Recapping the RFK Jr. Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists
January 30, 2025
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Journalists Explore Medicaid Work Rules, CDC Layoffs, and RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Mission
May 3, 2025
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Journalists Take Stock of Opioid Settlement Payouts and Concierge Care Trend
April 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News staff made the rounds on state and local media in recent weeks to discuss stories they and their colleagues reported. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Journalists Delve Into Climate Change, Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ and the Gap in Mortality Rates
May 4, 2024
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Can Medicaid’s Popularity Shield It From the Budget Ax?
By Renuka Rayasam
February 21, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. The complex, multifaceted program touches millions of Americans and has become deeply woven into state budgets and the U.S. health care system.
What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues
By Arthur Allen Phil Galewitz Julie Rovner Daniel Chang
November 1, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Health care has ebbed and surged as an election issue throughout the presidential campaign. Here are the ways some of the most consequential changes in health policies could hinge on whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump wins.
Journalists Delve Into Gun Violence, Medicaid’s ‘Unwinding,’ Opioid Lawsuits, and More
December 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Wash, Dry, Enroll: Finding Medicaid Help at the Laundromat
By Phil Galewitz
February 5, 2025
KFF Health News Original
State Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs have long struggled to connect with lower-income Americans to help them access care. Now some are trying an alternative approach: meeting them at the laundromat.
Primary Care Disrupted
June 29, 2023
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Featured Stories Featured Video As States Pass Abortion Bans, OB-GYNs Stage an Exodus KFF Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Idaho to produce a segment in partnership with PBS NewsHour on OB-GYNs leaving the state after it passed a strict abortion ban. More Stories from the Project Credits Reporters Michelle AndrewsJulie ApplebyLynn Arditi, […]
Survey Finds 1 In 5 Uninsured Don’t Want Coverage
By Phil Galewitz
July 29, 2014
KFF Health News Original
Though millions of people gained health coverage this year as a result of the Affordable Care Act, millions more remain unaware of their options or have no interest in getting insured, a new survey has found. Among those who were uninsured last year and remain uninsured, only 59 percent were familiar with the new Obamacare marketplaces […]
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.
The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.
By Phil Galewitz
April 7, 2025
KFF Health News Original
The GOP-controlled Congress is weighing cuts to Medicaid, the government health program that covers millions of Americans — including nearly 40% of Louisianans represented in the House by Speaker Mike Johnson.
Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk
By Phil Galewitz
Updated March 18, 2025
Originally Published March 17, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Almost 40 years ago, Joseph Borzelleca published a study on red dye No. 3, a petroleum-based food coloring. The FDA cited his work to ban the additive in January. But Borzelleca says it’s safe.
Medicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate
By Phil Galewitz
March 7, 2025
KFF Health News Original
As policymakers in Washington debate potentially steep funding cuts to Medicaid, Republicans are using terms such as “money laundering” and “discrimination” to make their case. Language experts and Medicaid advocates say their word choice is misleading and designed to sway the public against the popular program.
GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk
By Phil Galewitz
February 21, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Congressional Republicans are pushing plans that could make deep cuts to Medicaid to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities. At stake is coverage for millions of low-income Americans, as well as a huge revenue source for hospitals — and every state.
Lavar, secar, inscribirse: cómo obtener Medicaid… en la lavandería
By Phil Galewitz
February 5, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Trabajadores, muchos de los cuales son bilingües, visitan lavanderías para establecer relaciones, generar confianza y conectar a las personas con la asistencia del gobierno
Trump’s Funding ‘Pause’ Throws States, Health Industry Into Chaos
By Phil Galewitz
Updated January 29, 2025
Originally Published January 28, 2025
KFF Health News Original
A sweeping Trump administration order threw the nation’s health system into disarray Tuesday, as states and the health industry tried to make sense of what looked like a freeze on federal Medicaid funding.
Schools Aren’t as Plugged In as They Should Be to Kids’ Diabetes Tech, Parents Say
By Phil Galewitz
January 28, 2025
KFF Health News Original
With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels from home or work — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child when something’s wrong.
Las escuelas no están conectadas como debieran a la tecnología para afrontar la diabetes infantil
By Phil Galewitz
January 28, 2025
KFF Health News Original
En las escuelas, los maestros están atentos a las alarmas de los MCG de los teléfonos de los alumnos. Sin embargo, muchos dicen que no hay garantía de que un maestro pueda escucharlas.
Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block
By Phil Galewitz
January 13, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Republicans in Washington are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.
