Category: Finance

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Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Were Aimed at ‘Able-Bodied Adults.’ Hospitals Say Kids Will Be Hurt.

Republicans insist that President Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid were aimed at reducing fraud and getting more of its adult

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In the Fallout From Trump’s Health Funding Cuts, States Face Tough Budget Decisions

In 2024, the Texas State Guard participated in Operation Border Health, a five-day free health clinic in Texas. The annual

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He Built Michigan’s Medicaid Work Requirement System. Now He’s Warning Other States.

It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As the Michigan

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Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Blue States

Angela Hart and Devi Shastri, The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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La administración Trump investiga el gasto de estados demócratas en Medicaid para inmigrantes

SACRAMENTO, California — La administración Trump ha extendido su política de mano dura en inmigración a la red de atención

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Fighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help

Lauren Sausser When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to

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As Insurers Struggle With GLP-1 Drug Costs, Some Seek To Wean Patients Off

After losing 50 pounds on the injectable weight loss medication Zepbound, Kyra Wensley received a surprising letter from her pharmacy

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Cuando los pacientes quedan atrapados en medio de las peleas entre aseguradoras y hospitales

Amy Frank dijo que pasó 17 horas al teléfono durante casi tres semanas, rebotando entre su aseguradora y el sistema

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When Hospitals and Insurers Fight, Patients Get Caught in the Middle

Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her

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Estos son los aumentos de precios que también deberían preocuparte

Preocupados por la inflación, los estadounidenses han estado atentos a precios de productos cotidianos como los huevos y la gasolina.

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Recortes a Medicaid impactarían muy fuerte en esta comunidad rural de Colorado

John Daley, Colorado Public Radio En el Valle de San Luis, al sur de Colorado, las nubes se elevan sobre

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The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm

Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense

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Native Americans Want To Avoid Past Medicaid Enrollment Snafus as Work Requirements Loom

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency

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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

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Try This When Your Doctor Says ‘Yes’ to a Preventive Test but Insurance Says ‘No’

Jackie Fortiér and Oona Zenda Illustrations by Oona Zenda “My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can

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California Taps Medicaid To Train and Recruit Behavioral Health Workers

Despite recent efforts to bolster California’s behavioral health workforce, the state is operating with only about two-thirds of the psychiatrists

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Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund To Help Pay for Abortion Care

Maryland is the first state to tap into an old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act to help solve

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Reduced ACA Subsidies May Make It Harder for Young Adults To Afford Coverage

As they move into adulthood, many young Americans face a unique and daunting challenge: finding their own health insurance by

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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

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Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos

Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to

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A Guide To Finding Insurance at 26‌

Elisabeth Rosenthal It was supposed to be easier than this. When the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010,

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Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community

John Daley, Colorado Public Radio In southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, clouds billow above the towering mountains of the Sangre

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A Wild Health Insurance Hustle

Dan Weissmann When a New York couple purchased a health insurance plan from a telemarketer, they thought it covered everything

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Guía para encontrar seguro de salud a los 26

Se suponía que iba a ser más fácil. Cuando la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) se

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Considering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs

People thinking about starting a business or retiring early — before they’re old enough for Medicare — may want to

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Aclarando la confusión sobre las vacunas contra covid-19

Michelle Andrews Si quieres vacunarte contra covid-19 este otoño, ¿lo cubrirá el seguro médico de tu empleador? No hay una

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New Medicaid Federal Work Requirements Mean Less Leeway for States

Katheryn Houghton and Bram Sable-Smith When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he

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Medicaid: nuevo requisito federal de trabajo deja a estados sin mucho margen de maniobra

Cuando el presidente Donald Trump firmó una ley que agrega requisitos laborales para algunos beneficiarios de Medicaid, es posible que

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Sorting Out Covid Vaccine Confusion: New and Conflicting Federal Policies Raise Questions

If you want a covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear

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Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Por temor a perder la cobertura de Medicaid, padres se apresuran a vacunar a sus hijos

Durante dos décadas, la pediatra Lanre Falusi, de Washington D.C., ha asesorado a los padres sobre el calendario de vacunas

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Lawfully Present Immigrants Help Stabilize ACA Plans. Why Does the GOP Want Them Out?

