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PAYBACK: TRACKING THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT CASH

PAYBACK: TRACKING THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT CASH How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers By Aneri Pattani, Data visualizations by Lydia Zuraw From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, we uncovered how billions in opioid settlement funds were used by state and local governments in 2022 and 2023. Find out where the money went. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/opioid-settlement-funds-detailed-database-state-county-city-spending/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8gJmeXE49kFsiCFRqHsnxHZk6WvOJX4gCTmrfE7bVVBLohsiEFXEuPWt0wdu_VedmSvyrnXMe571XsW7H4XRoaQC7WOQ&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email Read more from our 'Payback' series https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--yYHDUoFhSCf9ydM6KIfMFudK5256Len9z76syTQJxMj1cqswt2i_a1lxmeEc-m7mjlEV-wQ4eKQYg0PIF5XAiL5yVdg&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email

Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes // How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices // Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return

HEALTH CARE COSTS Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes By Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the agency, financial middlemen, or health systems. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-american-patients-debt-collection-indian-health-service-ihs/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_iwnuE4WOXSTVHgvW7mG1egu70dVWJcTLK93kbSZlANlud6h1Qt6ktd7a6CtSK1Zw3HOIuGCC1h07U2iY_RdJCRclaYg&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices By Arthur Allen As criticism of pharmacy benefit managers heats up, fear of lawsuits is driving some big employers to drop the “Big Three” PBMs — or force them to change. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pbms-pharmacy-benefit-managers-erisa-lawsuit-mark-cuban-cost-plus/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8tPkcvKZnF-tYOqa1Vf9Jli-YksQ0iMrlmnCCAJWRF7mD79vDcwWJvXujXU5g-Oa5h-WzuZ6cW3-VRUG9Ojggkpknr8Q&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return By Julie Appleby Donald Trump’s first administration advanced rules forcing hospitals and insurers to reveal prices for medical services. Employers don’t want to risk backtracking during Trump’s second administration. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/price-transparency-health-care-trump-regulations-hospitals/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8OnCxnhRHg7eH0KCMn2JLVMzl9VUVm9KssgftuM2ioAa5ADdhdM7qbC_HWJ2KRUOjsk9pcXE0g-LmL7uMtEAVQJU_gLw&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email

Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’ By Stephanie Armour and Julie Rovner The president-elect’s choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA, and CDC, hold positions on issues including abortion and vaccination that are often at odds. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-rfk-kennedy-health-hhs-fda-cdc-vaccines-covid-weldon/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_BiNEPRVnfhgYy240eFEx-asXLb3dUjz0WF6bHpyCl4yGosGFM_2zp1ajnE4XNWPPlIx-gao7Wj9-Mw99Hj3mA2HlQIA&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes By Vanessa G. Sánchez Donald Trump’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Yet the president-elect is also seen as someone who could improve their lives with a better economy, even if that means forgoing health care. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-trump-immigrants-medi-cal-economy-health-care/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8edVeWoL86lt_xmJCsXLQ5wvacrIQcqDcIIRcBUtvCpqITsAjueV_XLVKoXwfvNg6S5w9KYNDiNsuujiqmmdFCeyJ2dg&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email

Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges // Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

INSURANCE Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges By Julie Appleby The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace that serves 31 states — is well below last year’s as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give “Dreamers” access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/obamacare-enrollment-lag-trump-election-legal-challenges/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9FN2kIkgISP_F7ygWiutZQ1aMcmYKvTnjLTJB-PpEbuPSPUWQRJ8MQAzZuFJnXhWdn_b49BgyKFZsLDAtsqczpy-NNwQ&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule By Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead A group of Democratic senators asked the Government Accountability Office to examine a Georgia program that requires some Medicaid enrollees to work, study, or volunteer 80 hours a month for coverage. They cited KFF Health News’ reporting, which has documented the program’s high costs and low enrollment. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/georgia-medicaid-word-requirement-democrats-gao-investigate/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--1KfnATsnqauG8h4-KT5QA4--gjf4J6K7qDElcebuiQd_JBJd7_BqtxrtdiZ8xSZsHz90fvgmZOzi-9oowyew7PFSQCA&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email

End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill Episode 377 December 19, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-377-congress-chaos-budget-december-19-2024/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_m45OsEnZwp0Eid1VPMoGfrwtb2Oed0XGA2GtKJlNsj8cCbzHyNKnOsWT6LmE8TUJruiTv_EE7dKfaKdvgXZNOna1kSA&_hsmi=339602266&utm_content=339602266&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate successfully negotiated an enormous end-of-Congress health package, including bipartisan efforts to address prescription drug prices — only to see it blown up at the last minute after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump applied pressure. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court accepted its first abortion-related case of the term, and the attorney general of Texas sued a doctor in New York for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas patient. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF President and CEO Drew Altman about what happened in health policy in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.