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Centene Showers Politicians With Millions as It Courts Contracts and Settles Overbilling Allegations

By Samantha Young and Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine November 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Centene, the largest Medicaid managed-care company in the U.S., has thrown more than $26.9 million at political campaigns across the country since 2015, especially focused on states where it is wooing Medicaid contracts and settling accusations that it overbilled taxpayers. Among its tactics: Centene is skirting contribution limits by giving to candidates through its many subsidiaries.

More Black Americans Are Buying Guns. Is It Driving Up Black Suicide Rates?

By Alex Smith, KCUR March 11, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Gun buying among African Americans has soared in recent years. So have suicide rates among young Black men. Suicide prevention and gun safety efforts need to address race and cultural differences, Black gun owners say.

California Moves on Climate Change, but Rejects Aggressive Cuts to Greenhouse Emissions

By Samantha Young September 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Drought, wildfires, extreme heat: California lawmakers cast climate change as the culprit in an emerging series of public health threats, setting aside billions to help communities respond. But they stopped short of more aggressively reducing the state’s share of the greenhouse emissions warming the planet.

With Three Weeks Left, Consumers Fear They May End Up Without Health Coverage On New Year’s Day

By Jordan Rau December 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Insurance marketplace malfunctions have left some eager consumers in limbo as deadline to enroll nears. “I’m praying to God,” one says.

Two Tiered Medical Care for Haves and Have Nots

By Adam Graham-Silverman, The Fiscal Times May 19, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A growing number of physicians are leaving traditional insurance-based practices to offer VIP treatment.

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