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Supreme Court Makes Health Policy

The Host The Supreme Court wrapped up its 2025-26 session this week with a spate of decisions, including several affecting health policy. The most...

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Supreme Court Makes Health Policy

The Host The Supreme Court wrapped up its 2025-26 session this week with a spate of decisions, including several affecting health policy. The most...

Affordable Healthcare Emerges as a Voter Priority in Purple Nevada

One issue will decide Steven Cohen’s vote for Nevada governor this fall: Which candidate can best protect him from getting kicked off Medicaid? Cohen...

These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of...

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Abortion Pill Politics – KFF Health News

The Host A decision Friday night by a federal appeals court not only has raised new questions about the continued availability of the abortion...

Understanding depression to get the right care

In our busy lives, it can be hard to find some quiet time to check in and ask yourself how you are really...

Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up.

Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of...

Boosting brain health 

This month’s edition of Healthy You! reminds employees that taking care of their brain is just as important as taking care of their body. They’ll discover how...

A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know

Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month. It’s a notable...

Gavin Newsom, Early Champion of Single-Payer, Moderates in the Face of Fiscal Limits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize...

Montana Moves Ahead With Doula Pay but Warns Medicaid Cuts Still May Come

Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement that budget problems had...

They’re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren’t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs

Nearly four years after doctors declared Marielle Santos McLeod free of colon cancer, she has yet to feel liberated from the burden of...

States Rush To Figure Out How To Enforce Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements

Use Our Content   It can be republished for free.  State officials remain uncertain on how to enforce a requirement that many adult Medicaid enrollees show...

Medigap Premiums Leap, and Consumers Have Few Alternatives

After decades of selling insurance, Illinois-based broker John Jaggi had never seen anything like it. More than 80 of his customers who were enrolled...

Florida Delays Children’s Health Insurance Expansion as Uninsured Rate Rises

Like many parents, Tatiana Lafortune wants her children to get a good education, eat nutritious food, and see a doctor when they’re not...

An Urgent Care Treated Her Allergic Reaction. An ER Monitored Her — For $6,700.

Silvana Toska was playing in a grass field with her daughters late last fall when she felt a sting on her ankle. The...