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Happy 60th, Medicare and Medicaid!
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host…
Health Care Groups Aim To Counter Growing ‘National Scandal’ of Elder Homelessness
Felice J. Freyer BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow,…
Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up
Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to…
Kennedy Cancels Vaccine Funding – KFF Health News
The Host Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that the federal government will cancel nearly $500…
Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm
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Cómo encontrar el servicio de rehabilitación adecuado
La terapia de rehabilitación puede ser una bendición después de una hospitalización por un derrame cerebral, una caída, un accidente,…
Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
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Medical Rehab Hospital Inspections Go Unpublicized by Federal Officials
Jordan Rau, KFF Health News Federal health officials do not inform consumers about severe safety violations in hospitals that specialize…
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
Jordan Rau, KFF Health News and Irena Hwang, The New York Times Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major…
How To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services
Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe…
In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health…
Digesting Trump’s Big Budget Law
The Host As he had wanted, President Donald Trump signed his big budget bill into a big budget law in…
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part II
Dan Weissmann In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share…
Trump’s Bill Reaches the Finish Line
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Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev. Donald Goodness is cared for by nurses and aides from…
Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off
The Host It’s not exactly news that our nation’s health care system is only a “system” in the most generous…
With Property Seized and Federal Funding Uncertain, Montana Asbestos Clinic Fights for Its Life
Aaron Bolton, MTPR LIBBY, Mont. — Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she…
Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
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Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare
When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare…
RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host…
Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom…
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 that includes billions of…
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 Anthem), and Humana paid…
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 offered assurances such…
In Bustling NYC Federal Building, HHS Offices Are Eerily Quiet
NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building…
A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective
Dan Weissmann News has been coming out of Washington, D.C., since the start of the second Donald Trump administration like…
At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead
Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead…
100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval
The Host Members of Congress are back in Washington this week, and Republicans are facing hard decisions on how to…
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too
For several years, Fred Neary had been seeing five doctors at the Baylor Scott & White Health system, whose 52…
Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. CDC’s
The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill…
Some Rural Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage
Arielle Zionts Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies,…
The Dismantling of HHS – KFF Health News
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts
Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some…
Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.
Five years ago, the CEO of one of the largest pain clinic companies in the Southeast was sentenced to more…
Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again
Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo…
Montana Examines Ways To Ease Health Care Workforce Shortages
HELENA, Mont. — Mark Nay’s first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance…
‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers
The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would be difficult for federal workers after Donald Trump was…
Federal Health Work in Flux
The Host Two months into the new administration, federal workers and contractors remain off-balance as the Trump administration ramps up…
Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. Not Quite Right.
Suz Redfearn “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We…
Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress
The Senate Finance Committee got its chance March 14 to question Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the…
The Cutting Continues – KFF Health News
The Host Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already acting on his anti-vaccine views, ordering an…
In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health
President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for…
Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the…
Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds
After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired…
The State of Federal Health Agencies Is Uncertain
The Host Can the Trump administration refuse to spend money appropriated through Congress by firing federal workers and canceling existing…
Years Later, Centene Settlements With States Still Unfinished
More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and…
UnitedHealth Wins Ruling Over $2B in Alleged Medicare Advantage Overpayments
The Justice Department’s years-long court battle to force UnitedHealth Group to return billions of dollars in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments…
Home Improvements Can Help People Age Independently. But Medicare Seldom Picks Up the Bill.
Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time. In his mid-80s, he had a stroke. Then lymphoma. Then prostate cancer….
Republicans Once Wanted Government out of Health Care. Trump Voters See It Differently.
Like many Americans who voted for Donald Trump, Jason Rouse hopes the president’s return will mean lower prices for gas,…
Qué es el Proyecto 2025, una hoja de ruta para las medidas de salud de Trump
Probablemente pocos votantes esperaban que el presidente Donald Trump, en sus primeras semanas de mandato, recortara miles de millones de…
Trump Froze Out Project 2025 in His Campaign. Now Its Blueprint Is His Health Care Playbook.
