Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health
Scientists are cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he builds a public health bulwark against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance and President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Still, federal cuts have sapped morale and left local health departments less prepared for outbreaks.
Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the state’s program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.
Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone
Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation's ability to respond to illness.
Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus
Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its staff — as the Trump administration slashed the federal workforce. Hear from six scientists on why they walked out the door and the work they left behind.
This Doctor-Senator Who Backed RFK Jr. Now Faces a Fight for His Job — And His Legacy
As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy
Trump’s Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home
Listen: What To Do When Health Insurance Slips Out of Reach
Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their States’ Rural Health Fund Plans
Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis
Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That’s a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities.
Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay — And It Costs All of Us
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.
