Skip to content
KFF Health News KFF Health News KFF Health News KFF Health News
Donate
  • Donate
  • Connect With Us:
  • Contact
  • X
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Trump 2.0
    • Agency Watch
    • Medicaid Watch
    • State Watch
    • Rural Health Payout
  • Public Health
  • Race & Health
  • Audio
    • KFF Health News Minute
    • What the Health?
    • Health Care Helpline
    • An Arm and a Leg
    • Silence in Sikeston
    • Epidemic
  • Investigations
    • Bill Of The Month
    • The Body Shops
    • Broken Rehab
    • Dead Zone
    • Deadly Denials
    • Diagnosis: Debt
    • Guns, Race, and Profit
    • Overpayment Outrage
    • Payback: Tracking Opioid Cash
    • Priced Out
    • ALL INVESTIGATIONS
  • More Topics
    • Abortion
    • Aging
    • Climate
    • COVID-19
    • Health Care Costs
    • Insurance
    • Medicaid
    • Medicare
    • Mental Health
    • Pharma
    • Rural Health
    • Uninsured

Search Results

Filter Results

Date
Custom Date Range
Topic
Content Type

Showing 6901-6920 of 131,567 results

Majority Of Supreme Court Sounds Skeptical Of Case To Curb Abortion Pill

March 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Based on the questions raised during Tuesday’s hearing, news outlets say that the Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward rejecting anti-abortion doctors’ right to sue to FDA over mifepristone. A decision is expected in June. Other reports focus on two justices’ queries regarding the 1873 Comstock Act as a possible roadmap for future president’s to restrict mail-order access to the drug.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Military’s Travel Policy Reproductive Care Only Used 12 Times Since June

March 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Only 12 service members or family have used the Department of Defense’s reimbursement policy for out-of-state travel for an abortion or other reproductive health care in the last 7 months, according to Pentagon data.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Preserving Health Care? That’s Democrats’ Thing, Say Biden, Harris

March 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

AP reports that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are setting up a pro- and con-comparison between Democrats’ and Republicans’ support for health care measures as part of the election campaign — with an emphasis on abortion rights.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

First Edition: March 27, 2024

March 27, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A rendering of a retina with white spots on it.

Programas de inteligencia artificial diagnostican retinopatía diabética en minutos

By Hannah Norman March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

En medio de todo el revuelo en torno a la inteligencia artificial en la atención médica, la tecnología de exámenes de la vista está surgiendo como uno de los primeros casos de uso probados de diagnósticos basados en IA en un entorno clínico.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A rear view photograph of a nurse walking with senior man in a corridor at a nursing home.

Some Medicaid Providers Borrow or Go Into Debt Amid ‘Unwinding’ Payment Disruptions

By Katheryn Houghton March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Used to operating with scarce resources, Montana Medicaid providers say gaps in state payments have left them struggling further.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A rendering of a retina with white spots on it.

As AI Eye Exams Prove Their Worth, Lessons for Future Tech Emerge

By Hannah Norman March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

With artificial intelligence in health care on the rise, eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy are emerging as one of the first proven use cases of AI-based diagnostics in a clinical setting.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
An unidentifiable patient is undergoing physical therapy while a health care professional takes notes behind them.

The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

By Judith Graham March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
An unidentifiable patient is undergoing physical therapy while a health care professional takes notes behind them.

Adultos mayores, agotados por tener que organizar tanta atención médica

By Judith Graham March 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Un nuevo estudio revela que los pacientes de Medicare dedican aproximadamente tres semanas al año a hacerse pruebas médicas, ver a doctores, someterse a tratamientos o procedimientos médicos, o pasar tiempo en el hospital o en centros de rehabilitación.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

This State Isn’t Waiting for Biden To Negotiate Drug Prices

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As the federal government negotiates with drugmakers to lower the price of 10 expensive drugs for Medicare patients, impatient legislators in some states are trying to go even further. Leading the pack is Colorado, where a new Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board is set to recommend an “upper payment limit” for drugs it deems unaffordable. In late […]

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Viewpoints: Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Help Everyone; We Mustn’t Let Anti-Vax Beliefs Become Normalized

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss weight-loss drugs, vaccine misinformation, and reproductive health care.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Bird Flu Detected In Some Dairy Cows In US

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Department of Agriculture said Monday that the milk supply is safe due to pasteurization, after samples collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for the avian influenza virus.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Scientists Warn Of Brain Health Risk From Reused Deep-Frying Oil

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in the news, a vast archive of ancient brains is in the spotlight for how it may help our modern understanding of mental illness. Scientists also uncover why women are more easily addicted to cigarettes than men.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Colorado Price Cap On Arthritis Drug Enbrel Targeted By Amgen Lawsuit

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The multinational pharma company is suing Colorado over the state prescription drug board’s plan to cap the price of its blockbuster drug. Also in the news: New Hampshire’s troubled ambulance market; naloxone in Florida; and more.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Study: Insulin Price Caps Alone Are Not Enough To Improve Access

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Other research-related news is on brain health risks from common household chemicals, gender- and race-based disparities in heart transplants, a new blood test to detect colon cancer, and more.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

States Crack Down On Facility Fees As Part Of Hospital Pricing Push

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare reports that states are tackling high hospital prices by restricting facility fees, despite a “lag” in federal-level policy. Meanwhile, labor shortages and other pressures could force more providers to shed personal care services.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

DeSantis Signs Into Law A Social Media Ban For Kids Under 14

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The law also requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds to set up accounts on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. It is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025 and is expected to be challenged in court in the interim.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Morning Briefing for Tuesday, March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Mifepristone Supreme Court case, cancer treatment, bird flu, social media, insulin price caps, facility fees, and more are in the news.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Future Of Abortion Pill Under Threat As Supreme Court Trial Opens

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that challenges access mifepristone, one of two drugs used in a medication abortion. News outlets cover what’s at stake for the FDA and drug industry, how abortion could be further limited, and claims that distorted science is playing a role.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

First Edition: March 26, 2024

March 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Previous
  • 344
  • 345
  • 346
  • 347
  • 348
  • Next

More From KFF Health News

A photo of a laptop screen with Facebook Ad Library open. It shows three ads by Medicare Advantage Majority.

Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies

Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Mandate in Georgia and Wage Garnishment Bill in Colorado

A father holds his young daughter outside.

Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks

Sheldon Ekirch walks along a street in her neighborhood.

Families Scramble To Pay Five-Figure Bills as Clock Ticks on Promised Preauthorization Reforms

KFF

© 2026 KFF. All rights reserved.

  • About Us
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Staff
  • Republish Our Content
  • Email Sign-Up
  • X
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Powered by WordPress VIP

Thank you for your interest in supporting KFF Health News, the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without advertising through media partners of all sizes and in communities large and small. We appreciate all forms of engagement from our readers and listeners, and welcome your support.

KHN is an editorially independent program of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). You can support KHN by making a contribution to KFF, a non-profit charitable organization that is not associated with Kaiser Permanente.

Click the button below to go to KFF’s donation page which will provide more information and FAQs. Thank you!

Continue