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Los republicanos insisten en que los recortes del presidente Donald Trump a Medicaid buscaban reducir el fraude y poner a
A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
Cuando Judith Miller se hizo un análisis de sangre rutinario en julio, recibió una alerta en su teléfono ese mismo
When Judith Miller had routine blood work done in July, she got a phone alert the same day that her
New moms all over social media are breaking down their incredibly expensive hospital bills after giving birth. So why is
Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her
Lauren Sausser When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to
It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As the Michigan
After losing 50 pounds on the injectable weight loss medication Zepbound, Kyra Wensley received a surprising letter from her pharmacy
By Renuka Rayasam September 4, 2025 Article HTML Renuka Rayasam LISTEN: Carrot or the stick? Some nutritionists say incentives are
Madison Czopek, PolitiFact It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, deepfakes, and deceptive social media posts
The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from
Amy Frank dijo que pasó 17 horas al teléfono durante casi tres semanas, rebotando entre su aseguradora y el sistema
Darius Tahir John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he
Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preocupados por la inflación, los estadounidenses han estado atentos a precios de productos cotidianos como los huevos y la gasolina.
UnitedHealth Group’s multibillion-dollar pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, is suing five Kentucky counties in an attempt to force them out
En el Valle de San Luis, al sur de Colorado, las nubes se elevan sobre las imponentes montañas de la
BOGALUSA, La. — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of
In southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, clouds billow above the towering mountains of the Sangre de Cristo range. A chorus
Se suponía que iba a ser más fácil. Cuando la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) se
Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to
It was supposed to be easier than this. When the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010, the goal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers whose jobs have been reinstated after dizzying Trump administration disruptions say they remain
As the federal government reworks rules for a $42 billion broadband expansion program, millions of Americans live in places where
National Institutes of Health workers provide interventional radiology services to a patient at the NIH Clinical Center in 2008. (National
Michelle Andrews Si quieres vacunarte contra covid-19 este otoño, ¿lo cubrirá el seguro médico de tu empleador? No hay una
If you want a covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear
A Fortina Hernández la llaman “la que lo sabe todo”. Durante más de dos décadas, esta trabajadora de salud comunitaria
Paula Span A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So
Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News and Henry Larweh A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually
A new breed of cosmetic surgery chains, some backed by private equity investors, are competing for a slice of the
A few days after a harrowing cosmetic surgery procedure, Erin Schaeffer said, she woke up with fluid leaking from an
MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies
La terapia de rehabilitación puede ser una bendición después de una hospitalización por un derrame cerebral, una caída, un accidente,
A last-minute scramble to add a $50 billion rural health program to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law
Darius Tahir One of the world’s biggest genetic databases comprises DNA data donated over the years by more than a
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential
Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe
On his way to an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by
Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health
Lauren Sausser and Katheryn Houghton As a postpartum doula, Dawn Oliver does her best work in the middle of the
By Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV July 10, 2025 Article HTML Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV
Nicole Silva’s 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative’s house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a
In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who
The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1
El “One Big Beautiful Bill” del presidente Donald Trump recorta el gasto federal en los mercados de Medicaid y la
The Trump administration has launched investigations into health care organizations in an effort to allow providers to refuse care for
As fired and retired scientists rallied outside in the Atlanta heat, an advisory panel that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked
The Host It’s not exactly news that our nation’s health care system is only a “system” in the most generous
Paula Span Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she
Within an hour of receiving a covid vaccination in November 2020, Utah preschool teacher Brianne Dressen felt pins and needles
Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in
GREENVILLE, Miss. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does
Kim Beckham, agente de seguros en Victoria, Texas, había visto a sus amigos sufrir tanto por la culebrilla (shingles) que
Bernard J. Wolfson Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help
Jariel Arvin On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the
Decenas de expertos en VIH de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recibieron correos electrónicos el
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts,
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health — the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world
Dozens of HIV experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received emails on Wednesday revoking notices they received
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Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care
Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. The room, decorated
Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions ruled unconstitutional and blamed for
Amy Maxmen The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses
JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple, while in the care of New York City’s renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, swallowed the first three
A principios de este año, cuando el presidente Donald Trump comenzaba a remodelar el gobierno, Michael, un médico de emergencias
Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns, Ballad Health — the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly — will now
Stephanie Armour The Trump administration’s anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting moves risk unraveling a critical system of checks and balances that
Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who
SAN FRANCISCO — Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of positions in California for
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Organizaciones de salud sin fines de lucro e intérpretes médicos advierten que los recortes federales han
At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or neurological conditions troubleshoot devices that monitor their
CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Page Campbell’s doctor recommended she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy to lose weight before
It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. In a video explaining the science behind it, a
Elisabeth Rosenthal Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of cuts and policy changes President Donald Trump
Arielle Zionts WINNER, S.D. — Sophie Hofeldt planned to receive prenatal care and give birth at her local hospital, 10
WINNER, Dakota del Sur — Sophie Hofeldt tenía previsto hacerse los controles de embarazo y dar a luz en el
In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows,
More Californians are talking to their therapists through a video screen or by phone than in person, marking a profound
OAK FLAT, Ariz. — Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road on a roughly 80-mile
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health runs the only hospital
Cuando una mujer se desplomó en una escalera mecánica en el aeropuerto de Buffalo, en Nueva York, el pasado junio,
El principal organismo no partidario de control gubernamental del país ha confirmado que está examinando los costos de operar el
The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine and pandemic preparedness experts,
The FDA has rehired at least some workers tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities, two
The country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running the nation’s only active Medicaid
Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent
Aneri Pattani Cuando la administración Trump recortó a finales de marzo más de $11.000 millones en fondos estatales destinados a
When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to
Hospitals have spent years amassing political influence at the federal and state levels. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, hospitals and
When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in covid-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs
Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a
HELENA, Mont. — As Republican legislative leaders in Montana girded for this year’s battle over whether to extend Medicaid expansion
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like
Paula Span The assisted living facility in Edina, Minnesota, where Jean Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011,
Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney,
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are
Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about
For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes,
Arielle Zionts Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies,
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may get an
Mass firings at the FDA have decimated divisions tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities in
Alanys Ortiz entiende las señales de Josephine Senek antes de que ella pueda decir nada. Josephine, quien vive con una
MANSFIELD, La. — When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural
Public access to government records that document the handling of illnesses, faulty products, and safety lapses at health facilities will
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has made combating fraud a centerpiece of his administration. Trump has
Alanys Ortiz reads Josephine Senek’s cues before she speaks. Josephine, who lives with a rare and debilitating genetic condition, fidgets
A view of 5600 Fishers Lane in Rockville, Maryland, which houses the headquarters of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s small, independent pharmacies say they’re getting increasingly squeezed on reimbursements by pharmacy benefit managers — and
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of
HELENA, Mont. — Mark Nay’s first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance
The routine is familiar for most people: When checking in for an appointment with a doctor or other health care
The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red
HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers are grappling with how — if at all — the state should rein in kratom,
(iStock/Getty Images) Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground
When patients walked into Planned Parenthood clinics, a consumer data company sold their precise locations to anti-abortion groups for targeted
La administración Trump publicó el lunes 10 de marzo su primer conjunto importante de cambios propuestos a la Ley de
Phillip Reese Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the
A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of
When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient
The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal
Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid development
The U.S. public health system has long been under strain, stymied by declines in funding as well as employees. And
Panelists at a covid conference last fall were asked to voice their regrets — policies they had supported during the
Cada vez más estados están facilitando que médicos que se formaron en otros países obtengan licencias médicas, un cambio que,
The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose
Noam N. Levey As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans
A growing number of states have made it easier for doctors who trained in other countries to get medical licenses,
Angela Hart Los Angeles County homelessness leaders last year reported nearly 30,000 permanent housing placements — an annual high for
At a recent Nevada legislative committee hearing, lawmakers faced off with members of the governor’s administration over how to fill
Angela Hart ALTADENA, Calif. — As flames engulfed a nearby canyon, dozens of residents in a sober-living home fled to
Jackie Fortiér El vestíbulo de la clínica comunitaria St. John’s Community Health en el sur de Los Ángeles está repleto
The lobby at this St. John’s Community Health clinic in South Los Angeles bustles with patients. But community health worker
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate
Renuka Rayasam Congressional lawmakers are facing tricky arithmetic as they hammer out a budget plan to finance President Donald Trump’s
A Kentucky county nestled in the heart of Appalachia, where the opioid crisis has wreaked devastation for decades, spent $15,000
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back
Christine Mai-Duc When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a
Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least
HAVANA, Florida. — Para ser una comunidad rural, este pueblo de 1,750 habitantes ha sido más afortunado que la mayoría.
