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A photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Senate hearing.

Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust

By Céline Gounder October 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to do, could threaten its financial viability. Such a move also would suggest that the science is unsettled, that vaccines may be riskier than diseases, which is a fallacy.

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Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group March 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Last year, the government stopped cutting off people’s monthly Social Security benefits to claw back overpayments. Last week, under President Donald Trump, it reversed that change.

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Trump Administration Retreats From 100% Withholding on Social Security Clawbacks

By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Social Security Administration will now withhold 50% of many recipients’ monthly benefits to claw back alleged overpayments — down from the 100% it announced in March, but way up from the 10% cap imposed under former President Joe Biden.

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Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will Spell End to Independent Living

By Ronnie Cohen May 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Bay Area senior Carol Crooks doesn’t know where congressional Republicans will land on Medicaid cuts as they look to fund a tax bill, but her health has already deteriorated as she worries about losing the help she needs to remain in her Oakland apartment — and out of a nursing home.

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‘Breaking a Promise’: California Deficit Could Halt Raises for Disability Workers

By Vanessa G. Sánchez May 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Families of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on an expected pay increase for care workers. If the delay goes through, it could impede services and invite legal challenges from advocates.

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Montana Lawmakers Approve $124M To Revamp Behavioral Health System

By Sue O'Connell May 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The legislation calls for a new mental health facility in eastern Montana, upgrades to existing state facilities, expansion of community services, and revisions to commitment procedures.

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Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?

By Julie Rovner December 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

On “What the Health? From KFF Health News,” distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner sat down with Avik Roy, a GOP health policy adviser, to talk about how health care has evolved as a Republican Party issue.

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This Bill Aims To Help Firefighters With Cancer. Getting It Passed Is Just the Beginning.

By Mark Kreidler April 9, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Amid the Los Angeles wildfires, California’s U.S. senators cosponsored legislation that would provide support to first responders who develop or die from service-related cancers. But those involved with similar efforts say the road to implementation is rough and paved with long waits, restrictive eligibility requirements, and funding issues.

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Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis

By Liz Szabo January 18, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Hundreds of thousands of Americans become disabled or die each year because of a diagnostic error. But some patients are at higher risk than others.

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Two photos shown side by side: On the left, a young boy has a bloody gauze in his mouth. On the right, a hand holds an extracted tooth.

More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t Helping.

By Farrell Brenner and Angela Y. Zhang March 10, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the covid-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.

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Drawn-Out Overhaul of Troubled Montana Hospital Leaves Lawmakers in Limbo

By Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press January 31, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Unsure how to help the troubled psychiatric facility, legislators look to shore up other parts of the state’s mental health system.

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As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview

By Bram Sable-Smith May 7, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people’s lives.

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When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage

By Renuka Rayasam February 2, 2026 KFF Health News Original

As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.

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Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation

By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime April 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given vets who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange harm. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.

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Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos

By Paula Andalo and Isabel Rubio, Factchequeado March 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans’ moves to scale back Medicaid are leading to more misinformation about immigrants, especially Latinos, circulating on social media platforms. The misconceptions include the myths that Latinos covered by Medicaid don’t work and that they use Medicaid significantly more than others.

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Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.

By Samantha Liss and Sam Whitehead December 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

People on Medicaid deemed “medically frail” won’t need to meet new federal requirements that enrollees work 80 hours a month or perform another approved activity. But state officials are grappling with how to interpret who qualifies under the vague federal definition, which could affect millions.

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Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price.

By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Daniel Chang April 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand.

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Q&A: What Does the Budget Bill Mean for Your Health? 

By Julie Rovner June 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner answers listeners’ questions about how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could affect health care in Washington, D.C., and beyond.

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An elderly man is sitting in a wheelchair in a hospital room. A health care worker is visible in the foreground of the image.

America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities

By Judith Graham January 17, 2024 KFF Health News Original

More than a third of older adults have a disability. Many find it difficult to get the medical care they need. New federal regulations would address that problem.

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Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby and Renuka Rayasam and Bernard J. Wolfson Updated July 3, 2025 Originally Published July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care — with ramifications that could touch all Americans.

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