Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition
A private 2014 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services faces new scrutiny in a multibillion-dollar Justice Department fraud case against UnitedHealth Group.
Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions
In many places, victims of the opioid epidemic are silenced in decision-making about how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by KFF Health News and Spotlight PA found.
With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu
A Colorado picnic celebrated Farmworker Appreciation Day. But some dairy workers there said they aren’t feeling appreciated: They don’t have basic protective gear, even as bird flu spreads through area farms.
An Arm and a Leg: Don’t Get ‘Bullied’ Into Paying What You Don’t Owe
In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with Caitlyn Mai, a woman in Oklahoma who received a six-figure bill for a surgery her insurance promised to cover. This episode is an extended version of the “Bill of the Month” series, produced in partnership with NPR.
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Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It.
For Pharma, Trump vs. Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes
Turning 26 and Struggling To Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.
Disability Rights Activist Pushes Government To Let Him Participate in Society
Journalists Talk Shooting’s Toll on Children and State Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Let the General Election Commence
Trump Drastically Inflates Annual Fentanyl Death Numbers
A Teen’s Murder, Mold in the Walls: Unfulfilled Promises Haunt Public Housing
Watch: Where the Presidential and VP Candidates Stand on Health Policy
How do the top-of-the-ticket candidates compare on abortion, medical debt, and more? Here’s what you need to know.