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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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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...

Medicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes

ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one...

Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed gun violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on KALW’s Your Call on Dec. 19. Click here to hear...

State Exchange Directors Seeing Consumers’ Fears — In Real Time — About Obamacare Premium Hikes

I’ve been checking on the progress of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season, which is happening as Congress continues to debate whether...

Managing retiree health costs with comprehensive benefits

In today’s health care landscape, employers who want to provide retiree coverage face a dual challenge: Ensuring that retirees have access to high-quality...

Washington’s Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More

WASHINGTON — Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River. As night falls and temperatures drop,...

Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits

The Host The enhanced premium tax credits that since 2021 have helped millions of Americans pay for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces...

Las personas sin hogar de DC se esconden a la intemperie, se enferman más y le cuestan más al sistema

WASHINGTON, DC — Cada noche, Abdullah Ibrahim se retira de las calles hacia un área boscosa junto al río Potomac. Cuando cae la noche...

The Age-Friendly Health Care Revolution

The 4 Ms in Action Let’s think about how the 4 Ms might come into play in a made-up scenario. Imagine there’s a Dr....