Kaiser Health News on Medscape

Medscape News has partnered with Kaiser Health News (KHN) to provide timely, relevant health care policy news on Medscape. KHN is a nonprofit news organization committed to in-depth coverage of healthcare policy and politics. KHN's mission is to provide high-quality coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels. In addition, KHN covers trends in the delivery of health care and in the marketplace.

Latest from KHN

Empty Hospitals in Pandemic Cities, but Reopening Is Difficult In Philadelphia, New Orleans and Los Angeles, former safety-net hospitals sit empty. But reopening a closed hospital, even during a pandemic when health resources are scarce, is not easy or cheap.
Kaiser Health News, April 2020
Diabetes Patients Struggle to Find Rubbing Alcohol Amid COVID-19 Demand has exploded for rubbing alcohol and alcohol swabs, used as disinfectants against the coronavirus. People with diabetes who rely on the products for infection control have been left scrambling.
Kaiser Health News, April 2020
Coronavirus Threatens Rural Hospitals Already Stretched to Breaking Point The added financial hit from the coronavirus outbreak could be the final straw for many rural hospitals.
Kaiser Health News, March 2020
CDC Coronavirus Testing Decision Likely to Haunt US for Months to Come Public health officials are just beginning to grapple with the fallout from the early bungling of testing.
Kaiser Health News, March 2020
To Stop Coronavirus, Here's a Guide to Social Distancing Experts say the most important goal is to slow the spread of coronavirus so that the number of people who need medical attention doesn't overwhelm hospitals. That's where 'social distancing' comes in.
Kaiser Health News, March 2020
Planes, Trains, Scooters All Need a Virus Wipe. But What Does a 'Deep Clean' Mean? There is no universal protocol for a 'deep clean' in trying to eradicate the novel coronavirus. Industries are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them.
Kaiser Health News, March 2020
In Face of Coronavirus, Hospitals Canceling On-Site Training Clinical training of doctors and nurses, so vital during a pandemic as healthcare workers fall ill, is on hold at many hospitals & nursing homes. Some won't get the number of hours needed to graduate.
Kaiser Health News, March 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak Spotlights Risk in Nursing Home Facilities The emergence of the novel coronavirus at the Life Care Center of Kirkland in Washington state has left four residents dead and others hospitalized. One healthcare worker has also been hospitalized.
Kaiser Health News, March 2020
Insurance Titan Drops Doctors, Needy Patients 'Caught in the Middle' UnitedHealthcare is allegedly forcing patients to transfer to doctors it controls, leaving patients in limbo.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
Presidential Fitness: How Much Do We Need to Know? A recent cardiac health dust-up between former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Sen. Bernie Sanders, both vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, focuses attention on this question.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
It's Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can't Pay Until very recently, the separate company that runs the emergency department at Nashville General Hospital in Tennessee was continuing to haul patients who couldn't pay medical bills into court.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
Health Policy Poets Light Up Twitter for Valentine's Day KHN highlights some of the creative valentines posted on Twitter by health policy enthusiasts.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
With the New Coronavirus, Just Who Is a 'Close Contact'? Health officials stress that the new coronavirus poses minimal risk in the United States -- unless you have had "close contact" with someone infected with the virus. But what exactly is close contact?
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
How Lifesaving Organs for Transplant Go Missing in Transit Scores of organs -- mostly kidneys -- are trashed each year, and many more become critically delayed while being shipped on commercial airliners, a new investigation finds.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
In Fierce Debate, Democrats Expand Health Agenda Arguments A sampling of health policy highlights from the eighth Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, New Hampshire
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury' From Cost Pressures Doctors are wrestling with what they consider to be barriers to healthcare, including endless EHR clicking and insurance red tape. "It's grinding good docs and providers out of existence," said one.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
VA Tests Keto Diet in Diabetic Patients; Skeptics Raise Red Flags The VA has partnered with Virta Health, a startup that has developed a system of remote coaching for people with type 2 diabetes to help them follow the keto diet. Some health experts are concerned.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
Preeminent Hospitals Penalized Over Rates of Patients' Injuries Each year, Medicare punishes hospitals that have high rates of readmissions and high rates of infections and patient injuries.
Kaiser Health News, February 2020
Call for FDA to Pull Preterm Birth Drug Divides Docs, Insurers The FDA concluded that Makena is not effective in preventing preterm birth. A 2003 study showed efficacy, but a later, larger trial failed to do so. Now, there's a debate in the healthcare community.
Kaiser Health News, January 2020
Something Far Deadlier Than the Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You There is a virus that has already sickened at least 13 million Americans this winter, hospitalizing 120,000 and killing 6,600 people. You may even know of it.
Kaiser Health News, January 2020

About Kaiser Health News

Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit news service which partners with major news organizations to cover health care policy and politics. KHN is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan health policy research and communication organization not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

Latest from KHN

About Kaiser Health News

Resources

About

Membership

Apps

WebMD Network

Editions

Latest from KHN

About Kaiser Health News

Resources

Find Us On

About

Membership

Apps

WebMD Network

Editions