If you want to create a perfect storm at Covered California and other Affordable Care Act marketplaces, all you have

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Fearing Medicaid Coverage Loss, Some Parents Rush To Vaccinate Their Kids

Jackie Fortiér For two decades, Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi has counseled parents about vaccine safety, side effects, and timing.

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Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

Noam N. Levey President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration

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Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Watch: What Are Medicaid Work Requirements?

President Donald Trump signed legislation that mandates some Medicaid recipients prove they’re working, volunteering, or completing other qualifying activities at

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Republicans Call Medicaid Rife With Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but To Break the Rules.

MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies

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Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS

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Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That’s Unsupported

Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact “Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients ‘simply choose not to work’ and ‘spend six hours a day

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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,

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Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom

Every time Ashton Alexander sees an ad for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, it feels like a “kick in the face.”

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Surprise Medical Bills Were Supposed To Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They’re Not.

Elisabeth Rosenthal Last year in Massachusetts, after finding lumps in her breast, Jessica Chen went to Lowell General Hospital-Saints Campus,

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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

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Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums

Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential one-two punch next year —

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The Senate Saves PEPFAR Funding — For Now

The Host The Senate has passed — and sent back to the House — a bill that would allow the

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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

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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

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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

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Digesting Trump’s Big Budget Law

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Doulas, Once a Luxury, Are Increasingly Covered by Medicaid — Even in GOP States

Lauren Sausser and Katheryn Houghton As a postpartum doula, Dawn Oliver does her best work in the middle of the

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Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills

Nicole Silva’s 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative’s house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a

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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

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Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Julie Appleby, KFF Health News and Renuka Rayasam and Bernard J. Wolfson The tax

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To Keep Medicaid, Mom Caring for Disabled Adult Son Faces Prospect of Proving She Works

Bram Sable-Smith Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to

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Trump’s Bill Reaches the Finish Line

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill

Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions

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GOP Governors Mum as Congress Prepares To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending,

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El megaproyecto de ley republicano supondrá más costos de salud para muchos estadounidenses

El “One Big Beautiful Bill” del presidente Donald Trump recorta el gasto federal en los mercados de Medicaid y la

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To Cut Medicaid, the GOP’s Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful” budget reconciliation bill would make some of the most sweeping changes in health policy

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

Claudia Boyd-Barrett For months, Maria, 55, a caregiver to older adults in California’s Orange County, has been trying not to

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Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura médica por miedo a ser deportados

Durante meses, María, de 55 años, cuidadora de adultos mayores en el condado de Orange, se ha esforzado por no

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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September, Alton Fry went to the doctor concerned he had high blood pressure. The trip would

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Thune Says Health Care Often ‘Comes With a Job.’ The Reality’s Not Simple or Straightforward.

Arielle Zionts “A lot of times, health care comes with a job.” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), in an interview with

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Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

Stephanie Ivory counts on Medicaid to get treated for gastrointestinal conditions and a bulging disc that makes standing or sitting

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Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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California’s Much-Touted IVF Law May Be Delayed Until 2026, Leaving Many in the Lurch

Sarah Kwon California lawmakers are poised to delay the state’s much-ballyhooed new law mandating in vitro fertilization insurance coverage for

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5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in

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‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding

GREENVILLE, Miss. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does

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El precio que pagas por un plan del Obamacare podría aumentar el próximo año

MIAMI, Florida. — Josefina Muralles trabaja a tiempo parcial de noche como recepcionista en un condominio de Miami Beach. Así,

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Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States

Bernard J. Wolfson Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help

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Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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With Enhanced Subsidies Set To Expire, Consumers Could Face Higher Obamacare Costs

While the Senate budget bill released this week proposes deep funding cuts and work requirements for Medicaid — proposals likely

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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

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The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year

MIAMI — Josefina Muralles works a part-time overnight shift as a receptionist at a Miami Beach condominium so that during

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‘MAGA’ Backers Like Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — Until They Learn of Health Consequences

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Nearly two-thirds of adults oppose President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” approved in May

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts,

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget plan would rapidly

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RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t

The Host After explicitly promising senators during his confirmation hearing that he would not interfere in scientific policy over which

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What Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” Russell Vought stated on June

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Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to Obamacare

Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care

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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Lands in Senate. Our 400th Episode!

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare

Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health plans on the Affordable

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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

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A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000.

