Trump Required Hospitals To Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly It’s the Industry Using the Data.
Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it’s mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for negotiations over pay.
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The "KFF Health News Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.
Listen: Why Do I Need Prior Authorization?
When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. Without it, they won’t pay. Health reporter Sarah Boden joins “Life Kit” host Marielle Segarra to discuss prior authorization.
RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He’s Broken Many of Them.
Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation’s official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In
Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage
Health Care Heartaches: Your Winning Health Policy Valentines
Alabama’s ‘Pretty Cool’ Plan for Robots in Maternity Care Sparks Debate
What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
Louisville Found PFAS in Drinking Water. The Trump Administration Wouldn’t Require Any Action.
End of Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies Puts Tribal Health Lifeline at Risk
New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’
New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
Republicans have said new rules requiring many Medicaid participants to work 80 hours a month will pinpoint unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults, harming their physical and financial health.
