October 3, 2026
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical
The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the
It seems no one is taking covid-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh.
Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades:
Daniel Chang and Samantha Liss In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency
When Hurricane Helene struck in late September, it flooded the largest IV fluid factory in the United States. The Baxter
Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back their merger application Monday, just days before the state was due
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of
The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud. The
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Casi un año después que la administración Biden diera luz verde a Florida para convertirse
Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third
William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of
A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care
Darius Tahir President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to become the
Jackie Fortiér After their younger son was bitten by a rattlesnake and ended up in the pediatric intensive care unit,
Almost all people have health insurance in Vermont, a state famed for its maple syrup and Ben & Jerry’s ice
Indiana residents and federal officials are urging state health regulators to stop two rival hospitals in Terre Haute from merging.
Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some
In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O’Malley criticized agency “injustices” that “shock our shared sense of equity and
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could try to remove fluoride from drinking water, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy,
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN’s office
Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam Video by Hannah Norman The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial
Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over
Health researchers are noticing a growing problem in American pregnancies: more cases of blood pressure so high it can be
HURON, S.D. — Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated.
Dentro de los más de 600 hospitales católicos en todo el país, no se puede encontrar ni una sola monja
ST. LOUIS — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found
Jacob Gardenswartz “Right To Try” experimental drug program saved “thousands and thousands of lives” Former President Donald Trump on Aug.
Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed.
The city of Beverly Hills has agreed to train its employees on abortion clinic protections after local officials interfered with
Hoy en día, cuando las personas se hacen su mamografía anual, algunos radiólogos les preguntan algo desconcertante. Además de analizar
Fred Schulte, KFF Health News Exactech, a Florida device manufacturer that faces more than 2,000 state and federal lawsuits from
Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina last month, wrecked a Baxter International factory that produced 60 percent of the country’s
Health care is suddenly front and center in the final sprint to the presidential election, and the outcome will shape
Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the
California’s mental health commission on Thursday announced its executive director would resign amid revelations that he traveled to the U.K.
When you think about the opioid crisis, the image of adults in their 20s, 30s, even sometimes those who are
CUTHBERT, Ga. — While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some stopped
The director of California’s mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was
Michelle Andrews Jackie Fortiér reported the audio story. When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may
Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with medical debt
Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed abortion access, calling California “a proud reproductive freedom state”
The CVS representative popped into Lisa Trumble’s third-floor Berkshire Medical Center hospital room in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to announce that everything
If you get sick in America, there’s a good chance you’ll end up in debt. Four in 10 U.S. adults
Defensores de pacientes y consumidores confían en que Kamala Harris acelere los esfuerzos federales para ayudar a las personas que
During the coronavirus pandemic, states received a rush of funding from the federal government to bolster their fight against the
More than half of the 410 hospitals in California have at least one building that likely wouldn’t be able to
Dave Lantz is no stranger to emergency department or doctor bills. With three kids in their teens and early 20s,
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients
It’s that time of year again: In most states, the Affordable Care Act’s annual open enrollment season for health plans
Arthur Allen Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do with the money they exchange
Estamos en esa época del año otra vez. En la mayoría de los estados, la temporada de inscripción abierta de
Californians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars —
When Anna Nusslock showed up at her local hospital 15 weeks pregnant and in severe pain earlier this year, she
Ronnie Cohen Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade abortion ruling in 1973, Laura Esserman used
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As
There’s a new morning ritual in Pinedale, Wyoming, a town of about 2,000 nestled against the Wind River Mountains. Friends
Georgia is one of dozens of states that require health-care facilities to ask for permission to build or expand by
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state’s mammoth medical debt
Six weeks after an emergency cesarean section, with her newborn twins still in neonatal intensive care, Maya Gobara went to
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25 others
A seemingly innocuous proposal to offer scholarships for mental health workers in California’s new court-ordered treatment program has sparked debate
Central Oregon Pathology Consultants has been in business for nearly 60 years, offering molecular testing and other diagnostic services east
Last month, Planned Parenthood Great Plains opened its newest clinic in Pittsburg, Kan., a city of about 21,000 people mere
Brett Kelman Ballad Health, an Appalachian company with the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, may soon be required to improve
When the Agriculture Department posted a recall of chicken nuggets that might be contaminated, it directed consumers to return them
La proporción de personas sin seguro de salud se mantuvo estable en 2023, informó la Oficina del Censo. Fue solo
