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Gavin Newsom, Early Champion of Single-Payer, Moderates in the Face of Fiscal Limits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize...

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Gavin Newsom, Early Champion of Single-Payer, Moderates in the Face of Fiscal Limits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize...

Montana Moves Ahead With Doula Pay but Warns Medicaid Cuts Still May Come

Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement that budget problems had...

They’re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren’t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs

Nearly four years after doctors declared Marielle Santos McLeod free of colon cancer, she has yet to feel liberated from the burden of...

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Turnarounds and Shake-Ups – KFF Health News

The Host The midterm elections are months away, yet changes at the Department of Health and Human Services suggest the Trump administration is focusing...

Nevada Debuts Public Option Amid Tumultuous Federal Changes to Health Care

More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada’s new public option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would...

Red and Blue States Alike Want To Limit AI in Insurance. Trump Wants To Limit the States.

It’s the rare policy question that unites Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and...

Trump Required Hospitals To Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly It’s the Industry Using the Data.

Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers...

La respuesta del equipo de Trump a los aumentos de las primas de ACA: cobertura catastrófica

El gobierno de Trump presentó un amplio paquete de propuestas regulatorias que cambiarían de manera sustancial la oferta de planes de salud en...

Listen: Why Do I Need Prior Authorization?

Listen in as “Life Kit” host Marielle Segarra and health reporter Sarah Boden untangle the red tape that can make the prior authorization...

Delivering better health outcomes and value for cancer care

Cancer affects both employees and the organizations they work for. As cancer rates climb, especially among adults younger than 50, employers are seeing...

ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News It’s February, so open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is over. We’re getting the first glimpses of how sign-ups are shaking out after the expiration of enhanced subsidies that helped most people...

Health Care Heartaches: Your Winning Health Policy Valentines

By KFF Health News Staff Illustration by Oona Zenda February 13, 2026 Article HTML KFF Health News Staff and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda Health policy has never...

Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage

The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act...

What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks

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...

Marketplace enrollees face return of the ‘subsidy cliff’ in 2026

It’s happened. Congress has not extended enhanced Marketplace subsidies that have...