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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Health-Heavy State of the Union

NewsBy terryshepro March 4, 2022

President Joe Biden spent a large portion of his first State of the Union address talking about foreign affairs, but he also spent time on an array of health topics, including mental health, nursing home regulation, and toxic burn pits. Also this week, the administration unveiled a strategy to address the covid pandemic going forward. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

California Governor’s Big Promises on Drug Prices Are Slow to Materialize

NewsBy terryshepro March 4, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched several initiatives to cut rising drug prices, but the savings haven’t been as monumental as he promised. And his plan to have California make its own generic drugs hasn’t gotten off the ground.

$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway.

NewsBy terryshepro March 4, 2022

Spun off from the ailing but not-quite-dead Build Back Better legislation, a popular proposal to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 a month faces tough political realities that could kill it.

When Teens Blow Off Parents’ Pleas to Get Vaccinated, the Consequences Can Be Deadly

NewsBy terryshepro March 4, 2022

Kennedy Stonum, a 17-year-old high school junior, resisted getting vaccinated against covid-19, as did 20-year-old Tyler Gilreath, whose mother had nagged him for months to get the shots. Both died.

How to avoid mosquito bites? Try wearing clothes with these colors, study suggests

NewsBy terryshepro February 11, 2022

If you want to prevent mosquito bites, the key may be in the clothes you wear. © Tacio Philip Sansonovski/Dreamstime/TNS Mosquitos may be drawn more to certain colors. That’s because new research shows the insects are more drawn to some colors than others. The findings suggest wearing colors that are less attractive to mosquitoes could help…

Humana Sees COVID-19 Reducing Hospice Patient Counts by Allison Bell

NewsBy terryshepro February 3, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic killed enough terminally ill people in the fourth quarter of 2021, and in all of 2021, that it had a small but noticeable effect on hospice admissions volumes, according to Humana executives. The executives mentioned that grim effect of the pandemic Wednesday on a conference call the company held to go over…

With a Vaccine Mandate Looming, Nursing Homes Face More Staffing Problems

NewsBy terryshepro January 25, 2022

Missouri has the worst covid-19 vaccination rate for nursing home health care workers in the nation. There, the federal mandate for workers to get vaccinated — upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — reveals the problems that operators have hiring staff, keeping them, and providing decent care.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Health-Heavy State of the Union

California Governor’s Big Promises on Drug Prices Are Slow to Materialize

$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway.

When Teens Blow Off Parents’ Pleas to Get Vaccinated, the Consequences Can Be Deadly

How to avoid mosquito bites? Try wearing clothes with these colors, study suggests

Humana Sees COVID-19 Reducing Hospice Patient Counts by Allison Bell

With a Vaccine Mandate Looming, Nursing Homes Face More Staffing Problems

Pharmacies Are Turning Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking 4th Covid Shot

I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.

Farmacias rechazan a pacientes con problemas inmunes que necesitan una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra covid

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