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Steep Health Care Costs Steer Americans to Tough Decisions

Dan Weissmann Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for...

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Steep Health Care Costs Steer Americans to Tough Decisions

Dan Weissmann Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for...

Even With Dental Insurance, You Still Could Face a Large Bill

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Katherine Ruppelt, Nashville Public Radio LISTEN: Your dental insurance might not cover what you expect. Russell...

Aunque tengas seguro dental, la factura puede ser muy alta

Russell Anthony fue ocho veces al dentista el año pasado. El jubilado de 65 años que vive en Nashville, Tennessee, espera ir con...

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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...

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...