Si tú o alguien que conoces pudiera estar pasando por una crisis de salud mental, comunícate con la línea directa
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Forget repeal and replace. Critics of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, have a new target: key parts of the
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Durante la pandemia, los recursos federales se orientaron a reforzar los presupuestos de los estados para que
Suspicions that U.S. consumers’ personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News The proportion of Americans without health insurance remained stable in 2023, the Census Bureau reported
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are both eager to take on high drug prices, leaving pharmaceutical
When the Indian Health Service can’t provide medical care to Native Americans, the federal agency can refer them elsewhere. But
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the covid-19 pandemic, public health leaders
The computer systems run by the consulting giant Deloitte that millions of Americans rely on for Medicaid and other government
A strong public health system can make a big difference for those who face stark health disparities. But epidemiologists serving
Dan Weissmann Caitlyn Mai thought she did everything right. She called ahead to make sure her insurer would cover her
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a rare point of agreement in their otherwise bitter and
It has become a rhetorical theme for Democrats working to hold on to the White House: Allies of former president Donald
Jamie Holmes says a surgery center tried to make her pay for two operations after she underwent only one. She
Stephanie Armour La elección de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris del gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, como su compañero de fórmula
MOUND BAYOU, Miss. — In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by
In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device — “a Class I recall, the
A bill pending in California’s legislature to ratchet up oversight of private equity investments in health care is receiving enthusiastic
Hundreds of Mississippians die every year from opioid overdoses, an epidemic that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands
Hace unos años, los organizadores de uno de los mejores programas de ejercicios para personas con la enfermedad de Parkinson
For five years, Caren Blanzy received the same treatment at the same medical office in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The regular
A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized
Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing
Arthur Allen On May 13, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) published an open letter to Novo Nordisk on the front page
Charlotte Huff The night before her chemotherapy, Herlinda Sanchez sets out her clothes and checks that she has everything she
When Kamala Harris was California’s top prosecutor, she was concerned that mergers among hospitals, physician groups, and health insurers could
It’s Saturday afternoon, and your 4-year-old is bleeding from a gash on his face after a playtime mishap. Should you
As many as 1 in 8 American adults has tried one of the GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs, but a surprising number
What if the first responder on the scene of a cardiac arrest were a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator?
One owns a for-profit insurer, a venture capital company, and for-profit hospitals in Italy and Kazakhstan; it has just acquired
Michelle Andrews A partir de septiembre, si alguien en Clemmons, Carolina del Norte, llama al 911 para pedir ayuda porque
Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself
Arielle Zionts WALL, S.D. — Stacey Schulz parks in a rear lot to avoid the crowded Main Street entrances to
Montana’s proposal to increase oversight is part of a national trend by states to ensure nonprofit hospitals act as charitable
Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state’s list of controlled
El farmacéutico Mark Mikhael ha perdido 50 libras en los últimos 12 meses. Ya no tiene diabetes y está “en
The drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest,
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of
Los Ángeles, California. — Distribuyen dispositivos GPS para poder rastrear a sus pacientes sin hogar. Abastecen sus kits de calle
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News The Biden administration on Friday put in place stringent curbs aimed at thwarting rogue insurance
LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They stock their street kits with
Stephanie Armour Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble
Dan Weissmann Hospital facility fees. They can feel like a charge just for walking in the door. Hospitals say they
The largest private company that brokers use to enroll people in Affordable Care Act health plans said it’s joining with
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies,
SACRAMENTO — When then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for nearly all Californians to buy health insurance or face a penalty, Anthony
Few people want to go into a nursing home, but doing so can be the right choice if you or
Jordan Rau, KFF Health News For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage
A lawsuit winding its way through the courts could undermine the power of federal agencies to mandate the services health
In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves. Among its inventors was Mehmet Oz, the
When hospitals are hit by cyberattacks that compromise crucial technology systems for managing patient care, the stakes are staggering. “We’ve
Cientos de estadounidenses pueden haber recibido terapia, sin saberlo, de una impostora sin formación que se hizo pasar por terapeuta
Elisabeth Rosenthal Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical
What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies,
In Terre Haute, Ind., two rival hospitals want to merge, a move that supporters say will save patients money and
Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for
En los últimos dos años, una solicitud simple pero desconcertante ha precedido la mayoría de mis encuentros con profesionales médicos:
“You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see you anymore.” That was the takeaway for
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining
By Aneri Pattani June 27, 2024 Article HTML Aneri Pattani In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled that the Sackler
Dancing at Birnamwood Polka Days, a festival in Birnamwood, Wisconsin.(Angela Hart/KFF Health News) Polka festivals are common across Wisconsin, especially
JELLICO, Tenn. — In March 2021, this town of about 2,000 residents in the hills of east Tennessee lost its
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers will rely on a significant boost in federal funding
