After rejecting proposed rules to protect millions of workers in sweltering warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other hot workplaces, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has offered a co...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/newsom-indoor-heat-standards-compromise-prisons/
Congress this week had the chance to formally air grievances over the cascading consequences of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and lawmakers from both major parties agreed on one culprit: con...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-343-health-care-consolidation-april-18-2024/
Researchers at the University of Montana have pitched in to develop a more effective vaccine in the fight against an ancient disease that still kills an estimated 1.6 million people a year worldw...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/new-better-tuberculosis-tb-vaccine-montana/
Most Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic health conditions, making them eligible for a federal program that rewards physicians for doing more to manage their care. It shows promise in red...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicare-chronic-care-management-monitoring-business/
Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the “troubled teen industry,” a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of ...
Celebrity hotel heiress Paris Hilton is expanding her campaign for more public reporting on residential therapeutic centers’ use of restraints and seclusion rooms in disciplining teens, setting...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/paris-hilton-troubled-teen-industry-california-hearing/
Social services, such as parenting classes and economic development programs, can help increase the life spans of Native Americans, some health experts say. But insurers don’t always cover thes...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-americans-shorter-life-spans-health-care/
Facing widening racial disparities in overdose deaths, Philadelphia officials are sending workers and volunteers to knock on doors across the city, aiming to equip households with naloxone and ot...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/fentanyl-deaths-philadelphia-narcan-overdose-kits-canvassing/
A medical industry challenge to a $25 minimum wage ordinance in one Southern California city suggests health workers statewide could face layoffs and reductions in hours and benefits under a stat...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-health-workers-25-dollar-wage-cuts/
Republicans are learning the admonition “be careful what you wish for,” as conservative judges cause them political problems over abortion in a crucial election year.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/states-conservative-justices-republican-politicians-abortion/