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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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Plan-Switching, Sign-Up Impersonations: Obamacare Enrollment Fraud Persists

Florida resident Keith Jones says his Affordable Care Act insurance plan was changed multiple times this year without his permission. Now the 52-year-old...

Out-of-Pocket Pain From High-Deductible Plans Means Skimping on Care

David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn’t have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes. His...

Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.

Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a...

Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?

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Journalists Dig Into Maine HIV Outbreak and Ever-Closer End to Enhanced ACA Subsidies

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Maine’s largest HIV outbreak to date, including the challenges in tracking transmission and treating people...

Helping Employees Listen to Their Inner Voices

Positive change starts from within. This edition of Healthy You! encourages your employees to be more introspective. Whether it’s taking time to look...

Aunque se reanuda SNAP, nuevas reglas laborales amenazan el acceso al programa de alimentos por años

Alejandro Santillan-Garcia teme perder la ayuda que le permite comprar comida. El residente de Austin, de 20 años, calificó el año pasado para recibir...

Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come

Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food...

Cómo decidir quiénes califican como “médicamente frágiles” según las reglas laborales de Medicaid

A Eliza Brader le preocupa tener que demostrar pronto que trabaja para seguir recibiendo cobertura de Medicaid. Ella cree que no debería tener...

Why It Matters & How to Stay on Track

Have you ever forgotten to take your medicine, wondered if it’s really working, or worried about side effects? You’re not alone. Many adults...

They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis,...

Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.

Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have...