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He Needs an Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped — Until It Didn’t.

Elisabeth Rosenthal Over the course of 2025, Jayant Mishra of Mission Viejo, California, progressively developed scaly, itchy red patches on his skin. Then came...

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He Needs an Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped — Until It Didn’t.

Elisabeth Rosenthal Over the course of 2025, Jayant Mishra of Mission Viejo, California, progressively developed scaly, itchy red patches on his skin. Then came...

‘Kind of Morbid’: Health Premiums Threaten Their Nest Egg. A Terminal Diagnosis May Spare It.

COLUSA, Calif. — Early on, Jean Franklin got some career advice she followed religiously: “Pay yourself first.” So she did, socking away hundreds...

Estados rojos y azules buscan limitar el uso de la inteligencia artificial en seguros de salud. Trump quiere lo opuesto

¿Cómo deben usar la inteligencia artificial (IA) las aseguradoras de salud? La respuesta a esta pregunta inusual de política pública, encuentra en un...

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Kaiser Permanente To Pay $556 Million in Record Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement

In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that...

GOP Cuts Will Cripple Medicaid Enrollment, Warns CEO of Largest Public Health Plan

When the head of the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan worries about the looming federal cuts to Medicaid, it’s not just her...

This California Strategy Safeguarded Some Medicaid Social Services Funding From Trump

When Virginia Guevara moved into a studio apartment in California’s Orange County in 2024 after nearly a decade of homelessness, she needed far...

Nuevas alternativas para resolver la crisis del cuidado de salud en casa

Paula Span Estás listo para salir del hospital, pero todavía no te sientes en condiciones de cuidarte solo en casa. O bien ya terminaste un...

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...