Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.
WALHALLA, S.C. — Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson...
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Journalists Analyze Issues of the Day: RFK Jr., Bird Flu, L.A. Fires
KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed what to watch for in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for...
Most Insurance Covers IUDs. Hers Cost More Than $14,000.
During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson asked about getting off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option...
Telehealth Companies Boost Ad Spending While Taking on More Complex Medicine
Shannon Sharpe was having one of those 15-minutes-of-internet-infamy moments. Social media blew up in September after the retired Denver Broncos...
Trump’s Funding ‘Pause’ Throws States, Health Industry Into Chaos
States and the nation’s health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze...
An Arm and a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care
Every year, a health care think tank called the Lown Institute ranks the 10 worst examples of “profiteering and dysfunction”...
A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused
A few years before the covid-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection. But because he was uninsured at...
Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy
Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher...
Covered California alcanza récord de inscripciones, pero peligran subsidios clave
Covered California, el mercado de seguros de salud del estado, ha alcanzado un récord de 1,8 millones de inscritos y...
New California Laws Target Medical Debt, AI Care Decisions, Detention Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra,...
