Latest KFF Health News Stories
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Abortion stats, youth mental health, RSV and covid shot shortages, harassment of nurses, drug pricing, hunger, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Water safety, TCE, at-home flu vaccine, medicine shortages, Medicare, abortion law, skin cancer, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Monday, October 23, 2023
Opioid settlements, Medicare Advantage, finding covid shots, Medicaid enrollments, AI chatbots, dementia, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Friday, October 20, 2023
Medicare, abortion access, aging, weight-loss drugs, Medicaid, candy safety, and more are in this morning’s health news. Plus, your weekend reads.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, October 19, 2023
Social Security clawbacks, maternal health, NIH nominee hearing, Medicare Advantage, Paxlovid cost, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Social Security, insurance premiums, the Gaza hospital blast, NIH, forgiven medical debt, doctors’ mental health, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Long covid, smoking, Medicare ads, health care workers quitting, pharmacy closures, abortion, Gaza hospitals, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Monday, October 16, 2023
Bankruptcies and closures, Medicare open enrollment, opioids, health worker pay, covid vaccines, medical debt, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Friday, October 13, 2023
Vaccines, Medicare premiums, PBMs, long covid, vaping, cancer, brain mapping, and more. Plus, enter our Halloween haiku contest.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, October 12, 2023
Covid and RSV vaccines, “excited delirium,” abortion access, Social Security, opioids, cancer treatment, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Abortion law, opioids, Medicare Advantage, covid, Medicaid enrollment, telehealth rules, sepsis, mental health, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Medical device lawsuits, health worker strikes, abortion pill, covid, depression, hospitals’ financial struggles, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Friday, September 29, 2023
Shutdown watch, abortion pills, Medicare, loneliness, covid tests and vaccines, and more are in the news. Plus, the bill of the month.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, September 28, 2023
Covid vaccines, Medicare, abortion law, shutdown watch, the GOP debate, Ozempic, health risks of sitting all day, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Covid vaccine attitudes, shutdown watch, ARPA-H hubs, Medicare Advantage premiums, abortion law, drug pricing, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Teen birth rates, health worker strikes, long covid, flu vaccine, hunger, fentanyl, Medicare drug prices, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Monday, September 25, 2023
Today’s briefing covers, covid, RSV shots. spending on weight loss drugs, a second pig heart transplant into a human patient, and more.
Morning Briefing for Friday, September 22, 2023
Medical debt initiative, Medicaid enrollment error, covid vaccine snags, primary care legislation, rising obesity, and more are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Thursday, September 21, 2023
Free covid tests, shutdown watch, abortion politics, preparing for the next pandemic, dementia, Medicaid unwinding, and ore are in the news.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Medicaid, gun violence, combatting fentanyl, a looming shutdown, covid cases, abortion law, flu vaccines, and more are in the news.