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A photo of a map with the nine states that would undo Medicaid expansion if federal funding is cut.

Si Trump recorta fondos, millones de personas en nueve estados podrían perder Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz December 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Los estados son Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, Carolina del Norte, Utah y Virginia.

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A dental hygienist works on a patient in a dental chair.

States Pay Deloitte, Others Millions To Comply With Trump Law To Cut Medicaid Rolls

By Samantha Liss and Rachana Pradhan March 31, 2026 KFF Health News Original

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.

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The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It.

By Arthur Allen and Eliza Fawcett, Healthbeat and Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Updated September 5, 2024 Originally Published August 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Although public health officials recommend the newly approved covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season.

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A street medicine nurse holds the end of a stethoscope to a woman's chest.

Ante recortes estatales y federales, clínicas de la red de seguridad en Los Ángeles impulsan un nuevo impuesto

By Bernard J. Wolfson March 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

La Junta de Supervisores del condado aprobó la propuesta en febrero para incluirla en la boleta de las elecciones primarias del 2 de junio.

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A black and white cat gingerly approaches a bowl of milk or cream.

House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health

By Sarah Boden February 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The current strain of bird flu is spreading from wildlife and livestock to house cats. To keep pets healthy, many virologists and veterinarians say, house cats shouldn’t eat raw food and should be kept indoors. Despite no known cases of H5N1 transmission between cats and people, some public health agencies and virologists are warning cat owners to be mindful of the theoretical risks to the health of humans in their households if a pet gets sick.

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Guía para encontrar seguro de salud a los 26

By Elisabeth Rosenthal August 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Es muy probable que tengas menos opciones en el mercado que las que tenías en el plan de tus padres. Prepárate para hacer cambios y concesiones.

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Move to Protect California’s Indoor Workers From Heat Upended by Cost Questions

By Samantha Young March 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A years-long process that would have created heat standards for California workers in warehouses, steamy kitchens, and other indoor job sites catapulted into chaos Thursday when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration pulled its support. Regulators, saying they felt “blindsided,” approved the regulation anyway. It’s unclear what happens next.

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Mamografías que usan inteligencia artificial cuestan dinero extra… pero, ¿vale la pena?

By Michelle Andrews January 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Este software puede identificar patrones y anomalías que los radiólogos humanos podrían pasar por alto. Pero no es el estándar de atención.

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The Market for Biosimilars Is Funky. The Industry Thinks PBMs Are To Blame

By Arthur Allen December 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Over the past year there’s been movement to rein in the three big PBMs, which face little regulation though they help set drug prices and drug choices for 80 percent of Americans and their doctors. The House voted Dec. 11, 320-71, for legislation that would require the PBMs to change some of the ways they […]

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A portrait of a 20-year-old man wearing a short sleeve button up shirt and glasses leaning over the back of a yellow park bench.

Aunque se reanuda SNAP, nuevas reglas laborales amenazan el acceso al programa de alimentos por años

By Renuka Rayasam and Katheryn Houghton and Samantha Liss December 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Ahora, los estados deben cumplir con las nuevas reglas o enfrentar sanciones que podrían obligarlos a cubrir una parte mayor del costo del programa.

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How to Find a Good, Well-Staffed Nursing Home

By Jordan Rau July 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Here are the telltale signs to look for in nursing homes to avoid, and resources that can point to better places.

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents knock on the door of a residence. Three men are seen standing on the stairs of a small wooden porch, their backs to the camera.

Trump’s Immigration Tactics Obstruct Efforts To Avert Bird Flu Pandemic, Researchers Say

By Amy Maxmen April 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Preventing and detecting bird flu infections among farmworkers is a key defense against a potential pandemic. Immigration raids and threats have undermined these efforts, researchers say.

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Three vertical photos are shown separated by thin white lines. From left are a man who looks off to his right, a woman who looks at the camera, and another man who looks at the camera.

California Expanded Medi-Cal to Unauthorized Residents. The Results Are Mixed.

By Vanessa G. Sánchez November 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California this year completed its Medi-Cal expansion to include income-eligible residents regardless of their immigration status. This final installment of the “Faces of Medi-Cal” series profiles three of those newly eligible patients and how coverage has affected their health.

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VIP Health System for Top US Officials Risked Jeopardizing Care for Soldiers

By David Hilzenrath March 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The historically troubled White House Medical Unit is just one part of a government health system that gives VIP care to top officials, military officers, military retirees, and families. Pentagon investigators say some were prioritized over rank-and-file soldiers.

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$80,000 and 5 ER Visits: An Ectopic Pregnancy Takes a Toll Despite NY’s Liberal Abortion Law

By Michelle Andrews October 5, 2022 KFF Health News Original

If an embryo has implanted in a fallopian tube, ending the pregnancy is imperative to protect the patient’s life. Women’s health advocates have raised concerns that the needed treatment may be hampered by restrictive abortion laws in some states. Yet women seeking treatment in states with more liberal abortion laws may still find the process expensive and harrowing.

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A photograph of five hand-squeezable stress balloons in a row. From left to right, they are: white with a large smiley face, yellow with a regular smiley face, orange with an expressionless face, red with a frown, dark red with a very upset frown.

Pain Doesn’t Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10

By Elisabeth Rosenthal July 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A popular scale for measuring pain doesn’t work, but medicine still has no better alternative.

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An illustration of a magnifying glass magnifying a check mark in the midst of a field of blurred X marks.

Verificando cinco mitos sobre los latinos y Medicaid

By Paula Andalo and Isabel Rubio, Factchequeado March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Los recortes de gastos, la inmigración y Medicaid están bien arriba en la lista de prioridades en la agenda de Washington. Este clima politico ofrece un terreno fértil para que la desinformación y los mitos se multipliquen en las redes sociales.

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A photograph of the exterior of the Adams Family Pharmacy on a sunny day. There is a red sign out front that reads: "We Welcome CVS Customers!"

PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.

By Andy Miller October 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Criticism of prescription drug middlemen has intensified recently in the wake of a federal agency’s actions and legislative reform attempts. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, though, vetoed a related bill that would have helped independent pharmacies, citing the unfunded cost of the move.

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Pregnancy Care Was Always Lacking in Jails. It Could Get Worse.

By Renuka Rayasam February 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out of reach.

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Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

By Reed Abelson, The New York Times December 4, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.

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