Un mini accidente cerebrovascular puede tener graves consecuencias

Diez años atrás, Kristin Kramer se despertó temprano una mañana porque uno de sus perros necesitaba…

A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences

Kristin Kramer woke up early on a Tuesday morning 10 years ago because one of her…

Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana

HAMILTON, Mont. — Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave…

Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House

The Host With only a single vote to spare, the House passed a controversial budget bill…

Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ to Brokers

A blockbuster lawsuit from the federal Department of Justice alleges that insurers Aetna, Elevance Health (formerly…

Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Christine Mai-Duc La emblemática legislación del presupuesto del presidente Donald…

Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Christine Mai-Duc President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish…

Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk.

Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19 could…

Volunteers Help Tornado-Hit St. Louis Amid Wait for Federal Aid

ST. LOUIS — Kevin Hines has been living in a house without a roof in the…

Call Centers Replaced Many Doctors’ Receptionists. Now, AI Is Coming for Call Centers.

At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or neurological conditions troubleshoot…

Trump Won’t Force Medicaid to Cover GLP-1s for Obesity. A Few States Are Doing It Anyway.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Page Campbell’s doctor recommended she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy…

3 Things to Watch on Mental Health in Trump’s Early Budget Proposals

Since President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget blueprint in early May, calling for $163 billion…

Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.”…

How the Trump Administration Aims To Slash Health Care Spending

Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of cuts and policy changes President…

Trump retira servicios sociales de Medicaid, y pone en peligro la nutrición y la alimentación

Durante su primer gobierno, los principales funcionarios de salud del presidente Donald Trump autorizaron a Carolina…

Los hospitales que atienden partos en zonas rurales están cada vez más lejos de las embarazadas

WINNER, Dakota del Sur — Sophie Hofeldt tenía previsto hacerse los controles de embarazo y dar…

Rural Patients Face Tough Choices When Their Hospitals Stop Delivering Babies

Arielle Zionts WINNER, S.D. — Sophie Hofeldt planned to receive prenatal care and give birth at…

Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ for Primo Customers

When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often…

Housing, Nutrition in Peril as Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services

During his first administration, President Donald Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use…

Journalists Unpack Drug Prices, Threats to Medicaid, and the Fluoridation of Water

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the FDA’s phasing out of fluoride…

Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Limbo 

Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News Uncertainty around federal efforts to expand high-speed internet — and…

Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs

In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles…