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LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election

The Host The 2024 campaign — particularly the one for president — has been notably vague on policy. But health issues, especially those surrounding...

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LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election

The Host The 2024 campaign — particularly the one for president — has been notably vague on policy. But health issues, especially those surrounding...

Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump’s ‘Concepts’ Worry Advocates.

Noam N. Levey Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with medical debt if...

ACA open enrollment: what’s new for 2025

Open enrollment for 2025 ACA (Affordable Care Act)-compliant health insurance is just around the corner. Let’s take a look at the various changes...

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Medicare Members

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden signed into law in 2022, is a sweeping, ambitious piece of legislation designed to accomplish...

Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from...

What would happen if we eliminated medical debt? – Healthcare Economist

Medical debt in the U.S. is a major problem. While over 90% of individuals have health insurance, many people are uninsured and...

Don’t miss out on free preventive services!

Published on April 18, 2024Put your health first – get free preventive services. Screenings, check-ups, counseling, and keeping a healthy lifestyle can help...

Health insurance for the unemployed

In the United States, nearly half of the people under the age of 65 get their health insurance from an employer. But the...

The Life-Saving Power of Routine Childhood Vaccinations

Infants are a handful to take care of. Meeting their ever-changing needs and keeping them healthy as they grow can be challenging, and...

Whatever Happened to Biden’s Public Option?

In the 2020 elections, then-candidate Joe Biden and many of his congressional colleagues loudly advocated for a federal “public option” health insurance plan....

Do patients value improvements in progression-free survival? – Healthcare Economist

Progression-free survival (PFS) is a surrogate endpoint is defined as follows (by ChatGPT): In essence, PFS refers to the length of time...