October 3, 2026
In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years previously
The Host Mary Agnes Carey KFF Health News @maryagnescarey Read Mary Agnes’ stories. Lawmakers in Washington this week held the
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a half-million health workers who stand to benefit from California’s nation-leading $25 minimum wage law could
More than $4.3 billion in opioid settlement money has landed in the hands of city, county and state officials to
A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA’s most
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sixth-grade boys were lining up to be measured in the Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle
MODESTO, Calif. — When American Advanced Management made a bid for the bankrupt Madera Community Hospital last year, many local
Nearly two hours into a Capitol Hill hearing focused on rural health, Rep. Brad Wenstrup emphatically told the committee’s five
Until last week, the system that is used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed
When the FDA recently convened a committee of advisers to assess a cardiac device made by Abbott, the agency didn’t
Michelle Andrews Companies have increasingly offered generous fertility benefits to attract and keep top-notch workers. Now, the federal government is
A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw. Another
Rae Ellen Bichell and Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline DENVER — In February, Norma Brambila’s teenage daughter wrote her a letter
DENVER, Colorado. — En febrero, la hija adolescente de Norma Brambila le escribió una carta que ahora lleva en su
Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices, charging patients annual membership fees of $2,000
GRINNELL, Iowa — A for-profit company has proposed turning a boarded-up former nursing home here into a psychiatric hospital, joining
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News and Oona Tempest How patients are seeing their doctor
Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Christian Espinoza, director of a Southern California drug-treatment provider, recently began employing a powerful new
The Federal Trade Commission has long argued that competition makes the economy better. But some states have stopped the agency from blocking
Jason George began noticing in September that Medicaid payments had stalled for some of his assisted living facility residents, people
Christian Espinoza, director de operaciones de una red de clínicas de tratamiento del sur de California, comenzó recientemente a emplear
One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she
As the federal government negotiates with drugmakers to lower the price of 10 expensive drugs for Medicare patients, impatient legislators in some
Brett Kelman and Samantha Liss In the small Appalachian city of Bristol, Virginia, City Council member Neal Osborne left a
The new chief of the Social Security Administration outlined for senators Wednesday a plan to tackle overpayments and clawbacks, which
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million
Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor’s office. They endure
The Biden administration has hit on a strategy to deal with the massive, industry-paralyzing cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group unit:
Sarah Feldman, de 35 años, recibió las primeras cartas amenazantes del Centro Médico Mount Sinai en noviembre pasado. El sistema
Sarah Feldman, 35, received the first ominous letters from Mount Sinai Medical last November. The New York hospital system warned
In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter’s
Gayle Borne ha cuidado a más de 300 niños en Springfield, Tennessee. Niños que rara vez han visto a un
Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for
The Social Security Administration’s new chief is promising to overhaul the agency’s system of clawing back billions of dollars it
En diciembre se lanzó al mercado zuranolona, un tratamiento muy esperado para la depresión postparto, con la promesa de que
Gayle Borne has fostered more than 300 children in Springfield, Tennessee. She’s cared for kids who have rarely seen a
April Dembosky, KQED A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting
Colorado hopes to join Florida to become only the second state authorized to import prescription drugs from Canada. But they’re
David Hilzenrath Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run
Proveedores de salud y expertos en adicciones advierten que una iniciativa en California, que ayuda a pacientes con trastorno por
Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists at a 20-person practice in Sacramento, California, is in a bind. Since a Feb.
Many states that tout themselves as protectors of reproductive health care, including California, Michigan and Pennsylvania, have little-noticed laws on the books protecting hospitals
MOBILE, Ala. — In this Gulf Coast city, addiction medicine doctor Stephen Loyd announced at a January event what he
California’s efforts to expand access to abortion care are enabling more types of medical practitioners to perform certain abortion procedures
When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he said the new agency
Health providers and addiction experts warn the funding structure is unstable for a California initiative that steers patients with substance
Darius Tahir Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a
Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a
Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care,
Mary Delgado’s first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters will decide March 5 whether to pump billions more dollars into combating the nation’s worst
Lauren Sausser Warning: Some readers may find graphic details in this article to be offensive or disturbing. CAMDEN, S.C. —
States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses.