Few voters likely expected President Donald Trump in the first weeks of his administration to slash billions of dollars from…
GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk
Medicaid is under threat — again. Republicans, who narrowly control Congress, are pushing proposals that could sharply cut funding to…
Medicaid in the Crosshairs, Maybe
The Host The future of the Medicaid health insurance program for those with low incomes is in doubt, as Congress…
Chaos Continues in Federal Health System
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New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden. – KFF Health News
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden. – KFF Health News
The Host Incoming President Donald Trump’s inauguration is Monday, yet the new GOP-led Congress is already rushing to work his…
New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to…
Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits
Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health…
Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks – KFF Health News
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
California Sets 15% Target for Primary Care Spending Over Next Decade
A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their…
Readying for Republican Rule – KFF Health News
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
KFF Health News Sues To Force Disclosure of Medicare Advantage Audit Records
KFF Health News has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to compel it…
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in…
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care
RICHMOND, Vt. — On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels…
Trump’s White House Return Poised To Tangle Health Care Safety Net
Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back…
El regreso de Trump a la Casa Blanca pondría en peligro la red de seguridad de atención médica
El triunfo electoral del ex presidente Donald Trump y su regreso a la Casa Blanca probablemente traerán cambios que reducirían…
Election Outcome Could Bring Big Changes to Medicare
On the campaign trail, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to portray themselves as…
Trump quiere que Harris pague un precio político por ofrecer salud a inmigrantes sin papeles
Joanne Kenen María Sánchez emigró al área de Chicago desde México hace unos 30 años. Ahora, a sus 87, sigue…
Trump Wants Harris To Pay a Political Price for Generous Immigrant Health Policies
Joanne Kenen Maria Sanchez immigrated to the Chicago area from Mexico about 30 years ago. Now 87, she’s still living…
The Campaign’s Final Days – KFF Health News
The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill…
Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally
Sam Whitehead “We’re bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don’t have the…
Less Than Two Weeks To Go
The Host As abortion and other reproductive issues gain more prominence in the looming election, some Republicans are trying to…
Beneficiarios de Medicare gastarán menos en medicamentos en 2025
Cuando Pam McClure se enteró que el próximo año ahorraría casi $4,000 en sus medicamentos recetados dijo: “parece demasiado bueno…
Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good…
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend…
Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
The Host As part of a media blitz aimed at women voters, Vice President Kamala Harris this week rolled out…
The Health of the Campaign
The Host When it comes to health care, this year’s presidential campaign is increasingly a matter of which candidate voters…
Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices
Jacob Gardenswartz “Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did.”…
The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health…
American Health Under Trump — Past, Present, and Future
The Host Recent comments from former President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers preview potential health policy pursuits under a second…
Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences
The Host As expected, the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris offered few new…
Longtime Head of L.A. Care To Retire After Navigating Major Medi-Cal Changes
LOS ANGELES — For nearly a decade, John Baackes has led L.A. Care Health Plan, a publicly run insurer primarily…
En los comerciales de medicamentos en TV, lo que ves no siempre es lo que es
La música triunfal suena mientras pacientes con cáncer van de campamento, hacen jardinería y ven fuegos artificiales en anuncios de…
With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get
Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination…
Para las farmacéuticas, la pelea entre Trump y Harris es entre dos enemigos de la industria
En medio de una amarga y divisiva contienda, el ex presidente Donald Trump y la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris solo parecen…
Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition
A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions…
For Pharma, Trump vs. Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a rare point of agreement in their otherwise bitter and…
Turning 26 and Struggling To Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.
Elisabeth Rosenthal A hard-won provision of the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their family’s health insurance…
Let the General Election Commence
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing “anomalous…
Los contrastes de las fórmulas Harris-Walz y Trump-Vance en la atención de salud
Stephanie Armour La elección de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris del gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, como su compañero de fórmula…
Harris Did Not Vote to ‘Cut Medicare,’ Despite Trump’s Claim
Jacob Gardenswartz “As vice president, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion….
Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia
Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead ATLANTA — At the shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, a “Stronger Together” mural sends a hopeful…
Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care
STILLWATER, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health…
New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News The Affordable Care Act is back under attack. Not as in the repeal-and-replace debates of…
Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new…
Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race
The Host The change at the top of the likely Democratic presidential ticket is prompting both abortion rights and anti-abortion…
Florida’s RSV Season Has Started, and It’s Coming Soon to the Rest of US. Here’s a Primer.
