HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk
The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.
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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk
Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.
Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care
Federal health officials are investigating claims that a Michigan health system fired an employee who sought a religious exemption to avoid calling transgender patients by their pronouns or referring them for gender-affirming care. Legal experts say the investigation escalates the Trump administration’s effort to curb medical care for transgender patients.
In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured
Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. “The effects could be catastrophic,” one policy analyst predicts.
A Texas Boy Needed Protection From Measles. The Vaccine Cost $1,400.
Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Sow Doubts as Scientists Protest US Pivot on Shots
Journalists Break Down Reconciliation Bill, Vaccine Panel Meeting, and ‘Dobbs’ Anniversary
Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance
Thune Says Health Care Often ‘Comes With a Job.’ The Reality’s Not Simple or Straightforward.
Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off
At Some Federal Beaches, Surf’s Up but the Lifeguard Chair’s Empty
What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer
Investigation: Deadly Denials
As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options
Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, these denials are frustrating and time-consuming. For patients, they can be devastating.
