​On March 19, KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam appeared on An Arm and a Leg to discuss the KFF Health News series “Priced Out,” which examines the health insurance crisis. Click here to listen to Rayasam on An Arm and a Leg (starts at 21:03). Read Rayasam’s “When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage.” KFF Health News rural health reporter Andrew Jones addressed the measles outbreak in the Carolinas during his appearance on WUNC’s Due South on March 17. Click here to listen to Andrew Jones on Due South. Read Jones’ article “Hospitals Fighting Measles Confront a Challenge: Few Doctors Have Seen It Before.” On March 16, Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report to discuss how U.S. hospitals and insurers are using AI to resolve disputes over medical claims and payments. On March 17, she discussed the court decision that halted the Trump administration’s vaccine policy modifications for children on CBS News’ CBS Mornings. Gounder addressed Susie Wiles’ choice to remain White House chief of staff during her breast cancer treatment during an appearance on CBS News 24/7’s The Takeout on March 16. Click here to watch Gounder on hospitals, insurers, and AI in The Daily Report. Click here to watch Gounder on vaccine policy updates for kids on CBS Mornings. Click here to watch Gounder on White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on CBS Mornings. Related Topics. Insurance. Health Protection. Oncology. Healthcare Technology. Medical Centers. Immunizations. Reach Out Send a News Tip  

​The Host. Julie Rovner. KFF Health News. @jrovner. @julierovner.bsky.social. 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 Z,” now in its third edition.. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to change how the federal government recommends vaccines against childhood diseases was dealt at least a temporary setback in federal court this week. A judge in Massachusetts sided with a coalition of public health groups arguing that changes to the vaccine schedule violated federal law. The Trump administration said it would appeal the judge’s ruling.. Meanwhile, some of the same public health groups continue to worry about the slow pace of grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, which, for the second straight year, is having trouble getting money appropriated by Congress out the door to researchers.. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.. Panelists. Alice Miranda Ollstein. Politico. @AliceOllstein. @alicemiranda.bsky.social. Read Alice’s stories.. Margot Sanger-Katz. The New York Times. @sangerkatz. Read Margot’s stories.. Lauren Weber. The Washington Post. @LaurenWeberHP. Read Lauren’s stories.. Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:. The latest decision on potential changes to the federal childhood vaccine schedule, even if ultimately reversed by a higher court, may re-elevate the vaccine issue as midterm campaigns kick into gear — and just as the Trump administration is trying to downplay it.. A new survey of Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees from KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, illuminates how many people are struggling to afford health insurance after the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits. A large majority of respondents say their costs are higher this year, with half saying their costs are “a lot higher.”. A dip in the number of health care jobs last month could suggest medical facilities and other providers are bracing for the impact of federal funding cuts. A reduction in the number of people with health insurance — an expected outcome of the expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits and, soon, stricter eligibility limits for Medicaid — would probably mean more unpaid bills that hospitals and others must absorb.. And clinics that rely on Title X funding to provide care are in a bind, with funding set to expire at the end of the month and the federal government only just recently releasing guidance about applying. Many clinics are bracing for a gap in funding.. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF President and CEO Drew Altman to kick off a new series  

