The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to […]
Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock. “It would not matter if the governor himself walked in and said, ‘I need to get this prescription filled,’” said Clint Hopkins, a pharmacist and co-owner […]
The steep prices — and popularity — of Ozempic and similar weight-loss and diabetes drugs could soon make them a priority for Medicare drug price negotiations. List prices for a month’s supply of the drugs range from $936 to $1,349, according to the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. The Inflation Reduction Act President Biden signed in […]
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Lawmakers Must Protect Home Health To Alleviate Hospital Bottlenecks The stark reality that countless seniors lie stranded in emergency rooms across the country waiting for care underscores the need for models […]
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed weight loss drugs on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on May 29. Click here to hear Rayasam on “Total Information AM” Read Rayasam’s “High Price of Popular Diabetes Drugs Deprives Low-Income People of Effective Treatment” Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, discussed […]
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to […]
Facing ongoing concerns about rural hospital closures, Capitol Hill lawmakers have introduced a spate of proposals to fix a federal program created to keep lifesaving services in small towns nationwide. In Anamosa, Iowa — a town of fewer than 6,000 residents located more than 900 miles from the nation’s capital — rural hospital leader Eric […]
KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, Céline Gounder, discussed the second case of bird flu found in humans in the United States with “CBS Morning News” on May 24. Click here to watch Gounder on CBS KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed weight loss drugs on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on May […]
For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled to fill their prescriptions for the medications they need to control their blood sugar. Without Ozempic or a similar drug, Cooper Harris suffers blackouts, becomes too tired to watch her grandchildren, and struggles to earn […]
Durante el último año y medio, Tandra Cooper Harris y su esposo, Marcus, ambos viven con diabetes, han luchado para volver a llenar sus recetas de los medicamentos que necesitan para controlar su azúcar en sangre. Sin Ozempic o un medicamento similar, Cooper Harris sufre desmayos, se cansa demasiado para cuidar a sus nietos y […]
