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Seeking Spending Cuts, GOP Lawmakers Target a Tax Hospitals Love To Pay
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health…
Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push
In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain…
As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview
CRESTWOOD, Mo. — The prospect of sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid is alarming to some Missourians…
Watch: How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply
Lining the shelves of American supermarkets are food products with chemicals linked to health concerns. To…
Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines
When the news broke on Jan. 31 that a New York physician had been indicted for…
Avanza análisis sobre el requisito de trabajo para Medicaid
El principal organismo no partidario de control gubernamental del país ha confirmado que está examinando los…
Alabama Can’t Prosecute Groups Helping Patients Get Abortions Elsewhere, Judge Rules
Reproductive rights groups in Alabama wasted no time resuming their work after a federal judge ruled…
Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists
The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine…
Journalists Explore Medicaid Work Rules, CDC Layoffs, and RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Mission
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani gave an update on how Ohio is using its…
Work Requirements Might Cut Medicaid Spending. But at What Cost?
Republicans have long pushed to force working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid to show they are, in…
In Reversal, FDA Rehires Staff Tasked With Releasing Public Records
The FDA has rehired at least some workers tasked with releasing public records generated by the…
Montana Lawmakers Approve $124M To Revamp Behavioral Health System
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s frayed behavioral health care system, still recovering from the effects of past…
Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall
The country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running the…
Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica…
100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval
The Host Members of Congress are back in Washington this week, and Republicans are facing hard…
Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand
Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents…
California’s Primary Care Shortage Persists Despite Ambitious Moves To Close Gap
Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical…
The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.
Carmen Aiken of Chicago made an appointment for an annual physical exam in July 2023, planning…
Fast Action From Bystanders Can Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival. Many Don’t Know What To Do.
When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil…
Trump Restores Title X Funding for Two Anti-Abortion States — While Wiping It Out Elsewhere
The Trump administration quietly restored federal family planning money to Tennessee and Oklahoma, despite court rulings…