Diabetes Drug鈥檚 New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit Debate
Health plans鈥 coverage of the medication, branded as Wegovy 鈥 which has a $1,300-a-month price tag 鈥 is not a sure thing.
Facing Headwinds on New Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug, Biogen Launches Controversial Campaign
The makers of Aduhelm, a drug approved last month despite concerns raised by experts about its effectiveness, have launched a website and ads designed to urge people who are worried about their memory to ask doctors about testing. But some health advocates say it is misleading because some memory loss with aging is normal.
Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone鈥檚 Guess.
A Trump administration rule mandating that hospitals disclose true prices on their websites took effect this year. But compliance is spotty and even when the data is public, it鈥檚 hard to find and understand.
Doctors Tell How to Make the Most of Your Telehealth Visits
Public health restrictions put in place during the pandemic are loosening, meaning it鈥檚 OK to go back to your doctor鈥檚 office. But will virtual visits remain an option?
Is Your Living Room the Future of Hospital Care?
In the latest sign that in-home acute care is catching on, two big players 鈥 Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic 鈥 announced plans to collectively invest $100 million into the company Medically Home to help scale up their programs.
A pesar de lo que se dice, la vacuna contra covid no infecta a las personas con culebrilla
En las redes sociales est谩 apareciendo informaci贸n que vincula las vacunas contra covid-19 con la culebrilla y otros trastornos dolorosos de la piel. No tienen base cient铆fica.
Despite All the Talk, Covid Vaccination Does Not Infect People With Shingles
Covid-19 vaccinations do not infect recipients with shingles or any form of herpes virus, despite some misleading headlines.
Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers鈥 Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
Insurers voluntarily set the charges aside earlier in the pandemic 鈥 but that means those same health plans can decide to reinstate them.
Michigan鈥檚 Outbreak Worries Scientists. Will Conservative Outposts Keep Pandemic Rolling?
The covid outbreak in Michigan stands out on the U.S. contagion map, but odds are it will be repeated elsewhere. How vaccine hesitancy, relaxed restrictions and a coronavirus variant combined to create the worst outbreak in the country.
After Accident, Patient Crashes Into $700,000 Bill for Spine Surgery
Generous personal injury coverage on your car policy may not be enough to cover medical bills. Patients can get financially blindsided when auto insurance and health insurance policies differ.
Tras accidente de auto, paciente se estrella contra factura de $700,000 por cirug铆a de columna
La vida de Mark Gottlieb cambi贸 en un instante cuando otro conductor choc贸 contra su auto. Se da帽贸 cuatro v茅rtebras de la parte superior de la columna vertebral y se destroz贸 seis dientes.
In His Continued Sparring With Fauci, Sen. Rand Paul Oversimplified the Science
The Kentucky lawmaker was right that a recent study offered evidence that vaccination and previous infection appear to neutralize covid-19. But experts say that doesn鈥檛 mean people should be complacent.
鈥楨xplained by KHN鈥: Consumer Concerns About the Covid Vaccines
Our newsroom has some of the best and smartest health care and health policy reporters in the business. We鈥檝e created a new video series 鈥 鈥淓xplained by KHN鈥 鈥 in which our correspondents and editors answer common health care and policy questions. In this edition we cover consumer concerns over the covid-19 vaccines.
Miedo a las jeringas, obst谩culo inesperado en los esfuerzos de vacunaci贸n contra covid
La desinformaci贸n que se difunde en las redes sociales a menudo incorpora im谩genes de jeringas gigantes, que aterra a f贸bicos y los aleja de las dosis.
Ouch! Needle-Phobic People Scarred by So Many Images of Covid Shots
The pictures are on the nightly news, on billboards, bus stop posters and all over social media. How can people who fear needles manage to get their covid shots?
Calling All Vaccinators: Closing the Next Gap in Covid Supply and Demand
In the herculean effort to vaccinate America, the emphasis so far has been on trying to increase the number of vaccine doses available. Soon there could be a shortfall in people to administer the shots.
The State of Vaccine Supply: 鈥極paque.鈥 Unpredictable. 鈥楬ard to Pin Down.鈥
Americans鈥 frustrations surrounding the amount of available covid vaccine hinges on several factors 鈥 not the least of which is that demand far exceeds supply.
How a Bounty of Vaccines Flooded a Small Hospital and Its Nearby College
An ad hoc, chaotic distribution system is leading to a bizarre mix of vaccine haves and have-nots.
Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine
Doctors say some patients, and even medical staff members, don鈥檛 know where to go to be vaccinated against covid-19.
Hospital Prices Just Got a Lot More Transparent. What Does This Mean for You?
Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals are required to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers. That鈥檚 a lot more information than was previously required, which was only the posting of 鈥渃hargemasters鈥 鈥 the hospital-generated list prices that few consumers or health plans actually pay.
