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Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems

By Rachana Pradhan and Samantha Liss October 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing Medicaid work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligibility systems.

Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come

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

Even as the federal government resumed funding the nation’s largest food assistance program, people risk losing access to the aid because of new rules.

Republicans Call Medicaid Rife With Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but To Break the Rules.

By Katheryn Houghton Illustration by Oona Zenda July 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Congressional Republicans successfully pushed to add hurdles to qualify for Medicaid by saying they would eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. This is the story of a Montana man who explains why he said he is breaking the rules to keep his health insurance and his job.

Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.

By Samantha Liss and Sam Whitehead December 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

People on Medicaid deemed “medically frail” won’t need to meet new federal requirements that enrollees work 80 hours a month or perform another approved activity. But state officials are grappling with how to interpret who qualifies under the vague federal definition, which could affect millions.

Concerns Over Fairness, Access Rise as States Compete for Slice of $50B Rural Health Fund

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Arielle Zionts November 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Amid public forums and local cries for help, states are also talking with large health systems, technology companies, and others amid intensifying competition for shares of a $50 billion fund to improve rural health.

Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

By Phil Galewitz and Christine Mai-Duc May 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.

California Faces Limits as It Directs Health Facilities To Push Back on Immigration Raids

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett October 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

California now has a law requiring hospitals and clinics to improve patient privacy and have clear protocols for handling requests by immigration agents. Legal experts say the state can’t fully protect immigrant patients, because federal authorities are allowed in public places, including hospital lobbies, general waiting areas, and parking lots.

Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive

By Arielle Zionts September 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Independent and rural hospitals are collaborating with their neighbors to shore up their finances instead of joining larger health systems to stay afloat.

Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health

By Amy Maxmen Illustration by Oona Zenda November 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.

As Insurers Struggle With GLP-1 Drug Costs, Some Seek To Wean Patients Off

By Jamie Ducharme September 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Conventional wisdom says GLP-1 drugs must be taken indefinitely to maintain weight loss. But a growing number of researchers, payers, and providers are challenging that consensus and exploring whether — and how — to taper patients off expensive GLP-1 drugs.

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.

Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?

By Don Thompson April 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, including California, are far more generous than what’s required. Budget pressures may force lawmakers to cut benefits that have led to a historic low in the uninsured rate.

The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year

By Daniel Chang June 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

An estimated 4 million Americans will lose health insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage, which expire at the end of the year. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses, in part because they have not expanded Medicaid eligibility.

What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health

By Amy Maxmen January 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.

Trabajadores de salud pública renuncian antes de ir a Guantánamo

By Amy Maxmen February 10, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Oficiales del Servicio de Salud Pública que trabajaron en Guantánamo el año pasado describieron las condiciones en las que se encontraban los detenidos inmigrantes.

Wyden Demands Penalties for Obamacare Enrollment Fraud

By Julie Rovner May 30, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers and state officials are turning up the heat on federal regulators to stop unscrupulous, commission-hungry insurance agents from enrolling thousands of people in Affordable Care Act plans, or switching their coverage, without their knowledge. Customers often don’t discover the changes until they’re denied medical coverage or get stuck with a bill for ACA tax […]

‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding

By Amy Maxmen June 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

While Congress fails to stave off cuts to HIV care, community leaders in Mississippi and beyond race to limit the damage.

Limitados por políticas de Trump, los registros de cáncer solo reconocerán a pacientes como “hombre” o “mujer”

By Rachana Pradhan November 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Este cambio, según científicos y defensores de pacientes, afectará negativamente la salud de la población transgénero, una de las más marginadas del país.

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains

By Amy Maxmen Updated December 5, 2025 Originally Published December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Scientists are conducting genetic analyses to see if the measles outbreak that started in Texas is still spreading from state to state. It’s a contentious question, because the findings may determine whether America loses its measles-free status.

Native Americans Are Dying From Pregnancy. They Want a Voice To Stop the Trend.

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Illustration by Oona Zenda January 15, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Native American women face higher rates of death than other demographics. In response, Native Americans have been working with state and federal officials to boost tribal participation and leadership in maternal mortality review committees to better track and address pregnancy-related deaths.

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