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House sent a clear signal about Medicaid to Republicans across the country: Requiring
Nothing sweeps us off our feet like a health policy valentine. Readers showed their love this season, writing poetic lines
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients
Christine Mai-Duc California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Sacramento seem to agree: Prescription drug prices are too high.
HELENA, Mont. — When Lou and Lindsay Volpe’s son was diagnosed with a chronic bowel disease at age 11, their
For more than a decade, Kaiser Permanente has been under the microscope for shortcomings in mental health care, even as
Shannon Sharpe was having one of those 15-minutes-of-internet-infamy moments. Social media blew up in September after the retired Denver Broncos
Michelle Andrews One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin’s cousin called with alarming news. Martin’s 74-year-old aunt had been mauled
SUITLAND, Md. — At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into
Abortion foes worried before his election that President Donald Trump had moved on, now that Roe v. Wade is overturned
Victoria Clayton SALINAS, Calif. — This coastal valley made famous by the novelist John Steinbeck is sometimes known affectionately as
Victoria Clayton SALINAS, California. — Este valle costero, que se hizo famoso gracias al novelista John Steinbeck, a veces se
WALHALLA, S.C. — Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small primary care clinic run by Clemson
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Arthur Allen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist President Donald Trump nominated to
Montana lawmakers are grappling with what they can do to improve patient care and operations at the state’s psychiatric hospital
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across
In summertime, cows wait under a canopy to be milked at Mark McAfee’s farm in Fresno, California. From his Cessna
States and the nation’s health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze
President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise,
HELENA, Mont. — As part of a proposed revamping of the state’s behavioral health system, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration
California está aconsejando a los proveedores de atención médica que no pongan el estatus migratorio de los pacientes en las
For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President
In his return to the White House this week, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders on immigration,
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News and Stephanie Armour President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling
Tus bocadillos podrían ser blanco del nuevo gobierno de Trump. Durante años, el gobierno federal ha evitado regular la comida
John Daley, Colorado Public Radio DENVER — Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the
The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra,
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Una de las tareas del oncólogo es preparar a los pacientes con cáncer para tomar decisiones difíciles cuando se acerca
Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled
Los incendios forestales que se propagan rápidamente y han transformado gran parte del condado de Los Ángeles en un infierno
The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending
Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the
Samantha Liss On the heels of a scuttled hospital merger between rivals in Terre Haute, Indiana, a state senator introduced
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than three years have passed since federal health officials arrived in central Appalachia to assess an
In 2024, our nationwide team of gumshoes set out to answer your most pressing questions about medical bills, such as:
It’s open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act — and there are ongoing challenges. First up, enrollment. New and
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Las nuevas inscripciones bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) parecen
Arthur Allen Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market.
Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk
Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked
ERWIN, Tenn. — April Boyd texted her husband before she boarded the helicopter. “So, I don’t want to be dramatic,”
Eloisa Mendoza ha pasado 18 años ayudando a personas que no dominan el inglés a comprender documentos legales complejos. Los
Elisabeth Rosenthal When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup,
The Host The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York City prompted a surprising
A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable
Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them
La disponibilidad de vacunas seguras y eficaces contra covid a menos de un año del inicio de la pandemia marcó