By Michelle Andrews – The patient at the clinic was in his 40s and had lost both his legs to Type 1 diabetes. He had mental health and substance abuse problems and was taking large amounts of opioids to manage pain.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 48 After a five-year fight, the Virginia legislature recently voted to expand the Medicaid program to an estimated 400,000 low-income residents who are not currently eligible for health coverage.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 45 Proposed insurance premium increases unveiled in Maryland and Virginia officially marked the start of finger-pointing on Capitol Hill, as Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for….
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 43, The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of White House physician Ronny Jackson to head the Department of Veterans Affairs after allegations surfaced…
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 36, Three of the top officials of the Department of Health and Human Services — Secretary Alex Azar, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and CMS Administrator Seema Verma — were out in force last week.
By Sarah Varney – In a cornfield here, past the shuttered General Motors plant and the Janesville Terrace trailer home park, a facility not seen in the United States in three decades could soon rise: a manufacturing plant that will make a vital radioactive isotope used to detect cancer and other potentially fatal maladies in millions of people every year.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 32, The bipartisan budget deal that passed Congress last week includes enough health policy changes to keep reporters and analysts busy for months.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 30, Three and a half months after funding expired for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, CHIP is finally refinanced, this time for six years.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 28, The Trump administration recently told states they will be allowed to require some beneficiaries of the Medicaid program to work or perform community service in order to keep their health insurance
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 27, The year in health policy has already begun: The Trump administration Thursday released a long-awaited regulation aimed at making it easier for small businesses and others to form “association health plans.”
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 26, This has been quite a year in health policy. In 2017, the Affordable Care Act survived numerous GOP efforts to repeal and replace it, although the year-end tax bill will eliminate fines for failing to obtain health insurance in 2019.
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, episode 23, Weeks ago, the tax bill under consideration in Congress became a health bill, too. But now it could also trigger major cuts to the Medicare program.
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