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Rural NC County Is Set To Reopen Its Shuttered Hospital With Help From a New Federal Program

By Taylor Sisk September 20, 2024 KFF Health News Original

One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.

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Presidential Election Puts Affordable Care Act Back in the Bull’s-Eye

By Stephanie Armour October 25, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The outcome of the upcoming presidential election could affect the number of insured Americans, the fate of premium-reducing subsidies, the shape of Medicaid, and the cost of coverage for tens of millions of people.

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Montana Considers Requiring Insurance to Cover Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients

By Keely Larson April 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Young cancer patients must act quickly to preserve their sperm and eggs once they get their diagnosis, and many can’t afford the cost.

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A Year With 988: What Worked? What Challenges Lie Ahead?

By Colleen DeGuzman July 26, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a national hotline, reached its first-year milestone this month.

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In Texas, Medicaid Coverage Ends Soon After Childbirth. Will Lawmakers Allow More Time?

By Elena Rivera, KERA March 31, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage ends just two months after childbirth in Texas — some advocates and researchers say that cutoff contributes to maternal deaths and illnesses in the state.

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Colorado Becomes the First State to Ban So-Called Abortion Pill Reversals

By Claire Cleveland May 4, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The controversial practice of administering progesterone to people after they have taken the abortion pill mifepristone may be coming to an end in Colorado. Pills have emerged as the latest front in the war over abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.

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Idaho Drops Panel Investigating Pregnancy-Related Deaths as US Maternal Mortality Surges

By Natalie Schachar July 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Amid a years-long rise in maternal mortality rates in the United States, Idaho lawmakers decided to disband a committee created to investigate pregnancy-related deaths.

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Personal Medical Debt in Los Angeles County Tops $2.6 Billion, Report Finds

By Molly Castle Work June 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Medical debt is a leading public health problem, researchers say. Despite the county’s ongoing expansion of health coverage, the prevalence of medical debt remained unchanged from 2017 to 2021.

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Medi-Cal’s Fragmented System Can Make Moving a Nightmare

By Bernard J. Wolfson July 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

When Medi-Cal beneficiary Lloyd Tennison moved last year from Contra Costa County to San Joaquin County, he was bumped off his managed care plan without notice before his new coverage took effect. His case highlights a chronic issue in California’s fragmented Medicaid program.

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Most States Have Yet to Permanently Fund 988. Call Centers Want Certainty.

By Christina Saint Louis September 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

For rural Americans, who live in areas often short of mental health services and die by suicide at a far higher rate than urbanites, the federally mandated crisis phone line is one of the few options to connect with a crisis counselor.

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Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety

By Stephanie Armour Updated May 29, 2025 Originally Published May 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.

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Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

By Susan Jaffe November 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health systems drop out of Medicare Advantage plans all the time. Yet government documents obtained by KFF Health News show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health providers are so skimpy they violate legal requirements.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?

April 24, 2025 Podcast

When Congress returns next week, it will be writing a budget reconciliation bill that’s expected to cut taxes but also make deep cuts to Medicaid. But at least some Republicans are concerned about cutting a program that aids so many of their constituents. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Rae Ellen Bichell about her story on how care for transgender minors is changing in Colorado.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Countdown to Shutdown

September 21, 2023 Podcast

Congress appears to be careening toward a government shutdown, as a small band of House conservatives vow to block any funding for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 unless they win deeper cuts to health and other domestic programs. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump continues to roil the GOP presidential primary field, this time with comments about abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Tami Luhby of CNN join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.

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Trump’s Fast-Tracked Deal for a Copper Mine Heightens Existential Fight for Apache

By Melissa Bailey May 14, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Apache tribal members are already feeling psychological and spiritual harm as the Trump administration moves to fast-track a deal to turn their sacred land of Oak Flat, Arizona, into a copper mine.

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Some Private Companies Charge Hefty Fees to Help Veterans With Disability Claims

By Michelle Andrews April 28, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Unaccredited companies promise to help veterans file for disability benefits. But unlike the thousands of service representatives who have been vetted and approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide aid, these “medical consultants” or “coaches” operate with no restrictions on how much they can charge.

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How National Political Ambition Could Fuel, or Fail, Initiatives to Protect Abortion Rights in States

By Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan March 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As money flows to abortion rights initiatives in states, some donors focus on where anger over the “Dobbs” ruling could propel voter turnout and spur Democratic victories up and down the ballot, including in key Senate races and the White House.

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Biden Pick to Lead NIH Finally Has Her Day, but Still Gets Caught Up in Drug Price Debate

By Colleen DeGuzman October 19, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Monica Bertagnolli, the president’s choice to head the National Institutes of Health, appeared before a Senate committee this week. Her confirmation has been held up by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has demanded President Joe Biden work more aggressively to lower prescription drug prices.

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California Universities Are Required to Offer Abortion Pills. Many Just Don’t Mention It.

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist April 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

One year after California became the first state to require public universities to provide abortion pills to students, LAist found that basic information for students to obtain the medication is often nonexistent.

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Thousands Got Exactech Knee or Hip Replacements. Then, Patients Say, the Parts Began to Fail.

By Fred Schulte October 10, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In a torrent of lawsuits, patients accuse Florida device maker Exactech of hiding knee and hip implant defects for years. The company denies the allegations.

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