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1 in 4 Covered California Enrollees Could Get State Aid Under Newsom Proposal

When Congress allowed covid-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, California used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs...

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1 in 4 Covered California Enrollees Could Get State Aid Under Newsom Proposal

When Congress allowed covid-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, California used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs...

The Drip, Drip, Drip of Declining Coverage

The Host When Congress failed to extend the covid-era enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, many experts predicted millions of people would lose...

Millions of Kids Could Lose Insurance as GOP Healthcare Cuts Start To Bite

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Millions of Americans Are Expected To Drop Their Affordable Care Act Plans. They’re Looking for a Plan B.

It’s feeding time for the animals on this property outside Nashville, Tennessee. An albino raccoon named Cricket reaches through the wires of its...

Journalists Update Listeners on Expiration of Insurance Subsidies and New Rural Health Funding

Thank you for your interest in supporting KFF Health News, the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute...

New Year, Same Health Fight

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news...

Las enfermedades y muertes que previenen las vacunas que los CDC han dejado de recomendar

El gobierno federal ha reducido drásticamente la cantidad de vacunas infantiles recomendadas, dejando fuera seis inmunizaciones de rutina que han protegido a millones...

Understanding Dementia: More than Forgetfulness

When most people hear “dementia,” they think of forgetful older adults. But dementia can affect people of any age, impacting not only their...

The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious...

Estados limitan la cobertura de una terapia de referencia para el autismo. Y las familias reaccionan

ALEXANDER, Carolina del Norte — Aubreigh Osborne tiene una nueva amiga. Vestida de azul y con un gran moño en sus rizos rubios, la...

Seis tips para obtener fármacos que previenen el VIH superando obstáculos del sistema de salud

Zach Dyer Cuando Matthew Hurley quiso empezar a tomar PrEP para prevenir el VIH, el médico no conocía el medicamento, y cuando finalmente se...

On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They’ll Pay

In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited health care to some 3,400 uninsured...

Planes de Medicaid refuerzan el contacto con afiliados ante los cambios que se avecinan

ORANGE, California — Una mañana reciente, Carmen Basu, abrigada con una chaqueta roja y una bufanda de lana, se paró frente a la...

It’s the ‘Gold Standard’ in Autism Care. Why Are States Reining It In?

ALEXANDER, N.C. — Aubreigh Osborne has a new best friend. Dressed in blue with a big ribbon in her blond curls, the 3-year-old sat...

Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.

Emmarie Huetteman A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’s long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000. Treatment...