Cinco cambios críticos que puede sufrir Medicaid bajo Trump
By Phil Galewitz
January 13, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Los republicanos en Washington afirman que planean utilizar recortes de financiamiento y cambios regulatorios para reducir drásticamente Medicaid, el programa de salud federal gerenciado por los estados
Florida’s Canada Drug Importation Plan Has Yet to Launch
By Phil Galewitz
December 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) spent years complaining that the Biden administration was slow-walking federal approval of his plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a concept endorsed by Donald Trump in 2020 just before his first presidential term ended. But nearly a year since the Food and Drug Administration green-lit the state’s […]
9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding
By Phil Galewitz
December 4, 2024
KFF Health News Original
About 3.7 million people are at immediate risk of losing health coverage should the federal government cut funding for Medicaid expansions, as some allies of President-elect Donald Trump have proposed. Coverage could be at risk in the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid.
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.
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval
By Phil Galewitz
Updated November 22, 2024
Originally Published November 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Florida sued the FDA over what it said was a “reckless delay” in approving its drug importation plan. Now, nearly a year after the FDA gave the state the green light, the program has yet to begin.
El plan del gobernador de Florida para importar medicamentos más baratos de Canadá sigue en la nada
By Phil Galewitz
November 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Florida solicitó crear un programa de importación en noviembre de 2020, pocos meses después que la administración Trump concediera esta opción a los estados.
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care
By Phil Galewitz
November 6, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often face long waits for care.
Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding
By Phil Galewitz
October 2, 2024
KFF Health News Original
It was expected that the past year and a half would be a fraught time for Medicaid, the workhorse of the nation’s health system, which covers more people than any other government health insurance program. In April 2023, states resumed screening people for Medicaid eligibility and terminating coverage for those they said no longer qualified […]
US Uninsured Rate Was Stable in 2023, Even as States’ Medicaid Purge Began
By Phil Galewitz
September 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn’t capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended.
La tasa de personas sin seguro médico se mantiene estable, a pesar de la purga de Medicaid
By Phil Galewitz
September 10, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Aproximadamente el 8% de los estadounidenses no tuvieron cobertura en 2023, un aumento estadísticamente insignificante de solo 0.1 puntos porcentuales con respecto al año anterior.
En medio de las expulsiones de Medicaid, muchos estados deciden expandirlo
By Phil Galewitz
August 20, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Esta ampliación de las afiliaciones en estos estados se producen en medio de la mayor conmoción en las casi seis décadas de historia del programa.
Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding
By Phil Galewitz
Updated September 24, 2024
Originally Published August 16, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The end of pandemic-era Medicaid coverage protections coincided with changes in more than a dozen states to expand coverage for lower-income people, including children, pregnant women, and the incarcerated.
Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof
By Phil Galewitz
August 2, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Hospitals in several states are partnering with a private equity-backed company to offer combined emergency and urgent care in a single building. But patients may not realize prices vary between the two services — often by a lot.
What’s Behind New Combined Urgent Care-ER Facilities
By Phil Galewitz
August 1, 2024
KFF Health News Original
It’s Saturday afternoon, and your 4-year-old is bleeding from a gash on his face after a playtime mishap. Should you go to the emergency room or the urgent care clinic? VHC Health in Arlington, Va., plans to soon join a small but growing number of hospitals moving to resolve this dilemma by offering both types […]
Union With Labor Dispute of Its Own Threatened To Cut Off Workers’ Health Benefits
By Phil Galewitz
Updated July 26, 2024
Originally Published July 26, 2024
KFF Health News Original
The National Education Association, the nation’s largest union, told striking workers that their health coverage would be cut off Aug. 1 absent a deal on a new contract. Tensions have mounted after staff disrupted the union’s convention, at which President Joe Biden had been scheduled to speak.
En la convención republicana de Trump se escuchó poco y nada sobre atención de salud
By Phil Galewitz
July 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
La atención médica constituye la mayor parte del presupuesto federal, casi $2 mil millones, así como el 17% de la producción económica del país.
At Trump’s GOP Convention, There’s Little To Be Heard on Health Care
By Phil Galewitz
July 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. They’ve said little about either issue in Milwaukee.
Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals
By Phil Galewitz
May 28, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A Florida law was enacted this spring making the Sunshine State the first in the nation to let cesarean sections be performed in settings other than hospitals — leading to warnings about increased risks for pregnant women and their babies.
Florida es el primer estado en permitir que se realicen cesáreas fuera de hospitales
By Phil Galewitz
May 28, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Esta primavera, se promulgó una ley que permite los “centros de parto avanzados”, donde los médicos pueden asistir partos vaginales o por cesárea en mujeres consideradas de bajo riesgo de sufrir complicaciones. Muchos se oponen.
Biden Leans Into Health Care, Asking Voters To Trust Him Over Trump
By Phil Galewitz
May 21, 2024
KFF Health News Original
President Joe Biden’s new health care ad draws on the Affordable Care Act’s popularity among independent voters and alludes to his edge over Trump on health issues.
