Journalists Examine Medicaid Unwinding, Farmworkers’ Mental Health, and the Big Opioid Payback
March 2, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Journalists Track Efforts to Curb the Opioid Crisis and Put Catholic Hospitals Under the Scope
March 23, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Doctors Advocate Fresh Efforts to Combat Chagas Disease, a Silent Killer
By Paula Andalo
August 22, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, affects people primarily in rural Latin America. But an estimated 300,000 residents of the U.S. have the disease, which can cause serious heart problems. Patient advocates call for much more aggressive efforts to fight it.
Médicos abogan por nuevos esfuerzos para combatir al Chagas, un asesino silencioso
By Paula Andalo
August 22, 2023
KFF Health News Original
La enfermedad de Chagas, causada por un parásito, afecta principalmente a personas en las zonas rurales de Latinoamérica. Pero se estima que 300,000 personas en Estados Unidos viven con la enfermedad, que puede causar problemas cardíacos graves. Defensores de pacientes piden esfuerzos mucho más agresivos para combatirla.
Colorado Moves to Connect Agricultural Workers With Mental Health Resources
By Vignesh Ramachandran
February 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Advocates say two bills under consideration could help migrant communities but that more needs to be done.
Diagnosis: Debt
February 21, 2023
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Colorado avanza con proyectos para conectar a trabajadores agrícolas con servicios de salud mental
By Vignesh Ramachandran
February 7, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Los proyectos de ley en consideración abordarían la creciente necesidad de tratar los problemas de salud mental en áreas rurales, que se han visto exacerbados por los impactos de la pandemia y el cambio climático.
Luego de enfrentar terribles cuentas médicas, familia decide cruzar la frontera para recibir atención
By Paula Andalo
April 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
La familia Fierro le debe a un hospital de Yuma, Arizona, más de $7,000 por dos situaciones médicas. Así que cuando uno de los hijos se dislocó el hombro, fueron a Mexicali, México. La atención fue rápida, buena y económica.
After Medical Bills Broke the Bank, This Family Headed to Mexico for Care
By Paula Andalo
April 27, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The Fierro family owed a Yuma, Arizona, hospital more than $7,000 for care given to mom and dad, so when a son dislocated his shoulder, they headed to Mexicali. The care was quick, good, and affordable.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked Abortion Opinion Rocks Washington’s World
May 5, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The unprecedented early leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade has heated the national abortion debate to boiling. Meanwhile, the FDA, after years of consideration, moves to ban menthol flavors in cigarettes and cigars. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Shefali Luthra of the 19th, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Paula Andalo, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about a family whose medical debt drove them to seek care south of the border.
Behind the Byline: The Quest to Bring Spanish Language to KHN
By Paula Andalo
May 13, 2021
KFF Health News Original
Check out KHN’s video series — Behind The Byline: How the Story Got Made. Come along as journalists and producers offer an insider’s view of health care coverage that does not quit.
NYC Nurse Says He’s Not Scared: ‘I Am Only Doing My Job’ For COVID-19 Patients
By Paula Andalo
April 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Francisco Díaz ordinarily works educating seniors about their diabetes, but he has moved to the emergency room, on the front line in the battle against coronavirus. He said his Latino background helps him communicate with the many Spanish-speaking patients and understand their culture.
En NYC, enfermero de ER dice: “no tengo miedo. Solo ayudo a pacientes con COVID-19”
By Paula Andalo
April 17, 2020
KFF Health News Original
En la Ciudad de Nueva York, ha habido más muertes de latinos por el virus que de otras razas o etnias, según revelan datos preliminares del departamento de salud local.
Watch: Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees
April 18, 2019
KFF Health News Original
KHN ethnic media editor Paula Andalo appeared on Telemundo, where she offered advice about how to avoid overpaying for medical equipment you may not need.
El precio de una rodillera pone de rodillas a un jugador de fútbol
By Paula Andalo
March 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Un ingeniero amante del fútbol sufrió una lesión y se encontró pagando por una rodillera con ajustes el mismo valor de un iPhone.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The GOP’s Health Reform Whiplash
April 4, 2019
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Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the latest “will they or won’t they?” when it comes to Republicans and comprehensive health reform. Also, a wrap-up of the latest abortion fights in the states and on Capitol Hill. And, another court setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Paula Andalo about the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees
By Paula Andalo
March 26, 2019
KFF Health News Original
After a sports injury, Esteban Serrano owed $829.41 for a knee brace purchased with insurance through his doctor’s office. The same kind of braces sell for less than $250 online, he says.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Much Ado About Drug Prices
May 17, 2018
KFF Health News Original
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call discuss President Donald Trump’s proposals to control prescription drug prices and the efforts to sell the plan to lawmakers and the public. Also, Rovner interviews emeritus law professor Timothy Jost about the state of the Affordable Care Act.
Por plan de Trump, inmigrantes podrían tener miedo de recibir beneficios de salud
By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey and Paula Andalo
May 11, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Bajo la norma propuesta, el que un immigrante haya usado beneficios públicos como Medicaid o SNAP, puede poner en peligro el proceso para obtener la residencia permanente.
Under Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Be Inclined To Shun Health Benefits
By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey and Paula Andalo
May 11, 2018
KFF Health News Original
A proposed change in immigration policy from the Trump administration could make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain a green card if family members use Medicaid or other government benefits for medical care.