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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.

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Why Medicaid’s ‘Undercount’ Problem Counts

By Phil Galewitz May 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Millions of people were surprised to find themselves booted from Medicaid over the past year after pandemic-era protections expired that had prevented states from terminating their coverage. Turns out, millions of them were also unaware they had been covered by the government program. Nearly 1 in 3 people enrolled in Medicaid in 2022 — or […]

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Con ICE usando datos de Medicaid, hospitales y estados están en medio de una encrucijada: informar o no a sus pacientes inmigrantes

By Phil Galewitz and Amanda Seitz February 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Ponerlos al tanto de estos riesgos podría disuadirlos de inscribirse en el Medicaid de Emergencia, que ofrece atención médica de urgencias a inmigrantes que no califican para la cobertura regular de Medicaid.

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With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients

By Phil Galewitz and Amanda Seitz February 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is forcing hospitals and states to consider alerting immigrant patients that information from emergency medical coverage applications could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.

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Olvídate del botón para llamar a la enfermera. Un dispositivo que usa IA adherido a tu pecho permite que controlen tus signos a distancia

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Este delgado dispositivo, que funciona con baterías, se llama BioButton y registra los signos vitales de los pacientes, incluidas la temperatura, y las frecuencias cardíaca y respiratoria.

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Forget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.

By Phil Galewitz May 8, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Dozens of hospitals have deployed a device that uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients remotely. One hospital says it reduces nurses’ workloads — but some nurses fear the technology could replace them.

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Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.

By Phil Galewitz April 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Big health insurers that have contracts with state Medicaid programs find themselves making more money even as enrollment in Medicaid programs has dropped. Here’s why.

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Medicare Stumbles Managing a Costly Problem — Chronic Illness

By Phil Galewitz April 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Nearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by paying their doctors an additional monthly fee to coordinate their care. The strategy has largely failed to live up to its potential; only about 4 percent of potentially eligible beneficiaries in the traditional Medicare program are enrolled, […]

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Primary Care Disrupted

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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, […]

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Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds

By Phil Galewitz April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A first-of-its-kind survey of Medicaid enrollees found that nearly a quarter who were dropped from the program in the last year’s unwinding say they’re uninsured.

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Casi 1 de cada 4 adultos desafiliados de Medicaid siguen sin seguro, indica encuesta

By Phil Galewitz April 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Las protecciones que tuvo el programa durante la pandemia, que impedían que se expulsaran beneficiarios, expiraron la primavera pasada.

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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 group of protesters stand holding signs. One large sign reads, "Death by a trillion cuts: Medicaid cuts kill." Others hold signs shaped like tombstones that read, "Here lies America's future," and "R.I.P. Sacrificed for the rich."

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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Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care

By Phil Galewitz April 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals are increasingly stretching a velvet rope, offering “concierge service” to an affluent clientele. Critics say the practice exacerbates primary care shortages.

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Gobierno prometió “transparencia radical”, pero oculta solicitudes de fondos para la salud rural

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Arielle Zionts December 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Drones que entregan medicamentos y telesalud en bibliotecas locales son algunas de las ideas que líderes estatales acaban de presentar para gastar su parte de un programa federal de salud rural de $50.000 millones.

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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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Colorado Isn’t Giving up on Its Drug Importation Dream

By Phil Galewitz March 11, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Colorado hopes to join Florida to become only the second state authorized to import prescription drugs from Canada. But they’re hitting the same hurdles: drugmakers — and the FDA. Colorado officials recently amended their 2022 importation application with the Food and Drug Administration, in the process revealing new correspondence that shows the state’s so-far fruitless […]

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Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura médica por miedo a ser deportados

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Las redadas federales de inmigración, que parecen haber afectado al menos a una clínica de salud en el estado, ya están provocando que algunas personas teman buscar atención médica.

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Cerca de 10 millones ya perdieron Medicaid, y todavía faltan meses de purga

By Phil Galewitz February 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid y el Programa de Seguro de Salud Infantil crecieron hasta alcanzar un récord de 94 millones de inscritos durante la pandemia.

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