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Cyberattacks Plague the Health Industry. Critics Call Feds’ Response Feeble and Fractured.

By Darius Tahir September 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Health care weathered more ransomware attacks last year than any other sector, and that was before a debilitating February hack of payments manager Change Healthcare. Executives, lawyers, and policymakers are worried the federal government’s response is underpowered, underfunded, and too focused on hospital security.

Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Food banks nationwide are being pinched by record demand, high food prices, and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal budget cuts. As the economy plods onto shaky ground, food bank leaders hope Congress patches the holes by passing a new farm bill.

RFK Jr. Exaggerates Share of Autistic Population With Severe Limitations

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact April 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that “autism destroys families,” adding that “most cases are now severe” and describing children who will never work, play baseball, write poetry, or go on a date. Medical experts and people on the autism spectrum say Kennedy’s portrayal was skewed.

Montana Designs New Hurdles for Abortion Clinics Ahead of Vote To Protect Access

By Matt Volz August 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Proposed regulations would require clinics providing abortions in the state to meet sweeping new health standards, despite a likely vote in November on a constitutional amendment to protect abortion access.

‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say

By Amy Maxmen September 22, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.

After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ Access to Consumer SSNs

By Julie Appleby April 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Days after publication of a KFF Health News article about Obamacare enrollees being switched to different plans without their knowledge or consent, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services took steps to tighten insurance agents’ access to private consumer information on the federal marketplace.

Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’

By Sarah Varney Illustration by Oona Zenda February 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In several red states, officials say few or no abortions happened in 2023, raising alarm among researchers about the politicization of vital statistics.

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.

Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock February 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Several states require schools to assemble teams of law enforcement and education officials to identify students who could become mass shooters and intervene before it’s too late. But some experts say the efforts often face a lack of guidance and significant pressure, putting them at risk of maligning innocent students.

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.

The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many

By John Rossheim July 1, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Increasingly, Americans pay for the privilege of seeing a doctor. Research shows concierge medicine can further hamper access to care for those who can’t afford the upgrade.

Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

By Susan Jaffe October 21, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.

Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire

By Stephanie Wolf March 13, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Hospital-based violence intervention programs have operated in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. The public health approach to gun violence works, by many accounts. But recent moves by the White House are raising anxiety about the programs’ future.

Could Better Inhalers Help Patients, and the Planet?

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR May 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Puff inhalers can be lifesavers for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases, but some types release potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. That, in turn, worsens wildfires, contributes to air pollution, and intensifies allergy seasons — which can increase the need for inhalers. Some doctors are helping patients switch to more eco-sensitive inhalers.

Doctors Muffled as Florida Moves To End Decades of Childhood Vaccination Mandates

By Arthur Allen October 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Florida has announced plans to end mandatory vaccination. Now scientists are assessing which of several diseases deadly to children — whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus — are likely to make a resurgence and when.

An Arm and a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care

By Dan Weissmann January 27, 2025 Podcast

The Lown Institute, a health care think tank, holds a contest every year for the most outrageous stories of greed in health care.

Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care

By Charlotte Huff August 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

For rural patients, getting cancer treatment close to home has always been difficult. And now chemotherapy deserts are expanding across the United States as hospitals winnow services to save money, creating financial and logistical hurdles for people seeking lifesaving care.

California Looked to Them To Close Health Disparities, Then It Backpedaled

By Vanessa G. Sánchez July 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A statewide initiative to formalize the role of community health workers and expand their ranks was meant to improve the health of underserved communities, particularly Hispanic populations, who often experience higher rates of chronic illnesses. But years in, California has abandoned a certification program and rescinded public support.

An Arm and a Leg: The Struggle To Afford Insurance in 2026 Hits Home

By Dan Weissmann October 1, 2025 Podcast

The senior producer of “An Arm and a Leg” starts planning for health insurance in 2026, and — like millions of others signing up during this year’s open enrollment — faces a steep price increase.

Black, Rural Southern Women at Gravest Risk From Pregnancy Miss Out on Maternal Health Aid

By Sarah Jane Tribble June 22, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A federal program meant to reduce maternal and infant mortality in rural areas isn’t reaching Black women who are most likely to die from pregnancy-related causes.

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