The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing
Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht Nurse midwife Beverly Maldonado recalls a pregnant woman arriving at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in
Daniel Chang and Andy Miller As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which
Anthony Stumbo’s heart sank after the doctor shared his mother’s chest X-ray. “I remember that drive home, bringing her back
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared Feb. 14 on “CBS Mornings” to discuss why the Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Drug overdose deaths in California state prisons rebounded to near record levels last year even as corrections
Nothing melts our hearts like a health policy valentine. Readers made us swoon this season, writing poetic lines about prescription
GoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting “ideas and dreams,” and, as GoFundMe’s co-founders, Andrew Ballester and Brad Damphousse,
Estados están invirtiendo miles de millones de dólares en un experimento de atención médica de alto riesgo: utilizar fondos ya
The Senate Finance Committee contemplated the future yesterday: artificial intelligence and its potential applications to health care. And it turns
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Ronnie Cohen In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food and Drug
Halfway through what will be the biggest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year span, enrollment in the government-run health
Legisladores de Colorado han propuesto un par de medidas que, dicen, mejorarán el acceso a recursos de salud mental para
States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce public
We’re halfway through the Medicaid “unwinding,” in which states are dropping people from the government health insurance program for the
Katheryn Houghton “IT’S BEEN REVEALED THAT FAUCI BROUGHT COVID TO THE MONTANA ONE YEAR BEFORE COVID BROKE OUT IN THE
Katheryn Houghton The head of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services said the agency has nearly cleared
Federal policymakers have been trying for a long time to lure more primary care providers to understaffed areas. The Biden administration boosted
The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents, focusing on devices used to deliver
In late 2022, Sarah Gutilla’s treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively contemplating suicide. Raised in foster care,
Dan Weissmann Navigating the U.S. health care system can feel like a “battle royale.” From challenging unfair medical bills to
What do herring fishing and health policy have in common? Quite a bit, it turns out, owing to a case
Ian Hodgson, Tampa Bay Times and Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times An executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals flagged Publix Super Markets
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Chantal Panozzo and her husband followed their primary care doctors’ orders last year after they both turned 45, now the
Elisabeth Rosenthal When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she
A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on
It’s daggers out at the Federal Trade Commission in its fight against anticompetitive practices in health care. This past year, it has
LOS ANGELES ― Carla Brown waits on an air mattress, eager for her occupational therapist to arrive at her apartment
In the year and a half since its launch, 988 — the country’s easy-to-remember, three-digit suicide and crisis hotline —
Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments
SAN FRANCISCO — Every year, thousands of bankers, venture capitalists, private equity investors, and other moneybags flock to San Francisco’s
Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey McALESTER, Okla. — It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to
Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born. At times, Watkins, then
Cuando fui a hacerme mi mamografía anual en noviembre, el asistente del centro radiológico en Manhattan me hizo una pregunta
The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such
KEOKUK, Iowa — Folks in this Mississippi River town hope a new federal program can revive the optimism engraved long
Kevin Stansbury, the CEO of Lincoln Community Hospital in the 800-person town of Hugo, Colorado, is facing a classic Catch-22:
Kevin Stansbury, CEO del Lincoln Community Hospital de Hugo, un pueblo de 800 habitantes en Colorado, se enfrenta a un
Washington’s infamous revolving door took an unusual turn for former Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar. Azar spent about
The Food and Drug Administration’s unprecedented approval of Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada was made possible only after
Montana health organizations say a state government backlog in paying its contractors has hindered their ability to provide care, and
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is revisiting California’s phase-in of a nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers in
Cecilia Nowell After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health
As I checked in at a Manhattan radiology clinic for my annual mammogram in November, the front desk staffer reviewing
When Phyllisa Deroze was told she had diabetes in a Fayetteville, North Carolina, emergency department years ago, she was handed
The share of rural Americans who live in communities without a hospital grows each year. It’s part of an ongoing
Lauren Sausser When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization hell” Sally Nix said she
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the
CAIRO, Ga. — Zita Magloire carefully adjusted a soft measuring tape across Kenadie Evans’ pregnant belly. Determining a baby’s size
Dan Weissmann Some hospitals sue patients who can’t afford to pay their medical bills. Such lawsuits don’t tend to bring
As pundits and politicos spar over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign will factor into the outcome of the
A Tennessee dentist who has been sued by multiple TMJ and sleep apnea patients over an unproven dental device he
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Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This
Over the past year there’s been movement to rein in the three big PBMs, which face little regulation though they
(Oona Tempest/KFF Health News) Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of
SAN DIEGO — Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn’t the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician
In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens returned home from a trip to Rwanda with a rather unwelcome-back gift: persistent
Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted
The head of the Social Security Administration has sent a letter of apology to members of Congress about testimony in
Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in