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A photo of a woman with gloved hands pricking a man's finger to test for diseases.

Horse Sedative Use Among Humans Spreads in Deadly Mixture of ‘Tranq’ and Fentanyl

By Sam Ogozalek, Tampa Bay Times February 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Illegal supplies of fentanyl are being cut with xylazine, a powerful horse tranquilizer. Overdoses involving this veterinary sedative are growing nationally and now Florida officials are tracking the deaths.

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The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.

By Phil Galewitz May 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid, the government health program for those with low incomes or disabilities.

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Seeking Spending Cuts, GOP Lawmakers Target a Tax Hospitals Love To Pay

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans, on the hunt for spending cuts, are eyeing a special kind of Medicaid tax that nearly every state uses to boost funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and other providers.

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Readers Offer Their Takes on the Opioid Crisis, Family Doctor Shortage, and Vaccine Policies

January 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Medicaid: nuevo requisito federal de trabajo deja a estados sin mucho margen de maniobra

By Katheryn Houghton and Bram Sable-Smith August 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Algunos buscan modificaciones específicas a las nuevas normas para cada estado. Otros pretenden implementar los requisitos laborales antes de que la ley federal entre en vigencia a finales de 2026.

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Preparing to Hang Up the Car Keys as We Age

By Judith Graham January 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As cognitive skills erode with age, driving skills weaken, but an aging driver may not recognize that. Advance directives on driving are one way to handle this challenge.

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A hand drawn illustration of a young person holding their cell phone to their chest surrounded by robotic AI therapists, which are trying to get her to take a seat on a recliner couch. Text on their screens says, "TRUST ME!" "YOU'RE SO RIGHT!" "You can trust me!" and "Exactly."

Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human

By Darius Tahir Illustration by Oona Zenda April 17, 2026 KFF Health News Original

With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps — with little evidence they work and few regulations.

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Bill Cassidy sits behind the dais in a Senate hearing room. He is speaking while holding both his glasses and a pencil in his left hand.

This Doctor-Senator Who Backed RFK Jr. Now Faces a Fight for His Job — And His Legacy

By Amanda Seitz March 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

A year after Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, warily cast the vote ensuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ascension to Health and Human Services secretary, his life’s work — in medicine and in politics — is unraveling.

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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone

By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton Photos by Eric Harkleroad March 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation’s ability to respond to illness.

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Nuevas reglas de trabajo de Medicaid podrían impactar más fuerte en adultos de mediana edad

By Samantha Liss and Sam Whitehead February 16, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Los adultos de entre 50 y 64 años, especialmente las mujeres, son quienes probablemente resulten más afectados por las nuevas reglas que imponen trabajar para acceder al programa de salud.

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‘If They Cut Too Much, People Will Die’: Health Coalition Pushes GOP on Medicaid Funding

By Christine Mai-Duc April 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

As House Republicans mull a massive $880 billion cut from federal programs likely including Medicaid, constituents, disability advocates, and health care providers are joining forces to lobby GOP members in California — including those who represent rural, deeply conservative pockets that stand to lose the most.

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El alto costo del seguro médico pone en jaque a los granjeros

By Sarah Boden and Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom January 22, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Y ahora, los subsidios mejorados de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, en los que muchos agricultores confiaban para comprar cobertura, no han sido renovados.

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Readers Shop for Nutritional Information and Weigh Radiation and Cancer Risks

March 31, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry

By Phil Galewitz and Stephanie Armour July 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The health industry couldn’t persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than a backlash from hospitals and low-income constituents back home.

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A drawing of a man in black and white covering his face with his hands. Behind him is a glowing red computer screen with windows. On the top left, the window shows Elon Musk with a chainsaw. The center window tells the man his employment has been terminated. The window on the bottom right shows a fork. The last window on the bottom left reads, "Employee of the Year 2024."

‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers

By Rachana Pradhan and Aneri Pattani Illustration by Oona Zenda March 26, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Since the Trump administration began firing federal workers, they say they feel overwhelmed, have obtained or considered seeking psychiatric care and medication, and are anxious about paying their bills. And soon, their health insurance will run out.

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Groups of people view large quilt panels on the ground. In the foreground, two men hug, and nearby, a man puts his arm around the shoulders of another kneeling beside a panel.

LGBTQ+ People Relive Old Traumas as They Age on Their Own

By Judith Graham December 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The generation that faced discrimination, ostracism, and the AIDS epidemic now faces old age. Many struggle with isolation along with a host of pressing health problems.

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Vaccine Panel’s Hepatitis B Vote Signals Further Turbulence for Immunization Policy, Public Trust

By Céline Gounder December 12, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.

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A photo of a woman making use of an adult-size changing table with her son in a restroom.

More Restrooms Have Adult-Size Changing Tables To Help People With Disabilities

By Tony Leys October 3, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Adults with disabilities and their caregivers are pressing governments and private businesses across the U.S. to help them avoid undignified public bathroom experiences.

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Paciente evita la enfermedad de Lyme, pero recibe una factura sorpresa

By Lauren Sausser November 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

El personal de una clínica de urgencias encontró otra garrapata en el cuerpo de Leah durante esa visita. Pero su aseguradora no quiso pagar por el tratamiento.

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What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World

By Jordan Rau November 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle-class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs.

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