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A closeup shot of the side of a woman with a cochlear implant who is also wearing reading glasses.

When a Hearing Aid Isn’t Enough

By Paula Span October 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.

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A young child with two braids and a light blue dress with frilly skirt swings on a swing set with barefeet. The rest of the playground and park in the background have a motion blur while the child is in focus.

Poison at Play: Unsafe Levels of Lead Found in Half of New Orleans Playgrounds

By Tristan Baurick, Verite News and Halle Parker, Verite News February 5, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Verite News’ reporters tested soil in more than 80 playgrounds for lead contamination. Even in trace amounts, lead exposure in children can result in lower IQs, learning challenges, and behavioral issues.

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A photo from above of a person lying in a dental chair having work done. A dentist and assistant sit on either side of the patient's head.

Even With Dental Insurance, You Still Could Face a Large Bill

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Katherine Ruppelt, Nashville Public Radio March 23, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Costs keep many Americans, even those with insurance, from getting dental care. Understanding how dental insurance works and leaning into preventive care can help keep dental problems — and bills — manageable.

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A closeup shot of the side of a woman with a cochlear implant who is also wearing reading glasses.

Cuando un audífono no es suficiente

By Paula Span October 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Desde 2022, Medicare amplió la cobertura de implantes cocleares para incluir a los adultos mayores con distintos rangos de deterioro auditivo.

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He Built Michigan’s Medicaid Work Requirement System. Now He’s Warning Other States.

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public September 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Michigan’s former top health official spent a year and $30 million building a system to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients. The difficulties he encountered have him worried about 40 states and Washington, D.C., having to launch such systems by 2027.

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A photo from above of a person lying in a dental chair having work done. A dentist and assistant sit on either side of the patient's head.

Aunque tengas seguro dental, la factura puede ser muy alta

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Katherine Ruppelt, Nashville Public Radio March 23, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Una encuesta revela que 1 de cada 4 adultos con seguro dental reportó que el costo es una barrera para recibir atención.

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Don Gaetz claps during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol.

Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.

By Daniel Chang March 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the state’s program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.

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Don Gaetz claps during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol.

Florida no amplió Medicaid, pero igual algunos legisladores quieren imponer requisitos de trabajo

By Daniel Chang March 9, 2026 KFF Health News Original

La medida desconcierta a defensores de la atención médica y a expertos en Medicaid. Algunos dudan, incluso, que sea legal bajo la principal ley de política interna del presidente Donald Trump.

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Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.

By Julie Appleby March 19, 2026 KFF Health News Original

A KFF poll offers insights into people’s insurance coverage decisions and how those choices could play into their vote in November’s midterm elections.

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Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead July 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

President Donald Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they’re working to qualify for health care coverage, allocating $200 million for states that expanded Medicaid to prepare systems to verify people’s eligibility. Georgia’s program, which has been expensive and difficult to administer, has had limited enrollment.

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A patient lying in a hospital bed.

Big Loopholes in Hospital Charity Care Programs Mean Patients Still Get Stuck With the Tab

By Michelle Andrews September 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.

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A woman in a white shirt and black vest pulled up to expose her belly lies on an exam table as another woman holds a device to the pregnant woman's stomach.

Rural Patients Face Tough Choices When Their Hospitals Stop Delivering Babies

By Arielle Zionts May 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

More than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021, including a South Dakota hospital that serves small towns, farming communities, and a Native American reservation. Patients there now travel at least an hour to give birth.

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This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer

By David Hilzenrath May 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Fresh studies expose a gap in the FDA’s assessments of foods: Widely used additives could damage the mix of bacteria in your gut, causing health problems.

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A man in a suit, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with gray hair is seated at a desk before a microphone.

‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines

By Elisabeth Rosenthal August 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to defund mRNA research is just the latest to put ideology above public health.

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How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices

By Arthur Allen December 18, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As criticism of pharmacy benefit managers heats up, fear of lawsuits is driving some big employers to drop the “Big Three” PBMs — or force them to change.

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Social Security Tackles Overpayment ‘Injustices,’ but Problems Remain

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group Updated November 18, 2024 Originally Published November 18, 2024 KFF Health News Original

With his term soon to expire, Social Security chief Martin O’Malley’s efforts to address the agency’s overpayments to beneficiaries remain incomplete.

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A photo of the CDC's ACIP panel in a room. A television broadcast camera is seen recording the meeting in the center of the frame.

Qué significa la decisión sobre la vacuna contra la hepatitis B para la gente

By Céline Gounder December 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Un comité de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades votó para poner fin a la recomendación universal de aplicar la vacuna contra la hepatitis B a los recién nacidos.

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Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay — And It Costs All of Us

By Elisabeth Rosenthal March 3, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Health care prices are on the rise, and patients are flummoxed that even insurance companies aren’t doing more to control costs.

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Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts

By Noam N. Levey March 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The American Medical Association and the leading nursing home trade group both are lobbying Republicans in Congress on other priorities.

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A view of the Clairton Plant and Clairton Coke Works facilities along the Monongahela River. Smog billows out of smokestacks from both facilities.

Pennsylvania Town Faces Fallout From Trump’s Environmental Rule Rollback

By Stephanie Armour and Maia Rosenfeld April 13, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Even as the Trump administration publicly embraces the Make America Healthy Again movement and its ideals about reducing corporate harm to the environment, it has taken steps to stall environmental protections that MAHA followers hold dear.

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