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Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Holly K. Hacker Data visualizations by Lydia Zuraw May 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Taxpayers — through federal infrastructure programs — have paid billions of dollars to internet companies to hook up rural Americans. Some communities have nothing to show for it, leaving medically vulnerable rural patients disconnected and without access to telehealth.

More Cities Address ‘Shade Deserts’ as Extreme Heat Triggers Health Issues

By Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times and Jack Prator, Tampa Bay Times August 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Where trees are growing — and who has access to their shade — affects health and well-being, especially in one of the hottest states in the country.

Medicaid Mystery: Millions of Enrollees Haven’t Materialized in California

By Rachel Bluth and Angela Hart July 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

State officials had projected that 2 million Californians would join Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income people, by July because of the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Yet enrollment has barely budged, and why is unclear.

As Congress Works To Curb Surprise Medical Bills, N.Y.’s Fix Gets Examined

By Rachel Bluth November 5, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A USC-Brookings analysis finds that the New York plan to resolve disputes between providers and insurers without leaving patients on the hook might actually be driving up costs in the system.

Less-Lethal Weapons Blind, Maim and Kill. Victims Say Enough Is Enough.

By Donovan Slack, USA TODAY and Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY and Jay Hancock, KHN and Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY July 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Time and again over the past two decades, peace officers have targeted demonstrators with munitions designed only to stun and stop. Protests this year in reaction to George Floyd’s death in police custody have reignited a controversy surrounding their use.

How A Drugmaker Turned The Abortion Pill Into A Rare-Disease Profit Machine

By Sarah Jane Tribble April 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

An abortion drug invented decades ago is being used to treat Cushing’s syndrome — and it’s bringing in tens of millions of dollars a year.

Sickle Cell Patients, Families And Doctors Face A ‘Fight For Everything’

By Jenny Gold December 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Premature death, a dearth of treatments, mistreatment in emergency rooms and a woeful lack of funding are just a few of the problems confronting people with sickle cell disease.

Jump-Starting Hard Conversations As The End Nears

By Kellen Browning July 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

An end-of life-planning website can encourage patients to tackle that difficult topic before they become too ill to communicate, according to a new study. But they may be more likely to make concrete plans with help from a doctor or social worker.

In California, Planned Parenthood Girds For Potentially Grim Future Under Trump

By Anna Gorman December 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The CEO of the group’s state organization, Kathy Kneer, says private donations can’t cover the potential loss of federal money for reproductive health services.

Study: Hospital Observation Stays Increase 25 Percent In 3 Years

By Susan Jaffe June 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The number of Medicare patients who enter the hospital for observation rose dramatically even though Medicare enrollment and hospital admissions declined slightly, according to a study by gerontologists at Brown University in Providence, R.I. The researchers analyzed medical records and hospital claims for 29 million people in traditional Medicare from 2007 to 2009. They found […]

Big-Name Drugs Are Falling Off The ‘Patent Cliff’

By Fred Mogul, WNYC October 24, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Patents expired and Medicare beneficiaries turned to generics, saving Medicare billions of dollars.

Nine Ways The New Health Law May Affect You in 2011

By KFF Health News Staff January 3, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In 2011 many new provisions of the health law kick in, providing benefits for many and potential new costs for some others.

House Rules Committee’s Analysis Of The Health Bill

March 18, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The House Rules Committee released this “section-by-section analysis” of the Democrats’ health bill, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.

How Congress Might Tax Your Health Benefits

By Julie Appleby June 8, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are considering varied approaches to taxing employer-provided health insurance as a means of paying for an overhaul of the health system, Kaiser Health News reports. Proposals include taxing benefits above a certain premium amount, taxing the benefits only of high-income earners, or combining both approaches.

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