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The Horrors of TMJ: Chronic Pain, Metal Jaws, and Futile Treatments

By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News April 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

TMJ disorders affect as many as 1 in 10 Americans and yet remain poorly understood and ineffectively treated. Many common treatments used by dentists lack scientific evidence.

‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets

By Judith Graham September 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Three women explain how life’s surprises can catapult their efforts to carefully manage limited budgets and lead to financial distress.

Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus

By Lauren Weber and Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht and Anna Maria Barry-Jester July 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources necessary to confront the worst health crisis in a century. An investigation by The Associated Press and KHN has found that since 2010, spending for state public health departments has dropped by 16% per capita and for local health departments by 18%. At least 38,000 public health jobs have disappeared, leaving a skeletal workforce for what was once viewed as one of the world’s top public health systems. That has left the nation unprepared to deal with a virus that has sickened at least 2.6 million people and killed more than 126,000.

Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Navigators Say Feds Don’t Appreciate Scope Of The Job

By Michelle Andrews September 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has dramatically trimmed money for the groups that help people enroll in marketplace plans, but those navigators say federal officials have unrealistic assessments of the tasks involved.

Ante nuevos recortes, navegadores dicen que los federales no aprecian su trabajo

By Michelle Andrews September 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

La administración Trump ha informado a organizaciones que se recortará el presupuesto para los navegadores, personas que ayudan con la inscripción en el mercado de seguros.

A Matter Of Faith And Trust: Why African-Americans Don’t Use Hospice

By Sarah Varney May 5, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Even as end-of-life planning gains favor with more Americans, African-Americans, research shows, remain very skeptical of options like hospice and advance directives. The result can mean more aggressive, painful care at the end of life that prolongs suffering.

Views On Obamacare Closely Track Party Preference In Washington State

By Lisa Stiffler, The Seattle Times September 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In Washington state, 80 percent of Democrats surveyed approve of the Affordable Care Act while 80 percent of Republicans don’t, according to an Elway Poll conducted on behalf of The Seattle Times.

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.

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.

The Wealth Of Children’s Hospitals

September 25, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Details on revenues, spending and total assets of 39 children’s hospitals from around the country.

Medicaid: True Or False?

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid is front and center in the debate on overhauling the U.S health system and expanding coverage to the uninsured. With 60 million enrollees, Medicaid dwarfs other insurance programs, including its cousin, Medicare, which covers 44 million elderly and disabled people. Here’s a chance to test your knowledge of Medicaid.

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