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An Arm and a Leg: A Listener’s DIY Project Helps Others Deal With High Medical Bills

By Dan Weissmann October 28, 2025 Podcast

A medical student’s DIY project brings “An Arm and a Leg” listeners together with new tools to fight medical debt.

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Their First Baby Came With Medical Debt. These Illinois Parents Won’t Have Another.

By Noam N. Levey May 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Millions of new parents in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt during and after pregnancy, forcing many to cut back on food, clothing, and other essentials.

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Montana’s Medicaid Expansion Conundrum

By Sue O'Connell February 24, 2025 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers appear ready to preserve the state’s Medicaid expansion program without knowing what federal changes might be in store.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The federal budget bill President Donald Trump signed into law in July is creating uncertainty for states trying to rein in health care spending. In California, a lawsuit by the hospital industry challenging state spending caps cites the law, which will slash Medicaid spending, as one of many financial pressures.

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In Chronic Pain, This Teenager ‘Could Barely Do Anything.’ Insurer Wouldn’t Cover Surgery.

By Lauren Sausser September 25, 2024 KFF Health News Original

An Alabama teen was told he needed surgery for debilitating hip pain. But his family’s insurer denied coverage for the procedure, which lacked a medical billing code. Expected to pay more than $7,000, his father charged it to credit cards.

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A Guide To Finding Insurance at 26‌

By Elisabeth Rosenthal August 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

It’s a difficult rite of passage for young adults without job-based insurance. Here are some tips for getting started.

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Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster

By Phillip Reese March 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

California businesses saw employees’ monthly family insurance premiums rise nearly $1,000 over a 15-year period, more than double the pace of inflation. And employees’ share grew as companies shifted more of the cost to workers.

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Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

By Susan Jaffe October 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.

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California’s Much-Touted IVF Law May Be Delayed Until 2026, Leaving Many in the Lurch

By Sarah Kwon June 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

California lawmakers are poised to approve a six-month delay in implementing the state’s in vitro fertilization law, pushing its start to January 2026. The plan to postpone, which has drawn little attention, is part of the state budget package and has left patients, insurers, and employers in limbo.

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Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That’s Unsupported

By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact July 22, 2025 KFF Health News Original

CNN pundit Scott Jennings said almost 5 million nondisabled Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.” But a recent analysis found only about 300,000 cited a lack of interest in working as the reason they were unemployed.

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Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.

By Sarah Varney August 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don’t know when or if a procedure or abortion pills are covered, and the proliferation of abortion bans has exacerbated the confusion.

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Older Americans Quit Weight Loss Drugs in Droves

By Paula Span January 6, 2026 KFF Health News Original

In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects.

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Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care

By Stephanie Armour November 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

As voters feel financial pressure from runaway health care costs and crave innovations that would provide relief, the standoff in Congress has been firmly rooted in the status quo — keeping an existing provision of the Affordable Care Act alive.

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In the Fallout From Trump’s Health Funding Cuts, States Face Tough Budget Decisions

By Stephanie Armour and Christine Mai-Duc and Sam Whitehead and Arielle Zionts September 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by declining state tax revenues, a slowdown in pandemic spending, and economic uncertainty. State and local governments now face difficult decisions.

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His-and-Hers Cataract Surgeries, But His Bill Was 20 Times as Much

By Angela Hart Photos by Heidi de Marco June 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Whether a simple operation is performed under the auspices of a hospital or at an independent surgery center can make a huge difference in cost.

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The Ambulance Chased One Patient Into Collections

By Bram Sable-Smith July 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

After a car wreck, three siblings were transported to the same hospital by ambulances from three separate districts. The sibling with the most minor injuries got the biggest bill.

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Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities

By Paula Span April 21, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are often opposed.

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Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals

By Tony Leys August 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Veterans often face hurdles when they want the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for care from clinics and hospitals outside the federal system. A bill in Congress, coupled with a major funding request from the Trump administration, could help clear the path for many rural veterans.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Ousted CDC Officials Clap Back at RFK Jr.

September 18, 2025 Podcast

Fired less than a month after being confirmed as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez appeared at a dramatic Senate hearing this week alongside another ousted CDC official and directly contradicted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s earlier testimony about why she was fired. Monarez told the Health, […]

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1st Biden-Trump Debate of 2024: What They Got Wrong, and Right

By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs June 28, 2024 KFF Health News Original

A debate marked by President Joe Biden’s faltering performance featured clashes over insulin costs, inflation, abortion, immigration, and Jan. 6.

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