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Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies

By Sarah Jane Tribble April 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

With an end-of-year deadline and a presidential election approaching, payment rules that fueled rapid expansion of telehealth in the United States face a last-minute congressional decision.

Readers and Tweeters Feel Americans’ Pain

October 1, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

By Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 KFF Health News Original

For nearly 15 years, the feds have had oversight of Georgia’s treatment of people with mental illness and developmental disabilities. Observers say the state still jeopardizes some of its most marginalized residents by not meeting the terms of its settlement with the Justice Department.

California Forges Ahead With Social Media Rules Despite Legal Barriers

By Mark Kreidler July 23, 2024 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers are advancing two bills aimed at protecting children from the harms of social media, part of a nationwide wave of efforts to address the issue. Yet the bills’ proponents face hurdles in finding an approach that can survive legal challenges from the tech industry.

What to Know About Assisted Living

By Jordan Rau November 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The facilities can look like luxury apartments or modest group homes and can vary in pricing structures. Here’s a guide.

California Health Care Pioneer Goes National, Girds for Partisan Skirmishes

By Samantha Young July 15, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Anthony Wright, a champion for Californians’ health care rights, will take the helm of Families USA in Washington, D.C., where he plans to campaign for more affordable and accessible care nationally. He leaves Health Access California, where he helped outlaw surprise medical billing, require companies to report drug price increases, and cap hospital bills for uninsured patients.

Are States Keeping Their Promises on Opioid Settlement Transparency?

By Aneri Pattani December 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track how that windfall has been spent depends largely on where you live. That’s because there is no federal standard dictating the information that must be […]

Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism

By Darius Tahir October 4, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Former President Donald Trump has presided over a landslide shift in Republican views on vaccines, reflected in false claims by candidates in election primaries, puzzling conspiracies from prominent conservatives, and a surge in anti-vaccine policies in statehouses.

Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties

By Sejal Parekh April 3, 2024 KFF Health News Original

In California, assaulting paramedics or other emergency medical workers in the field carries stiffer fines and jail time than assaulting emergency room staffers. State lawmakers are considering a measure that would standardize the penalties.

GOP’s Tim Sheehy Revives Discredited Abortion Claims in Pivotal Senate Race

By Matt Volz July 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

In Montana’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Tim Sheehy made the false claim that his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, supports abortion “up to and including the moment of birth.”

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': House GOP Plan Targets Medicaid

February 27, 2025 Podcast

The House passed a budget plan that likely would result in major cuts to the Medicaid program. But the plan now faces a battle in the Senate, where even Republicans seem reluctant to dramatically reduce a health program that covers roughly 1 in 5 Americans. Meanwhile, federal judges and the Trump administration continue to differ over whether the administration has the authority to unilaterally cancel programs approved and funded by Congress and to fire federal workers. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

The Nation’s 911 System Is on the Brink of Its Own Emergency

By Stephanie Armour July 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

911 outages have hit at least eight states this year. They’re emblematic of problems plaguing emergency response communications due in part to wide disparities in capabilities and funding.

As States Diverge on Immigration, Hospitals Say They Won’t Turn Patients Away

By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Daniel Chang January 23, 2025 KFF Health News Original

California and Massachusetts are teaching immigrants their rights while Florida and Texas are collecting patients’ immigration status. As states offer differing guidelines for interacting with immigrant patients, hospitals around the U.S. say they won’t turn people away for care because of their immigration status.

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.

New York Joins Local Governments in Erasing Billions in Medical Debt

By Yuki Noguchi, NPR News January 25, 2024 KFF Health News Original

New York City is the latest jurisdiction to buy and forgive a backlog of unpaid medical bills for its residents. Local governments across the country, including in the Chicago area, are doing the same to reduce debt burdens for lower-income residents.

Biden Administration’s Limit on Drug Industry Middlemen Backfires, Pharmacists Say

By Arthur Allen November 15, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A rule taking effect Jan. 1 was intended to stop one set of abuses by pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, but some pharmacists say it’s enabling these price brokers to simply do new things unfairly.

Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs

By Lauren Sausser July 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Administrators at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students — and more Hispanic and Choctaw Nation students, for that matter. But they face several obstacles, including a recent swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

911 Faces Its Own Emergency

By Stephanie Armour July 16, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The national 911 emergency response system is in the midst of its own code red. The lack of federal funding to upgrade aging 911 systems has created significant disparities in state emergency response services, with older operations plagued by outages and longer response times. Last month, for instance, Massachusetts was hit with a statewide 911 […]

California’s $25 Health Care Hourly Wage Relies on Federal Boost, State Worker Exemption

By Don Thompson June 26, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California’s nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers relies on a significant boost in federal funding. It also leaves out thousands of state employees under an agreement that is expected to win approval from state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom in the coming days.

How Much Will That Surgery Cost? 🤷 Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful.

By Daniel Chang April 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health care price transparency is one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington, D.C. But much of the information that hospitals and health plans have made available to the public is not helpful to patients, and there’s no conclusive evidence yet that it’s lowering costs or increasing competition.

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