They May Owe Nothing — Half-Million-Dollar Dialysis Bill Canceled
After reporting by KHN, NPR and CBS, Fresenius has agreed to waive a Montana man’s huge bill for out-of-network dialysis care.
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‘A Fear Pandemic’: Immigration Raids Push Patients Into Telehealth
With intensified immigration enforcement in California, community clinics serving Latino and immigrant populations say they’ve noticed an increase in appointment cancellations and telehealth usage. But, as the covid-19 pandemic showed, accessing the necessary technology can be a challenge and virtual appointments can take a person’s health care only so far.
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
KFF Health News Original Stories 3 As a Diversity Grant Dies, Young Scientists Fear It Will Haunt Their Careers In a Broken Mental Health System, a Tiny Jail Cell Becomes an Institution of Last Resort Trump Administration Retreats From 100% Withholding on Social Security Clawbacks Political Cartoon: 'Personal Safety First?' Note To Readers Administration News […]
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Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for Covid
Last winter, only 4 in 10 nursing home residents got an updated covid vaccine. The low uptake leaves a fragile population vulnerable. Some industry watchdogs say it could be a sign of eroding trust between nursing home residents and providers.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Trump's Dr. Oz pick for CMS, eye banks, veteran health care, hospital merger, abortion law, bird flu, vaccines, cyber safety, and more.
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Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
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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HHS Gets Funding, But How Will Trump Spend It?
Episode 432Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed — the annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services. But it’s unclear whether the administration will spend the money as Congress directed. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss that story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Renuka Rayasam about a new reporting project, “Priced Out.”
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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Medicaid work requirements, forever chemicals, nutrition and SNAP, uninsured, organ donation, genetics of obesity, 4-day work week, and more.
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States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill
States that run their own health insurance marketplaces fear an end to automatic Obamacare reenrollment under the tax and spending megabill would have an outsize effect on their policyholders.
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Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities
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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Work Requirements and Red Tape Ahead for Millions on Medicaid
Work requirements are coming for the millions of Americans on Medicaid, due to the Republican tax and spend bill that President Donald Trump signed into law July 4. Currently, Georgia is the only state with a work requirement. Eligible Georgians say it’s very hard to get the system to confirm they qualify, putting their benefits at risk.
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‘They Don’t Return Home’: Cities Across US Fail To Curb Traffic Deaths
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston reported more traffic fatalities than homicides last year. Despite local, state, and federal safety initiatives, such as Vision Zero, traffic deaths across the U.S. are higher than they were a decade ago.
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Morning Briefing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
KFF Health News Original Stories 3 When the Doctor Needs a Checkup Listen: Many Tents Are Gone, but Washington's Homeless — And Their Health Problems — Aren’t Listen to the Latest 'KFF Health News Minute' Note To Readers Administration News 1 $1.2T Spending Package Boosts HHS, Funds Bipartisan Health Care Measures Capitol Watch 1 Bhattacharya […]
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