​La primera señal apareció cuando Deepanwita Dasgupta tenía 5 años y empezó a tropezar más a menudo mientras jugaba en su casa en Bangalore, en el sur de India. La niña siempre estaba haciendo algo; por eso sus padres pensaron que los golpes y moretones extra eran simplemente parte de una infancia activa.. Sobre Noticias En Español. Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos.. Use Nuestro Contenido. Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita.. Detalles. Hablemos de Salud. Forma parte del grupo de Facebook de KFF Health News en español KFF Health News-Hablemos de Salud”.. KFF Health News – Hablemos de Salud. Quizás, pensaron, se trataba de unos zapatos que no le quedaban bien.. Los familiares describían a la niña amante de los unicornios como inteligente, cariñosa y a veces un poco traviesa. Antes de aprender el alfabeto, ya había descubierto cómo encontrar su programa favorito, Blippi, en un teléfono. También era conocida por sacar mantequilla del refrigerador a escondidas para disfrutarla lamiéndose los dedos.. Pero luego sus extremidades empezaron a sacudirse. Una punción lumbar reveló sarampión en su líquido cefalorraquídeo. El virus que probablemente tuvo cuando era bebé había llegado en secreto a su cerebro. Ahora, con 8 años, Deepanwita está paralizada y no puede hablar.. El sarampión causa complicaciones —que van desde diarrea hasta la muerte— en 3 de cada 10 personas infectadas, según la Sociedad de Enfermedades Infecciosas de América (IDSA, por sus siglas en inglés). Algunas aparecen de inmediato, mientras que otras tardan semanas o meses en manifestarse. La que está experimentando Deepanwita es la encefalitis esclerosante subaguda (PEES); por lo general, tarda años en aparecer.. “Muchas personas piensan: ‘Si nos da sarampión, estaremos bien, porque conozco a un vecino que lo tuvo y está bien’”, dijo Yasmin Khakoo, quien dirige la Sociedad de Neurología Infantil (Child Neurology Society) a nivel nacional, pero habló con KFF Health News en su papel como doctora en Nueva York con experiencia en enfermedades neurológicas.. Porque el sarampión puede ser peligroso. Un niño de 7 años en Carolina del Sur tendrá que volver a aprender a caminar después de sufrir una de las complicaciones más inmediatas: inflamación del cerebro.. Y, a veces, el virus deja una bomba de tiempo en el sistema nervioso.. Una persona puede recuperarse del sarampión y continuar con su vida normal, ya no contagiar y no presentar síntomas identificables —a veces durante una década o más— antes de que aparezcan problemas. Aunque algunos pacientes quedan gravemente discapacitados por un tiempo, Khakoo dijo que la enfermedad casi siempre es mortal.. Antes de la aparición de vacunas eficaces y de uso masivo, esta comp  

​Deep Sankar Dasgupta pictured with his daughter Deepanwita Dasgupta at age 3. Deepanwita was subsequently diagnosed with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare yet severely disabling complication arising from an earlier measles infection. (Anindita Dasgupta). The first indication appeared when Deepanwita Dasgupta, at age 5, began stumbling more frequently while playing at her home in Bangalore, southern India. The girl was constantly getting into mischief, so her parents chalked up the extra scrapes and bruises to an energetic childhood. Perhaps, they figured, it was poorly fitting shoes. This story also appeared on ABC News. It can be republished for free. Family members described the unicorn-loving child as intelligent, loving, and sometimes mischievous. Before mastering the alphabet, she had already learned how to locate her favorite show, Blippi, on a phone.  

​The Host. Julie Rovner. KFF Health News. @jrovner. @julierovner.bsky.social. 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 Z,” now in its third edition.. It’s been a tough week for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition to Kennedy having surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, personnel issues continue to plague the department: The nominee to become surgeon general, an ally of Kennedy’s, may lack the votes for Senate confirmation. The controversial head of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine center will be resigning next month. And a new survey finds Americans have less trust in HHS leaders now than they did during the pandemic.. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues its crackdown over claims of rampant health care fraud. In addition to targeting the Medicaid programs in states led by Democratic governors, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is also taking aim at previously sacrosanct Medicare Advantage plans.. This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th.. Panelists. Anna Edney. Bloomberg News. @annaedney. @annaedney.bsky.social. Read Anna’s stories.. Joanne Kenen. Johns Hopkins University and Politico. @JoanneKenen. @joannekenen.bsky.social. Read Joanne’s bio.. Shefali Luthra. The 19th. @shefali.bsky.social. Read Shefali’s stories.. Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:. Americans feel more confident in career scientists at federal health agencies than in the agencies’ leaders, according to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Yet the survey also sheds more light on the erosion of trust in public health officials and scientific research.. The FDA’s vaccine chief, Vinay Prasad, is leaving — again. Prasad was a critic of the agency before he joined it, and his tenure has been shaped by the same attitude, affecting career officials’ morale and the agency’s interactions with outside companies.. The Trump administration has extended its fraud crackdown campaign into Medicare Advantage plans. The privately run alternative to traditional Medicare coverage has been a GOP darling from the get-go. Yet President Donald Trump is nudging the party away from its pro-business stance on private insurance, arguing the government should give money to patients rather than insurers — a justification for policies undermining the Affordable Care Act.. And Wyoming became the latest state to enact a six-week abortion ban, a move that’s being challenged in court. The development points to the fact that while federal policymaking