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A young child with two braids and a light blue dress with frilly skirt swings on a swing set with barefeet. The rest of the playground and park in the background have a motion blur while the child is in focus.

Poison at Play: Unsafe Levels of Lead Found in Half of New Orleans Playgrounds

By Tristan Baurick, Verite News and Halle Parker, Verite News February 5, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Verite News’ reporters tested soil in more than 80 playgrounds for lead contamination. Even in trace amounts, lead exposure in children can result in lower IQs, learning challenges, and behavioral issues.

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This Teen Never Got His Day in Vaccine Court. His Former Lawyer Now Advises RFK on Its Overhaul.

By Maia Rosenfeld January 29, 2026 KFF Health News Original

The federal government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was supposed to help patients with their medical bills while protecting vaccine supply. But allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are routinely transferring cases from that program to launch lawsuits against drugmakers.

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In the Vast Expanses of Indian Country, Broadband Gaps Create Health Gaps, Too

By Sarah Jane Tribble December 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

On Idaho’s remote Fort Hall Reservation, thousands live without reliable high-speed internet, which supports health care, education, and daily life. Facing delays and wavering federal policy, Frances Goli is determined to spend more than $22 million in federal grant money before she runs out of time.

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How Delays and Bankruptcy Let a Nursing Home Chain Avoid Paying Settlements for Injuries and Deaths

By Jordan Rau December 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Genesis HealthCare’s bankruptcy case in Dallas will allow the nursing home chain to avoid paying millions of dollars it promised for residents who were injured or died while in its care. Families say bankruptcy nullifies one of the main ways to hold nursing home owners accountable for poor care.

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Rural Health Providers Could Be Collateral Damage From $100K Trump Visa Fee

By Arielle Zionts and Phillip Reese December 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Dozens of health care organizations have asked the Trump administration to shield the doctors, nurses, and techs they need to fill shortages from the president’s new $100,000 visa fee for skilled foreign workers. So far, there’s no sign of a reprieve.

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A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field.

By Andrew Jones December 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Regulations meant to prevent unfettered health care expansion are withholding needed hospital beds in a rural part of North Carolina. Here, as in communities around the country, some officials and health care providers are contesting such “certificate of need” laws.

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Tracking Applications for Rural Health Transformation Funds

Updated January 30, 2026 Originally Published December 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News is working to collect and post complete application materials, by state, here and will update this repository as new materials, released in response to public records requests, arrive.

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Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Arielle Zionts December 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Proposals from states that have shared their applications to a new $50 billion rural health program include using drones to deliver medication, installing refrigerators to expand access to healthy produce, and bringing telehealth to libraries, day cares, and senior centers.

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Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.

By Samantha Liss and Sam Whitehead December 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

People on Medicaid deemed “medically frail” won’t need to meet new federal requirements that enrollees work 80 hours a month or perform another approved activity. But state officials are grappling with how to interpret who qualifies under the vague federal definition, which could affect millions.

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Conflicting Advice on Covid Shots Likely To Ding Already Low Vaccine Rates, Experts Warn

By Phillip Reese November 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical organizations about the value of a shot.

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Sock Hops and Concerts: How Some Places Spent Opioid Settlement Cash

By Aneri Pattani November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

States, counties, and cities are receiving millions in opioid settlement money to address the addiction crisis. The ways they spent the dollars in 2024 sometimes drew criticism from advocates and at least one state official, who alleged misuse.

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From Narcan to Gun Silencers, Opioid Settlement Cash Pays Law Enforcement Tabs

By Aneri Pattani November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts. Their spending decisions in 2024 were sometimes surprising and even controversial. Our new database offers more than 10,500 examples.

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A New Car vs. Health Insurance? Average Family Job-Based Coverage Hits $27K

By Phil Galewitz October 22, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF data shows that 2025 marked the first time in two decades that the annual cost of covering a family of four rose by 6% or more for three consecutive years.

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Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections

By Rae Ellen Bichell October 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health care providers and debt collectors are biting from people’s paychecks to cover old medical bills. A KFF Health News investigation in Colorado shows that this aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.

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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse.

By Holly K. Hacker and Brett Kelman and Daniel Chang Videos by Hannah NormanData visualizations by Lydia Zuraw October 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump administration’s cuts leave the nation less prepared.

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Health Care’s Employment Growth Clouded by Immigration Crackdown, Medicaid Cuts

By Phillip Reese September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The health care sector has accounted for nearly half of this year’s U.S. job growth. But economists say immigration crackdowns and Medicaid cuts could create a drag on the sector just as more workers are needed to support a growing population of older Americans.

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Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks

By Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell August 26, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new KFF Health News analysis shows.

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Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed

By Jordan Rau and Irena Hwang, The New York Times July 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.

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A line chart of reported dengue cases per million residents in Florida, California, the U.S., and Texas from 2015 to 2024 showing that rates have been rising since 2021 and Florida's rate at least two times of the other metrics in 2024.

As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

By Phillip Reese July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In recent years, locally acquired dengue cases have appeared in California, Florida, and Texas, parts of the U.S. where the disease isn’t endemic. Health and vector control officials worry that with climate change and the lack of a vaccine, dengue will take hold in a larger swath of North America.

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Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention

By Bram Sable-Smith June 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. Department of Justice canceled $500 million in grants to public safety organizations nationwide, including some that address gun violence. A clinic in St. Louis lost a $2 million award to develop a mobile clinic, increase mental health services, and engage the community.

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