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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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She Owed Her Insurer a Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage

Last summer, Lorena Alvarado Hill received a series of unexpected medical bills. A teacher’s aide in Melbourne, Florida, Hill is a single mom who...

Trump Team Claims Successes Against ACA Fraud While Pushing for More Controls

Complaints about enrollment fraud in Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage have bedeviled the federal marketplace for years. Now, the Trump administration is claiming...

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...

Algunos adultos de mediana edad deciden posponer la atención médica hasta tener Medicare

Sam Whitehead John Galvin es consciente de que necesita una colonoscopía. Pero está esperando hasta diciembre para hacerla, cuando cumpla 65 años y califique...

Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare

Sam Whitehead John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he’s waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies...

Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI’s Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the KFF Health News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on...

In the Affordability Alphabet Soup of the ACA and EHBs, a Link to Higher Premiums Isn’t Clear-Cut

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he...

Recognizing signs of substance use disorder

Most people use substances of some kind at some point in their lives, whether it’s alcohol at a celebration, prescription medicine after surgery,...

Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States After Focus on Minnesota

The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made...

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now

The Host Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to change how the federal government recommends vaccines against childhood diseases was...