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The numbers of people wearing these monitors are soaring as prices have fallen and device-makers promote them to doctors and patients. But few studies show the devices lead to better outcomes for the nearly 25 million Americans with Type 2 diabetes who don鈥檛 inject insulin to regulate their blood sugar.
Health provider conflicts, fraud and access disparity temper the covid telehealth revolution.
Early in the pandemic, many patients couldn鈥檛 be tested. The lack of a covid diagnosis complicates disability insurance for those whose illness continues.
Experts say the two-year expansion of subsidies for most people who buy insurance through the government exchanges would be among the most significant changes to the affordability of private insurance since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Biden鈥檚 pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has been on record throughout his career for this type of health care system. But the president doesn鈥檛 support it, which is the position that counts.
More than a month into the Biden administration, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, finally got his confirmation hearings in the Senate, along with nominees for surgeon general and assistant secretary for health. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a case challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 regulation that effectively evicted Planned Parenthood from the federal family planning program. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Tami Luhby of CNN and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews HuffPost鈥檚 Jonathan Cohn, whose new book, 鈥淭he Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage,鈥 is out this week.
The measure, which took effect Jan. 1, removes loopholes that made it easy for insurers to use arcane company guidelines to avoid paying for care. Patients now have an easier way to challenge those denials.
With the introduction of a single-payer bill Friday, a group of California Democratic lawmakers set the terms of the health care debate in the Capitol this year. The move puts Gov. Gavin Newsom in a delicate political position, threatening to alienate voters as he faces a likely recall election.
The pandemic and economic crisis give states new incentives to extend health coverage to their uninsured residents.
On Monday, the federal insurance exchange reopened for an unusual midyear special enrollment period. People who are uninsured can buy a plan, and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so. Here are some answers about how it works.
Techies and startups have thrown together vaccine appointment websites to address the chaotic rollout of covid shots. But software can鈥檛 replace vaccines, and for many people the sites are just another piece of the vaccination 鈥淗unger Games.鈥
President Joe Biden signed a pair of health-related executive orders this week that would, among other things, reopen enrollment under the Affordable Care Act and start to reverse former President Donald Trump鈥檚 anti-abortion policies. Meanwhile, Congress remains bogged down with taking up the next round of covid-19 relief. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Charlie Kjelshus needed neonatal intensive care for the first seven days of her life. The episode generated huge bills, and left her parents in a tangle of red tape that involved two insurers, two hospitals and two states.
KHN has teamed up with PolitiFact to track what becomes of President Joe Biden鈥檚 2020 campaign promises over the next four years. As he moves into the West Wing, what are his chances of making progress on health care?
In late December, then-President Donald Trump signed a law that eliminates 鈥 only for people with Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease 鈥 the required five-month waiting period before benefits begin under the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Gaining SSDI also gives these patients immediate Medicare health coverage.
Host Dan Weissmann talked about a new federal rule 鈥 a requirement for hospitals to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers 鈥 with Niala Boodhoo for the daily-news podcast 鈥淎xios Today.鈥
With a majority too small to eliminate the filibuster, Democrats will not have enough votes in the Senate to pass many of their plans without Republicans and will also have only a razor-thin majority in the House. This combination could doom many Democratic health care proposals, like offering Americans a government-sponsored public insurance option, and complicate efforts to pass further pandemic relief.
The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad authority in running the health insurance program for the poor in exchange for capping its annual federal funding.
President Donald Trump made substantial changes to the nation鈥檚 health care system using executive branch authority. But reversing policies that Democrats oppose would take time and personnel resources, competing with other priorities of the new administration.
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