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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

By Phil Galewitz February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

While more Medicaid beneficiaries have been purged in the span of a year than ever before, enrollment is on track to settle at pre-pandemic levels.

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Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

By Phil Galewitz February 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

We’re halfway through the Medicaid “unwinding,” in which states are dropping people from the government health insurance program for the first time since the pandemic began. Millions of people have been dumped from the rolls since April, often for procedural issues like failing to respond to notices or return paperwork. But at the same time, […]

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With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

By Phil Galewitz January 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

New Hampshire’s primary election was dominated by voters’ feelings about Donald Trump. But health care remains a concern — and for Democrats, preserving abortion access is a priority.

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Trump Official Who OK’d Drugs From Canada Chairs Company Behind Florida’s Import Plan

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Alex Azar advanced Canadian drug importation as Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services. Now he chairs the board of a company managing Florida’s importation program.

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Oficial de Trump que aprobó traer medicamentos de Canadá ahora preside la empresa detrás de la importación

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Es común que altos funcionarios de ambos partidos dejen el servicio público por trabajos o puestos en juntas directivas, a menudo mejor remunerados, en empresas de las industrias que antes regulaban

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Alex Azar’s Unusual Spin Through the Revolving Door

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Washington’s infamous revolving door took an unusual turn for former Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar. Azar spent about a decade with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. before coming to the nation’s capital to lead HHS in the Trump administration. But in September 2020, just a couple of months before former president Donald […]

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Most People Dropped in Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds

By Phil Galewitz January 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid officials in Utah conducted a survey to answer a burning question in health policy: What happened to people dropped from the program in the post-pandemic “unwinding”?

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Utah Survey Shows Why So Many People Were Dumped From Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz January 3, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s one of the biggest mysteries in health policy: What happened to millions of Americans kicked out of Medicaid last year? A survey conducted for state officials in Utah, obtained by KFF Health News, holds some clues. Like many states, Utah terminated Medicaid coverage for a large share of enrollees whose eligibility was reevaluated in […]

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States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as GOP Hits Biden Over Border Crossings

By Phil Galewitz December 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

More than 1 million immigrants, most lacking permanent legal status, are covered by state health programs. Several states, including GOP-led Utah, will soon add or expand such coverage.

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Más estados amplían cobertura de salud para inmigrantes sin papeles, en medio de crisis en la frontera

By Phil Galewitz December 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

La mayoría de los adultos sin papeles trabajan, representan aproximadamente el 5% de la fuerza laboral nacional, según el Pew Research Center.

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Journalists Recap Coverage of Gun Violence, Drug Imports, and Mental Health

December 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Colorado culpa a Biden y a farmacéuticas por retrasar importaciones de medicamentos de Canadá

By Phil Galewitz December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Los consumidores estadounidenses pagan algunos de los precios más altos del mundo por medicamentos de marca. En Canadá, el gobierno controla los precios.

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Colorado Blames Biden Team and Drugmakers for Delaying Canadian Imports

By Phil Galewitz December 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Colorado officials say they haven’t been able to stand up a program to import drugs from Canada because of drugmaker opposition — and the Biden administration’s inaction.

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Colorado Says Drug Industry Blocked Its Canada Dreams – And Biden Hasn’t Helped

By Phil Galewitz December 5, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Colorado’s leaders had grand plans to import cheaper medicines from Canada, after the Trump administration issued rules in 2020 allowing states to try it. But officials in Denver say they’ve been stymied by opposition from drugmakers — as well as the Biden administration’s inaction on the policy. That’s according to a Dec. 1 report we […]

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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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Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

By Phil Galewitz and Stephanie Armour June 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP’s work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they’re unable to hold jobs.

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5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

By Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz Updated September 3, 2025 Originally Published June 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Dozens of health insurance companies pledged on Monday to improve prior authorization, a process often used to deny care. The announcement comes months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, whose death in December sparked widespread criticism about insurance denials.

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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare

By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby Updated June 4, 2025 Originally Published June 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The domestic policy legislation the House advanced in May includes the most substantial rollback of the Affordable Care Act since President Donald Trump and his Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017 that would have largely repealed President Barack Obama’s signature domestic accomplishment.

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1 in 3 People Dropped by Utah Medicaid Left Uninsured, a ‘Concerning’ Sign for Nation

By Phil Galewitz November 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

About a third of the 130,000 people Utah has dropped from Medicaid this year say they now lack health insurance. It’s a glimpse into the fate of people caught up in Medicaid’s “unwinding.”

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Biden Administration Nibbles at the Maternal Health Crisis

By Phil Galewitz November 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Choosing where to give birth typically comes down to what hospital is most convenient to your home, where your obstetrician practices and your insurance company’s provider network. Now, the Biden administration has given expectant parents another factor to consider: whether their hospital has won the government’s new “birthing friendly” designation. But don’t worry — a […]

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