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Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?

By Julie Rovner December 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

On “What the Health? From KFF Health News,” distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner sat down with Avik Roy, a GOP health policy adviser, to talk about how health care has evolved as a Republican Party issue.

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It’s the ‘Gold Standard’ in Autism Care. Why Are States Reining It In?

By Bram Sable-Smith and Andrew Jones December 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

States facing yawning budget shortfalls have begun cutting Medicaid reimbursements for a wide variety of services. In some states, dramatic cuts are targeting therapies that many families of autistic people say are essential to caring for their loved ones.

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Estados limitan la cobertura de una terapia de referencia para el autismo. Y las familias reaccionan

By Bram Sable-Smith and Andrew Jones January 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

El aumento en el diagnóstico y la conciencia sobre el autismo ha hecho que más familias busquen tratamiento para sus hijos. Una terapia en especial ha resultado exitosa.

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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

By Fred Schulte November 14, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.

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Brigham Researchers Find Security Calls More Likely For Black Patients

May 24, 2022 Morning Briefing

The researchers at the Boston hospital analyzed 423 security reports filed between Sept. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2019, and found 2.8% of Black patients had calls placed for them, compared with 1.6% of white patients. In other news, a study finds rising infection rates in central line catheters that doctors use in major veins to deliver medicine, and experts call for updating language in patient records.

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How Escalating COVID Cases Forced One State to Change Its Masking Strategy

By Katheryn Houghton November 6, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Montana is seeking penalties against some businesses that violated its mask and social distancing directives, after months of reluctance to enforce COVID restrictions. Meanwhile, cities, counties and tribal nations still struggle to get people to mask up and avoid crowds.

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North Carolina Treasurer Took On the Hospitals. Now He’s Paying Political Price.

By Jordan Rau October 26, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The state hospital association has endorsed Dale Folwell’s opponent after the treasurer sought to force them to accept lower reimbursements from the state employees’ health plan.

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Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire

By Laura Ungar and Jason Dearen, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht August 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

As the nation hollowed out its public health infrastructure for decades, staffing and funding fell faster and further in Florida. Then the coronavirus ran roughshod, infecting more than half a million people and killing thousands.

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Con reportes parciales de los estados, el panorama de COVID-19 en el país es borroso

By Fred Schulte March 25, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Varios estados informan solo resultados positivos de la prueba para COVID-19 de laboratorios privados, una práctica que pinta una imagen engañosa del ritmo de propagación de la enfermedad.

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Congenital Syphilis Continues to Rise at an Alarming Rate

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 8, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The number of U.S. infants who acquired syphilis from their mothers during pregnancy rose 40% last year. Just five states, including California, accounted for nearly two-thirds of the cases.

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For Civilians, Finding A Therapist Skilled In PTSD Treatments Is A Tough Task

By Caroline Covington May 22, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Many therapists are not familiar with two key treatment options for trauma recommended by the American Psychiatric Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Meow-ch! The $48,512 Cat Bite

By Julie Appleby February 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. First, the cat bit her finger — then the hospital billed her close to $50,000 for a treatment that typically costs about $3,000.

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¡Miau-ch! Le cobran $48,152 por una droga contra la rabia

By Julie Appleby February 27, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Una bióloga de Florida, amante de los animales, quiso alimentar a un gato callejero. Lo que siguió fue una pesadilla de gastos médicos inesperados.

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Cities, Counties and Schools Sidestep FDA Canadian Drug Crackdown, Saving Millions

By Phil Galewitz December 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicines are up to 80 percent cheaper north of the border and overseas, so U.S. localities are greasing a pharmaceutical pipeline that the feds warn is illegal and possibly unsafe.

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As Hospital Chains Grow, So Do Their Prices For Care

By Chad Terhune June 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The average patient stay costs $4,000 more at Sutter and Dignity hospitals than at other California medical centers, study shows.

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Dementia Also Takes Toll On Unpaid Caregivers, Study Shows

By Michelle Andrews October 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The research shows 77 percent of those with dementia receive routine help with household tasks or personal care such as bathing and dressing. Only 20 percent of the 33 million people without dementia received similar help.

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The 10 Most Expensive Insurance Markets In The U.S.

By Jordan Rau February 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The ranking is based on the lowest price “silver” plan, which is the mid-level plan that the majority of consumers are selecting. The listed monthly premiums are for a 40-year-old person.

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Why New Medicaid Enrollment is Soaring

By Christine Vestal, Stateline November 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

A Stateline survey indicates at least 1.5 million people have already signed up or have been pre-qualified for expanded Medicaid in the 19 states that have provided counts.

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Monthly Premiums For A ‘Benchmark’ Silver Plan In Federally Run Insurance Marketplaces

September 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This chart lists sample premiums in the 36 states where the federal government is running the online insurance marketplaces.

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Table: Caring for Migrant Farmworkers

June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Details about the 156 health centers that get federal funds to provide primary care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers regardless of immigration status.

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