'We're Fighting For Our Lives': Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
The price of insulin keeps going up. For people with Type 1 diabetes, high prices can be a life-or-death issue. Now a grass-roots movement is pushing for change.
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For The Asking, A Check Is In The Mail To Help Pay For Costly Drugs
It’s a little-known secret that patients can get thousands of dollars directly from a drugmaker.
One Implant, Two Prices. It Depends On Who’s Paying.
Breast implants — used for both cancer and cosmetic surgeries — give a glimpse into how hospitals mark up prices of medical devices to increase their bottom lines.
Sign-ups for insurance under the Affordable Care Act are still well behind last year’s mark with just a week until the end of open enrollment in most states. The Supreme Court declines a case that could have allowed states to defund Planned Parenthood. And the Trump administration gets hundreds of thousands of comments about its proposed changes to immigration rules that could penalize people who use government-funded health care and other social service programs. Alice Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for “extra credit,” provide their favorite health policy stories of the week.
Open Enrollment
Need Health Insurance? The Deadline Is Dec. 15
Enrollment is lagging compared with last year’s pace. But experts say sign-ups tend to accelerate as the deadline nears, and many people will be automatically re-enrolled, so the final numbers could approach last year’s totals.
More Than Half Of California Nursing Homes Balk At Stricter Staffing Rules
Must-Reads Of The Week On Health Care
Even When Not In Rome, Eat A Mediterranean Diet To Cut Heart Disease Risk
Seniors Steamed Over Cuts To SilverSneakers Fitness Program
Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice To Drop Your Plan? Better Think Twice
No Cash, No Heart. Transplant Centers Require Proof Of Payment.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Is Health Spending The Next Big Political Issue?
In Grandma’s Stocking: An Apple Watch To Monitor Falls, Track Heart Rhythms
Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
Bonuses And Penalties
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Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
The incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities with fewer rehospitalizations.
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