy Breach
In a low-tech snafu, information about HIV treatment was visible through the cellophane window on envelopes sent to about 12,000 consumers.
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Podcast: What The Health? Our First Live Show: What The Health Will Happen In 2018?
In this episode of 鈥淲hat The Health?鈥 鈥 taped before a live audience 鈥 panelists discuss the potential federal government shutdown and what may be in store for health in 2018. They are joined by former Medicare and Medicaid head Tom Scully.
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Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill
Agencies sometimes turn away Medicare beneficiaries with chronic health problems by incorrectly claiming Medicare won’t pay for their services, say patient advocates.
