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Morning Briefing: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
KFF Health News Original Stories 2 Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Shut Down. States Are Scrambling To Help. Political Cartoon: 'Computer Virus?' Vaccines 1 Bucking The CDC, Pediatric Experts Back Covid Vaccine For Young Kids Health Care Costs 1 Cash-Paying US Customers May […]
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With More People Giving Birth at Home, Montana Passed a Pair of Laws to Make It Easier
The state now requires Medicaid to cover midwife services and has expanded the list of prescription drugs midwives can administer.
By Keely Larson Biden Budget Touches All the Bases
Episode 288Very little in the proposed budget released by the Biden administration is likely to become law, particularly with Republicans in charge of the U.S. House. Still, the document is an important statement of the president’s policy priorities, and it’s clear health programs are among those he feels are important. Meanwhile, five women who were denied abortions when their pregnancies threatened their lives are suing Texas. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Harris Meyer, who reported and wrote the two latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” features. Both were about families facing unexpected bills following childbirth.
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ER Doctors Vow to Pursue Case Against Envision Despite Bankruptcy
The lawyer for an emergency physicians group says its lawsuit against Envision Healthcare should be allowed to proceed even though the company has filed for Chapter 11 protection.
Mental Health ‘Ghost Networks’ — And a Ghostbuster
Season 9, Episode 6What should you do when your search for an in-network mental health care provider comes up empty? Abigail Burman has some expertise to share.
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Readers and Tweeters Are Horrified by Harm Tied to Dental Device
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Readers Slam Hospital Monopolies and Blame the Feds for Understaffed Nursing Homes
KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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A ‘Payday Loan’ From a Health Care Behemoth
Season 9, Episode 7UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurer in the United States. And it keeps growing. This has led some health care experts to call for antitrust regulation of this “behemoth” company.
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What Mobile Clinics in Dollar General Parking Lots Say About Health Care in Rural America
Dollar General’s pilot mobile clinic program has been touted by company officials, rural health experts, and analysts as a model that could help solve rural America’s primary care shortage. But its Tennessee launch has been met with local skepticism.
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Morning Briefing: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Gun violence; health cuts in tax bill; Trump investigates Biden admin; VA spending; emergency care; UnitedHealth killing; and more.
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Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits
Episode 427A last-minute push from Democrats and four moderate Republicans will force a House vote on renewing enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, but not until January. That means millions will have to choose between paying dramatically more or dropping coverage next year. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially drops the federal recommendation for newborns to receive a hepatitis B shot. Tami Luhby of CNN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Lizzy Lawrence of Stat join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Tony Leys, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature, and the panel discusses the year’s biggest developments in health policy.
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