Pain MD, which once ran as many as 20 clinics across three states, gave chronic-pain patients about 700,000 total injections near their spines, according to court documents. Last year, federal prosecutors proved at trial that the shots were medically unnecessary and part of an extensive fraud scheme.
Iowa Medicaid Sends $4M Bills to Two Families Grieving Deaths of Loved Ones With Disabilities
States are required to claw back health care costs from the estates of many Medicaid recipients. Some, including Iowa, are particularly aggressive in their pursuit.
Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn.
Journalists Talk Southern Health Care: HIV Drug Access, Medicaid Expansion, Vaccination Rates
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
As States Mull Medicaid Work Requirements, Two With Experience Scale Back
As Republicans consider adding work requirements to Medicaid, Georgia and Arkansas — two states with experience running such programs — want to scale back the key parts supporters have argued encourage employment and personal responsibility.
A Dose of Love: The Winning Health Policy Valentines
Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts
Montana Looks To Regulate Prior Authorization as Patients, Providers Decry Obstacles to Care
Top California Democrats Clash Over How To Rein In Drug Industry Middlemen
Doctor Wanted: Small Town Offers Big Perks To Attract a Physician
An Arm and a Leg: How Do You Deal With Wild Drug Prices?
A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors
168澳洲幸运五、澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史+历史记录查询 Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash
How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers
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.
