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A photo of an older man having his arm bandaged after getting a vaccine.

Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

By Paula Span June 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors — perhaps even dementia.

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Social Security Praises Its New Chatbot. Ex-Officials Say It Was Tested but Shelved Under Biden.

By Darius Tahir September 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Social Security, under the leadership of a tech enthusiast, rolled out an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to answer calls. But as beneficiaries complain about glitches, lawmakers and former officials ask whether it’s a preview of a less human agency at which rushed-out AI takes the place of pushed-out government workers.

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California Voters Consider Tough Love for Repeat Drug Offenders

By Don Thompson September 30, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A California ballot measure would roll back some decade-old criminal justice reforms that have become fodder for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Stiffer penalties for shoplifting have gotten much of the attention, but the measure also allows controversial treatment requirements for repeat drug offenders.

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The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year

By Daniel Chang June 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

An estimated 4 million Americans will lose health insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage, which expire at the end of the year. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses, in part because they have not expanded Medicaid eligibility.

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Top California Democrats Clash Over How To Rein In Drug Industry Middlemen

By Christine Mai-Duc February 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Frustrated by spiraling drug costs, California lawmakers want to increase oversight of pharmaceutical industry intermediaries known as pharmacy benefit managers. It’s unclear whether they can persuade Gov. Gavin Newsom to get on board.

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Republicans Are Downplaying Abortion, but It Keeps Coming Up

By Julie Rovner June 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on reproductive health care and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather take an off-ramp than a victory lap when it comes to abortion. But they can’t escape talking about it.

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A photo of Martha Santana-Chin smiling in front of a wall painted blue. The wall appears decorated for Thanksgiving: a string of pennants spells out "Give Thanks." Images of employees' heads are superimposed on turkeys.

Recortes federales pondrán en riesgo la inscripción en Medicaid, advierte directora ejecutiva del plan público de salud más grande

By Bernard J. Wolfson January 15, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Martha Santana-Chin, hija de inmigrantes mexicanos, creció con Medi-Cal, la versión californiana de Medicaid, el programa de atención médica administrado por el gobierno para personas con bajos ingresos y discapacidades.

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The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.

By Phil Galewitz May 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid, the government health program for those with low incomes or disabilities.

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Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.

By Tony Leys May 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as cancer or cardiac treatment.

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When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too

By Susan Jaffe April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Breakups between health providers and Advantage plans are increasingly common. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has allowed whole groups of patients to leave their plans.

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Mientras Colorado se recupera de otro tiroteo en una escuela, estudio muestra que uno de cada 4 adolescentes puede acceder a un arma fácilmente

By Markian Hawryluk March 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Los datos de la investigación provienen del estudio Healthy Kids Colorado, una encuesta realizada cada dos años con una muestra aleatoria de 41,000 estudiantes de escuela media y secundaria.

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Can Medical Schools Funnel More Doctors Into the Primary Care Pipeline?

By Felice J. Freyer January 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

More medical schools say they will no longer charge tuition, in hopes that more students, graduating free of debt, will choose lower-paying primary care careers. But evidence suggests it will take a lot more than a free ride to replenish the primary care pipeline.

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Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana

By Katheryn Houghton Updated May 27, 2025 Originally Published May 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana, is one of only a few dozen research facilities of its type. The threat of staffing and grant cuts has town leaders worried and has added to long-standing tension around the lab’s presence in this politically conservative region.

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More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas

By Arielle Zionts October 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Small-town doctors may not offer IUDs and hormonal implants because the devices require training to administer and are expensive to stock.

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Iowa Medicaid Sends $4M Bills to Two Families Grieving Deaths of Loved Ones With Disabilities

By Tony Leys February 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

States are required to claw back health care costs from the estates of many Medicaid recipients. Some, including Iowa, are particularly aggressive in their pursuit.

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Consejos contradictorios sobre las vacunas contra covid podrían afectar las tasas de vacunación, que ya son bajas

By Phillip Reese November 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Investigadores de salud pública temen que las tasas de vacunación caigan aún más, especialmente entre latinos, afroamericanos y personas menores de 30 años

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Represión de Trump empuja a inmigrantes víctimas de violencia doméstica a las sombras

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock November 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Además de ser más vulnerables a la violencia sexual, los inmigrantes enfrentan múltiples desafíos de salud física y mental, según los investigadores.

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California May Face More Than $40M in Fines for Lapses in Prison Suicide Prevention

By Don Thompson March 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A court expert reported that California prisons continue to lag on 14 of 15 suicide prevention measures, and even regressed in some areas. The state could face more than $40 million in fines after a federal judge warned more than a year ago that she would impose penalties for each violation.

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Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference behind a podium with a sign on it that reads, "Treatment not tents."

Newsom ajusta su discurso sobre la salud de inmigrantes enfocado en una posible candidatura presidencial

By Christine Mai-Duc February 5, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Newsom propuso que el estado no intervenga cuando, a partir de octubre, el gobierno federal deje de brindar cobertura médica a unos 200.000 residentes legales, entre ellos solicitantes de asilo y refugiados.

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‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate America’s Freshwater Fish

By Hannah Norman January 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Gone fishing? Depending on the lake, your catch may not be safe to eat.  A group of chemicals collectively known as PFAS are found in hundreds of consumer goods, including dental floss, rain jackets and nonstick cookware. Over decades, these chemicals have spewed from manufacturing plants and landfills into local ecosystems, polluting surface water and […]

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