Many people have gotten used to rolling up their sleeves for flu and covid-19 vaccines. New immunizations are also available…
Harris in the Spotlight – KFF Health News
The Host As Vice President Kamala Harris appears poised to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, health policy in general…
Harris, Once Biden’s Voice on Abortion, Would Take an Outspoken Approach to Health
Throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, he leaned on the outspoken former prosecutor and senator he selected as his vice president, Kamala…
Harris, alguna vez la voz de Biden sobre el aborto, tendría un enfoque abierto en temas de salud
A lo largo de su presidencia, Joe Biden se apoyó en Kamala Harris, la ex fiscal y senadora frontal que…
Misleading Ads Play Key Role in Schemes to Gin Up Unauthorized ACA Sign-Ups, Lawsuit Alleges
The government is giving away money! So say ads on a variety of social media platforms. Consumers, the ads claim,…
A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It
LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They stock their street kits with…
Un grupo médico atiende a personas que viven en la calle… y gana dinero
Los Ángeles, California. — Distribuyen dispositivos GPS para poder rastrear a sus pacientes sin hogar. Abastecen sus kits de calle…
At Trump’s GOP Convention, There’s Little To Be Heard on Health Care
No talk of Obamacare. Or abortion. At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, where delegates officially nominated Donald…
En la convención republicana de Trump se escuchó poco y nada sobre atención de salud
Ni una palabra sobre el Obamacare o el aborto. En la Convención Nacional Republicana en Milwaukee esta semana, donde los…
Trump Is Wrong in Claiming Full Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices
Jacob Gardenswartz “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked…
California Health Care Pioneer Goes National, Girds for Partisan Skirmishes
SACRAMENTO — When then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for nearly all Californians to buy health insurance or face a penalty, Anthony…
Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries
What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies,…
SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves.
A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s…
1st Biden-Trump Debate of 2024: What They Got Wrong, and Right
KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential…
SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Battleground Wisconsin: Voters Feel Nickel-and-Dimed by Health Care Costs
Dancing at Birnamwood Polka Days, a festival in Birnamwood, Wisconsin.(Angela Hart/KFF Health News) Polka festivals are common across Wisconsin, especially…
Medicaid for Millions in America Hinges on Deloitte-Run Systems Plagued by Errors
Deloitte, a global consultancy that reported revenue last year of $65 billion, pulls in billions of dollars from states and…
Live From Aspen: Health and the 2024 Elections
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information…
SCOTUS Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge — For Now
The Host A unanimous Supreme Court turned back a challenge to the FDA’s approval and rules for the abortion pill…
Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling…
Weight-Loss Drugs Are So Popular They’re Headed for Medicare Negotiations
The steep prices — and popularity — of Ozempic and similar weight-loss and diabetes drugs could soon make them a…
Anti-Abortion Hard-Liners Speak Up – KFF Health News
The Host With abortion shaping up as a key issue for the November elections, the movement that united to overturn…
Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge
The Host Public health officials are watching with concern since a strain of bird flu spread to dairy cows in…
Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States
The Host A new analysis finds that graduating medical students were less likely to apply this year for residency training…
Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Medicare Stumbles Managing a Costly Problem — Chronic Illness
Nearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by paying their…
Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’
Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say they’re still…
Medicare’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing…
Attack of the Medicare Machines
Dan Weissmann Covering the American health care system means we tell some scary stories. This episode of “An Arm and…
Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern
Federal and state regulators aren’t doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy…
Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare Enrollees
Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries “was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a…
Florida Limits Abortion — For Now
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express…
Adultos mayores, agotados por tener que organizar tanta atención médica
En enero, Susanne Gilliam, de 67 años, estaba yendo a recoger el correo afuera de su casa cuando se cayó…
Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage
Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that…
The Supreme Court and the Abortion Pill
The Host In its first abortion case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Supreme Court this…
The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on…
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for ‘Male Menopause’ Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads
Online stores sprang up during the covid-19 pandemic’s telehealth boom touting testosterone as a cure-all for men’s age-related illnesses —…
The ACA Turns 14 – KFF Health News
The Host The Affordable Care Act was signed into law 14 years ago this week, and Health and Human Services…
Biden Said Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Cut the Deficit by $160B. That’s Years Away.
