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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.

FDA Panelists Questioned Antidepressants in Pregnancy. But Doctors Call Them a Lifeline.

By Lisa Rab December 15, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Participants in an FDA panel discussion warned the public about risks from using antidepressants in pregnancy. But mental health issues, including suicide and overdoses, are the leading cause of maternal death in the United States. Antidepressants are a safe, well-studied way to help prevent those deaths, medical experts say.

The NIH Hopes To Make TMJ ‘Bearable.’ It Has a Long Way To Go.

By Brett Kelman April 10, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The National Institutes of Health is spending more money than ever to solve the mysteries of TMJ disorders — little-understood ailments that afflict as many as 33 million Americans. Temporomandibular joint disorders, known as TMJ or TMD, cause pain in the jaw and face that can range from discomfort to disabling, with severe symptoms far […]

The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Shut Down. States Are Scrambling To Help.

By Annie Sciacca August 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump administration.

A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000.

By Arielle Zionts May 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal law says Medicaid must cover out-of-state emergency care. But a Florida man got a five-figure bill after a South Dakota hospital declined to charge his state’s Medicaid program.

Trump’s HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants

By Phil Galewitz Updated November 3, 2025 Originally Published November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal health authorities have taken the “unprecedented” step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve received more than 170,000 names collectively.

Social Security Chief Orders Broad Review of Benefit Overpayments

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group October 4, 2023 KFF Health News Original

In the wake of an investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group, the SSA acting commissioner said a special team will review “overpayment policies and procedures” and report directly back to her.

Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

January 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Montana Examines Ways To Ease Health Care Workforce Shortages

By Sue O'Connell March 26, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Bills before the legislature would license community health workers and make it easier for some other health professionals licensed in other states to do business in Montana.

How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid

By Elisabeth Rosenthal May 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

One thing experts agree on: The damage from the funding cuts will be varied and immense.

Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections

By Rae Ellen Bichell October 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health care providers and debt collectors are biting from people’s paychecks to cover old medical bills. A KFF Health News investigation in Colorado shows that this aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.

An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: ‘I’m Going To Die Alone’

By Judith Graham Illustration by Oona Zenda October 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

As families fracture, people are living longer and are more likely to find themselves without close relatives or friends at the end of their lives.

Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know

By Darius Tahir Updated March 1, 2024 Originally Published February 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Change Healthcare, a firm recently bought by insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, reportedly suffered a cyberattack. The company processes 14 billion transactions annually, including payments and requests for insurance authorizations.

GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States

By Phil Galewitz July 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In 2017, when President Donald Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors helped turn Congress against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, Republican governors — whose constituents stand to lose federal funding and health coverage — have gone quiet on the health consequences.

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.

A Revolutionary Drug for Extreme Hunger Offers Clues to Obesity’s Complexity

By Claire Sibonney June 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A new drug is helping families who’ve spent years padlocking fridges, chaining garbage cans, and hiding food as their children with Prader-Willi syndrome deal with unrelenting hunger. But additional progress — and a broader understanding of obesity — is now under threat as the government dismantles the pipeline for promising new research.

As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow

By Paula Span June 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.

Social Security Overpayments Draw Scrutiny and Outrage From Members of Congress

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group September 29, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are faulting the Social Security Administration for issuing billions of dollars of payments that beneficiaries weren’t entitled to receive — and then demanding the money back — in the wake of an investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group.

Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Henry Larweh August 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The workforce of a federal agency that oversees billions in grants for primary health care, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health services, and workforce training has been slashed, sparking fears of what’s to come.

This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit

By Katheryn Houghton April 7, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Montana was on track to start reimbursing doulas, who support new and expectant parents, through Medicaid this year. But state officials halted that plan amid a budget shortfall. Other such services deemed optional under Medicaid are at risk nationwide as states brace for federal cuts.

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