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With U.S. syphilis rates climbing to the worst level in seven decades, public health experts and the federal Indian Health Service are scrambling to detect and treat the disease in Native American communities, where babies are infected at a higher rate than in any other demographic.
Federal officials issued their first guidelines on preparing morel mushrooms after a deadly food poisoning outbreak in Montana, noting the toxins in the delicacy aren’t fully understood.
Traveling to die, abortion and covid talk at the DNC, fertility rate, hospital news, PBMs, flu shots, alcohol deaths, and more
A state policy to extend Medi-Cal to qualified Californians without legal residency is running up against a federal requirement to resume eligibility checks. The redetermination process is causing many Latinos, who make up a majority of Medi-Cal beneficiaries, to be disenrolled.
After a decade of work, a Kentucky program launched to diagnose lung cancer earlier is beginning to change the prognosis for residents by catching tumors when they’re more treatable.
KFF Health News Original Stories 2 This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI? Political Cartoon: 'Ch-ears!' Administration News 1 CMS Sets A 2.48% Medicare Advantage Payment Rate Increase For 2027 Vaccines 1 RSV Shots For […]
Hospitals nationwide face growing scrutiny over how they secure payment from patients, but at one community hospital, the debt collection machine has been quietly humming along for decades.
Emergency abortions, top electoral health issues, primary care access, clinical trial diversity, 3D imagery, and more are in the news.
In a faceoff that took some strange turns, five presidential hopefuls focused on foreign affairs and inflation but still revealed the party’s political struggles over its abortion position. Once again, former President Donald Trump did not appear on the debate stage.
Monday, Apr 20 2026 KFF Health News Original Stories 3 In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals The Accidental Architect of America’s Drug Patent Problem Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas' Pay Vaccines 1 RFK Jr. Defends Health Care Agenda: 'I'm Not Anti-Vax. I'm […]
KFF Health News Original Stories 3 Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare Even With Dental Insurance, You Still Could Face a Large Bill Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI's Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles Note To Readers Pharmaceuticals 1 TrumpRx Adds Three More Medicines […]
Though health policies in general got little airtime, the discussion of whether candidates support a federal abortion ban underscored how Republicans, in a post-Roe environment, face political challenges on the issue.
KFF Health News Original Stories 4 Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States After Focus on Minnesota ‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control Listen: Trump’s NIH ‘Reset’ Is Driving Away Scientists RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now Health Care Costs 1 9% Of ACA Marketplace Enrollees […]
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