In Mississippi, Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Fails To Catch On
In Mississippi, a state with one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, Medicaid covers weight loss drugs, but few enrollees have signed up for the benefit.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
KFF Health News Original Stories 3 Cosmetic Surgery Investigation Prompts Warnings for Patients, and a Push for Tighter Safety Standards Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power. Listen to the Latest 'KFF Health News Minute' Vaccines 1 Vaccine Advisers Have Abandoned Plan To Rethink Covid Vaccine, Sources Say […]
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Morning Briefing: Friday, December 13, 2024
Abortion pills, childhood vaccines, CMS ratings, off-label drug usage, minor procedures billed as surgery, and more. Plus, your weekend reads.
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Watch: Cyclist Hits Olympic-Size Medical Bills After Crash
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal appears on "CBS This Morning" to discuss the latest installment of the KHN-NPR Bill of the Month investigative series.
Personal Finance Guru Faces Down an Insurance Denial
Season 15, Episode 2Ron Lieber, the “Your Money” columnist for The New York Times, shares ideas about how insurance companies, doctors, and patients can better handle prior authorization denials.
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To Keep Medicaid, Mom Caring for Disabled Adult Son Faces Prospect of Proving She Works
A proposed work requirement would make Medicaid expansion enrollees prove they’re working or meet other criteria. Most already work, but millions are expected to lose coverage if the provision passes, many from red tape. A Missouri mother who cares for her disabled son would probably be subject to the rule.
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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes
The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted both grief and public outrage about the ways insurers deny treatment. Republicans and Democrats agree prior authorization needs fixing, but patients are growing impatient.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Medicare doc pay increase, funding shifts by White House, mifepristone access, early cancer detection tests, veteran DNA donations, and more.
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The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.
Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid, the government health program for those with low incomes or disabilities.
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