Dan Weissmann Some people who expected their health insurance to cover some out-of-network care have been getting stuck with enormous
Deloitte, a global consultancy that reported revenue last year of $65 billion, pulls in billions of dollars from states and
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of
Gov. Gavin Newsom, state lawmakers, and health industry leaders have a small window to reach an agreement on billions of
Rachana Pradhan and Kate Wells, Michigan Public In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest
If your doctor can’t see you now, maybe the nurse practitioner can. Nurse practitioners have long been a reliable backstop
Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. En español, hay al
Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. In Spanish, there are
For Diana Perez, a medical resident at the Family Health Center of Harlem, the handwritten thank-you note she received from
Jacob Gardenswartz If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections
California is now among the states trying to keep health-care costs down by setting spending caps — a task that
Una empresa que fabrica pruebas para la detección de envenenamiento por plomo ha acordado resolver cargos criminales por haber ocultado
When the clock struck midnight on May 31, more than 23 million low-income households were dropped from a federal internet subsidy program
Amy Maxmen and Arthur Allen Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny
The Biden administration is enlisting America’s doctors to help combat gun violence. About 160 health-care executives and officials have been
A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a
The Host It’s not surprising that the nursing home industry is filing lawsuits to block new Biden administration rules requiring
The White House is calling on hospital executives, doctors, and other health care leaders to take bolder steps to prevent
Harris Meyer Many physicians and nurses are happy about the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule banning the use of noncompete
Bernard J. Wolfson California’s Office of Health Care Affordability faces a herculean task in its plan to slow runaway health
Unas pocas noticias sobre una potencial nueva pandemia de gripe es suficiente para hacer que los científicos se empiecen a
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Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They worried
Facing ongoing concerns about rural hospital closures, Capitol Hill lawmakers have introduced a spate of proposals to fix a federal
One of Montana’s largest health clinics that serves people in poverty has cut back services and laid off workers. The
Los casos de sarampión están aumentando en Estados Unidos. En el primer trimestre de este año, se registró un número
A Tennessee agency that is supposed to hold accountable and grade the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly awards full credit
Florida se ha convertido en el primer estado en permitir que los obstetras realicen cesáreas fuera de los hospitales, apoyando
Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform cesarean sections outside of hospitals, siding with a private
En 2020 y 2023, el gobierno federal cambió su postura sobre quiénes podían donar órganos y sangre de manera segura,
The federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood, reducing the restrictions
Durante el último año y medio, Tandra Cooper Harris y su esposo, Marcus, ambos viven con diabetes, han luchado para
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the nation to tackle medical
Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Here in the rugged foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, the streets aren’t littered with needles and
For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled
May 21, 2024 Article HTML On KFF Health News’ “What the Health?,” chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner sat down with
Angela Hart When a doctor in Pasadena, California, reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of
About a year into the process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility after the covid-19 public health emergency, more than 20 million
For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these “NPs” often
TURLOCK, Calif. — For much of his young life, Jorge Sanchez regularly gasped for air, at times coughing so violently
For help, call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) or contact the 988 Suicide &
Noam N. Levey ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jolynn Mungenast spends her days looking for ways to help people pay their hospital
By Dan Weissmann May 15, 2024 Article HTML Dan Weissmann Facility fees are charges tacked on for visiting a doctor’s
Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in
Ash Panakam is about to graduate from Harvard Medical School. She’s from Georgia and always assumed she would return to
Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she
SACRAMENTO, California – Las familias de personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo dicen que el gobernador Gavin Newsom no
The Biden administration’s plan to set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes prompted comments from more than 46,500 people and
When doctors began using the drug sotorasib in 2021 with high expectations for its innovative approach to attacking lung cancer,
In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a precision medicine initiative that would later be known as the All of Us program. The
President Joe Biden counts among his accomplishments the record-high number of people, more than 21 million, who enrolled in Obamacare
Los titulares explotaron después que el Departamento de Agricultura confirmara que el virus de la gripe aviar H5N1 ha infectado
Since becoming a father a few months ago, I’ve been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often
Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled
Una mañana de enero de 2021, Carol Rosen recibió un tratamiento estándar para el cáncer de mama metastásico. Murió después
Dan Weissmann When Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, got hit by a cyberattack this winter, a big chunk
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections
The Host Some justices suggested the Supreme Court had said its piece on abortion law when it overturned Roe v.
Lauren Sausser CHARLESTON, S.C. — When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina
New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration’s top
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and
Kate Wells, Michigan Public For the past year, police Detective Tim Lillard has spent most of his waking hours unofficially
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese Hospital, located in the heart of this city’s legendary Chinatown, struggles with many of the same