Coverage, quality, and the economics of how care gets paid for.
The tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety is pressuring hospitals to turn over patient records from emergency room visits, including about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products.
Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Occupational Health for Health Care Providers
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
The American Diabetes Association Applauds the Preservation of Medicaid Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Medications in North Carolina mcarmody Fri, 07/24/2026 - 17:52 Advocacy News The American Diabetes Association Applauds the Preservation of Medicaid Coverage for FDA-Approved Obesity Medications in North Carolina Arlington, VA July 24, 2026 The American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) recognizes North Carolina’s action to preserve Medicaid coverage for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved weight-management medications, safeguarding access to evidence-based care for…
An upcoming Medicare coverage decision for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices and study readout for patients with moderate disease are expected to help the company maintain its momentum.
A growing network of home-sharing programs is helping people find compatible housemates. And demand is rising, driven by housing shortages, rising rents, and sales prices that affect both the old and the young.
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana chairs the Senate’s health committee. In an interview with KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner, he discusses the drug supply, his proposal to defray out-of-pocket costs, and his controversial vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary.
Objectives To examine the associations between violence perpetrated by patients and caregivers and nursing work interruptions, burnout and quality of nursing care, and to explore potential mediation pathways among these variables. Design A descriptive, cross-sectional correlational study using path analysis. Setting A tertiary university-affiliated hospital in South Korea. Participants A convenience sample of 200 registered nurses providing direct patient care, recruited between September and October 2024. Main outcome measures Patient and caregiver violence, nursing work interruptions…
Scancell and Neuphoria have made their union official via a reverse merger that will result in a Nasdaq listing for Scancell and a resolution for Neuphoria’s shareholders after the biotech ended its social anxiety program last year.
A year after the Environmental Protection Agency stripped grant money from dozens of communities nationwide during Trump’s DEI crackdown, a small Georgia city is struggling to address environmental health concerns.
In a church in rural Missouri, mourners lined up to say goodbye to Lloyd Gilmore, a 44-year-old Black father who died in police custody last month. His death sparked protests in a city with a long history of racial violence, even as the national conversation about police brutality has waned. Six years after worldwide calls for change, what’s happened to the movement?
Australian biopharma Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals is moving its headquarters to the U.S.— but up to a fifth of the company’s workforce won’t be staying for the trans-Pacific pivot.
This survey study describes outcomes associated with patient and caregiver engagement in the prior authorization process.
This cross-sectional study examines second-level appeals for denied anticancer medications in Medicare Part D to assess the quality of utilization management decisions.
NCQA is evolving HEDIS to better reflect where quality measurement is headed: toward a more focused and meaningful measure set that delivers clearer, more actionable signals and supports improvement in care, accountability and value across the healthcare system. Measure retirement is an important part of this ongoing curation work, helping ensure that HEDIS adapts to […] The post Public Comment Opens Soon: Proposed Retirement of Select HEDIS® Measures appeared first on NCQA .
At the end of the day, the most important question is a simple one: Do you actually know if you’re being reimbursed correctly? The post What Healthcare Organizations Miss When It Comes to Reimbursement Accuracy appeared first on MedCity News .
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to the public, and they characterize the arrests as part of a government harassment campaign.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will “pseudonymize” medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members. Democrats and employee unions say the agency’s move is an overreach.
Health Policy
Objectives This study examined temporal changes in burnout and working environments among Japanese resident physicians across the COVID-19 period and the preparation and implementation phases of the national workstyle reform. Furthermore, it assesses associated changes in their working environments. Design This study was conducted as a multicentre repeated cross-sectional study. Setting Data were used from the General Medicine In-Training Examination surveys conducted in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Participants Participants included postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) and PGY-2 residents across Japan…
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The opioid settlements are a multibillion-dollar windfall with only loose spending suggestions rather than strict requirements. Some people directly affected by the crisis want stronger guardrails. But New York state’s experience highlights the challenge in finding a fiscal watchdog.
Complex computer systems that decide whether people, including the disabled, get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump’s signature tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.
Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.