On Christmas Day at the WaTiki indoor water park, Hans Wirt was getting winded from following his son up the

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In Arizona County That Backed Trump, Conflicted Feelings About Cutting Medicaid

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty

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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 Trump castigaría a 14

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Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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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

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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 14 states that offer

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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 to lose weight before

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How the Trump Administration Aims To Slash Health Care Spending

Elisabeth Rosenthal Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of cuts and policy changes President Donald Trump

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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

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GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Newsom’s Pitch as He Seeks To Pare Down Immigrant Health Care: ‘We Have To Adjust’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proposed that California roll back health care for immigrants without legal status,

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The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.

It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable

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Luego de prometer atención médica universal, el gobernador de California debe reconsiderar la cobertura para inmigrantes

SACRAMENTO, California — El gobernador Gavin Newsom no esperaba enfrentarse a otra crisis sanitaria. En marzo, mientras el presidente Donald

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After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t expect to be reckoning with another health care crisis. In March, as President

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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

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Trump Team Faces Key Legal Decision That Could Put Mental Health Parity in Peril

The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans’ ability to access and afford mental

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A California Lawmaker Leans Into Her Medical Training in Fight for Health Safety Net

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, may need to

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Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even for the GOP

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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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 runs the only hospital

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Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push

Stephanie Armour In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid

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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 who remember the last

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Preparan análisis sobre el requisito de trabajo para Medicaid

El principal organismo no partidista de control gubernamental del país ha confirmado que está examinando los costos de operar el

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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

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Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall

Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam The country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running

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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 fact, working. Party members

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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 Soni, the chief medical

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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 to get checked out

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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

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Montana Hospitals Preserve Medicaid Expansion, Fend Off Regulations

Hospitals have spent years amassing political influence at the federal and state levels. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, hospitals and

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What ‘Fertilization President’ Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF Access

For nearly three agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California

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Hospitals’ Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost Oversight

Mike Dennison HELENA, Mont. — As Republican legislative leaders in Montana girded for this year’s battle over whether to extend

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Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low

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The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce

They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like

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Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs

PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs

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States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs

For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes,

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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,

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Tax Time Triggers Fraud Alarms for Some Obamacare Enrollees

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may get an

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Un acuerdo exitoso eliminará $30 mil millones de deuda médica. ¿Es suficiente?

Subrayando la magnitud del problema de la deuda médica en el país, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede

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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

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Blockbuster Deal Will Wipe Out $30 Billion in Medical Debt. Even Backers Say It’s Not Enough.

Underscoring the massive scale of America’s medical debt problem, a New York-based nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off

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The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.

MANSFIELD, La. — When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural

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‘If They Cut Too Much, People Will Die’: Health Coalition Pushes GOP on Medicaid Funding

Tina Ewing-Wilson remembers the last time major Medicaid cuts slashed her budget. In the late 2000s, during the Great Recession,

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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the

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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

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He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.

Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his

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With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay

Brett Kelman In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more

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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

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‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers

Rachana Pradhan and Aneri Pattani Illustration by Oona Zenda The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would

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Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much

PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has

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Bill That Congressman Says Protects Medicaid Doesn’t — And Would Likely Require Cutting It

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News “On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare,

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Medicaid Cuts Would Kneecap Health Services, Tribal Leaders Warn

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez While Congress considers potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, tribal health leaders are bracing for a

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Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs

As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the

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Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos

(iStock/Getty Images) Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground

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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

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California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts

Christine Mai-Duc California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even

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Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.

The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts

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Cómo afectarían a los consumidores los cambios al Obamacare propuestos por Trump

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News La administración Trump publicó el lunes 10 de marzo su primer conjunto importante de cambios

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Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration

Dan Weissmann The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its

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Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster

Phillip Reese Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on

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Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts

When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient

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Trump Health Care Proposal Billed as Consumer Protection but Adds Enrollment Hoops

The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal

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She Co-Founded the Office That Became DOGE. Now, She Sees ‘Irresponsible Transformation.’

Jennifer Pahlka is perhaps best known as the founder of Code for America, a widely respected nonprofit that helped formalize

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Medicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate

In Washington’s debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground. Many Republican lawmakers and conservative

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To Patients, Parents, and Caregivers, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are a Personal Affront

Bernard J. Wolfson TUSTIN, Calif. — Cynthia Williams is furious with U.S. House Republicans willing to slash Medicaid, the government-run

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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

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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

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