Amy Sherman, PolitiFact We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those…
Covid and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom
Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff…
Maybe It’s a Health Care Election After All
The Host The general election campaign for president is (unofficially) on, as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump…
The Medicare Episode – KFF Health News
Dan Weissmann Medicare may sound like an escape from the expensive world of U.S. health insurance, but it’s more complicated,…
Biden Said State of the Union Is Strong and Made Clear His Campaign Is Off and Running
President Joe Biden touted his administration’s accomplishments in health care in a wide-ranging State of the Union address on Thursday…
The State of the Union Is … Busy
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand…
Whistleblower Accuses Aledade, Largest US Independent Primary Care Network, of Medicare Fraud
A Maryland firm that oversees the nation’s largest independent network of primary care medical practices is facing a whistleblower lawsuit…
America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans
President Joe Biden is counting on outrage over abortion restrictions to help drive turnout for his reelection. Former President Donald…
Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary
Judith Graham It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94…
Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight
Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care,…
Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?
The Host The Alabama Supreme Court’s groundbreaking ruling last week that frozen embryos have legal rights as people has touched…
Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat…
Biden Wins Early Court Test for Medicare Drug Negotiations
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength
In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power to protect their bottom lines. The…
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Struggle Over Who Gets the Last Word
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
¿Dónde están los proveedores de atención primaria del país? La respuesta no es fácil
Los médicos en Valley-Wide Health Systems nunca saben quién se presentará en su clínica en San Luis, un pueblo de…
Where Are the Nation’s Primary Care Providers? It’s Not an Easy Answer
Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis, a town of about…
Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity…
With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News HANOVER, N.H. — Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a…
Medicare Advantage Is Popular, but Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse
Medicare Advantage plans are booming — 30.8 million of the 60 million Americans with Medicare are now enrolled in the…
Watch: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans
As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the coverage works, including from people…
Cómo impactaría una segunda presidencia de Trump en la atención de salud
En la campaña presidencial, el ex presidente Donald Trump está prometiendo, una vez más, derogar y reemplazar la Ley de…
What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?
On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care…
In a Fractious Rerun, GOP Rivals Haley and DeSantis Debate Health Care. Trump Sits It Out.
The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses was the theme running through Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate hosted…
All About the (Government) Funding
The Host As this election year begins in earnest, making it harder for Congress to pass bills, lawmakers on Capitol…
The AMA Wants a Medicare Cut Reversed – And Lawmakers To Stay Out of Care
Congress is back this week and feverishly working on a bipartisan agreement to fund the government for the rest of…
Adultos mayores se sienten “atrapados” en planes de Medicare Advantage
En 2016, Richard Timmins fue a un seminario informativo gratuito para aprender más sobre la cobertura de Medicare. “Escuché al…
Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans
In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. “I listened to the…
2023 Is a Wrap – KFF Health News
The Host Even without covid dominating the headlines, 2023 was a busy year for health policy. The ever-rising cost of…
Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Why Do We Pay For so Much Worthless Health Care?
Medical advances are expensive. Take Wegovy, the wildly successful obesity drug that we learned last week may also reduce the…
Hospitals and Doctors Are Fed up With Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage plans are pretty popular with both lawmakers and ordinary Americans — they now enroll about 31 million people,…
Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not Hospitals and Doctors
A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska…
Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics
Susan Jaffe After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug plans, the…
Adultos mayores, detectives contra avisos engañosos de Medicare Advantage
Después de una ofensiva sin precedentes contra las publicidades engañosas de las aseguradoras que venden planes privados de Medicare Advantage…
Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a retired chef, can slip out to the hardware store, fairly confident that…
Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly
Susan Jaffe Angela M. Du Bois, a retired software tester in Durham, North Carolina, wasn’t looking to replace her UnitedHealthcare…
Democrats See Opportunity in GOP Threats to Repeal Health Law
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…