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Kids’ Mental Health Care Leaves Parents in Debt and in the Shadows

By Yuki Noguchi, NPR News October 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many families into financial ruin. But it’s rarely acknowledged as medical debt.

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Two Patients Faced Chemo. The One Who Survived Demanded a Test To See if It Was Safe.

By Arthur Allen June 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Worried that President Donald Trump’s FDA might not act, a panel of cancer experts recommended that doctors consider testing before dosing patients with a commonly used but sometimes deadly cancer drug. It came too late for many patients.

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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.

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Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance

By Amanda Seitz November 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek visas to enter the U.S.

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Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts

By Arielle Zionts April 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Some rural hospitals have canceled — or are considering ending — contracts with insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans, saying the private policies jeopardize their finances and impede patient care.

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Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.

By Paula Span December 11, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care, and provide community.

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ER Doctors Call Private Equity Staffing Practices Illegal and Seek to Ban Them

By Bernard J. Wolfson December 22, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Doctors, consumer advocates, and some lawmakers are looking forward to a California lawsuit against private equity-backed Envision Healthcare. The case is part of a multistate effort to enforce rules banning corporate ownership of physician practices.

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While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains

By Amy Maxmen Updated December 5, 2025 Originally Published December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Scientists are conducting genetic analyses to see if the measles outbreak that started in Texas is still spreading from state to state. It’s a contentious question, because the findings may determine whether America loses its measles-free status.

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Are States Keeping Their Promises on Opioid Settlement Transparency?

By Aneri Pattani December 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track how that windfall has been spent depends largely on where you live. That’s because there is no federal standard dictating the information that must be […]

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Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler’s 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000

By Tony Leys November 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

After her son contracted a serious bacterial infection, an Ohio mother took the toddler to a nearby ER, and staffers there sent him to a children’s hospital in an ambulance. With no insurance, the family was hit with a $9,250 bill for the 40-minute ride.

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An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump’s Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use

By Aneri Pattani September 16, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. But those issues may not remain local for long. The Trump administration is leading efforts to promote similar tactics nationwide.

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12 States Promised To Open the Books on Their Opioid Settlement Funds. We Checked Up on Them.

By Aneri Pattani November 7, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Victims of the opioid crisis, health advocates, and public policy experts have repeatedly called on state and local governments to transparently report how they’re using the funds they are receiving from settlements with opioid makers and distributors.

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MRNA Vaccines, Once a Trump Boast, Now Face Attacks From Some in GOP

By Stephanie Armour March 10, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans have proposed legislation in several states to ban the pioneering technology used in covid shots. Many doctors worry a huge medical advance could be rolled back.

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FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men

By Rae Ellen Bichell May 24, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels. Similar restrictions have been relaxed or lifted for donated blood and organs in recent years.

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Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

By Noam N. Levey July 25, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.

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California’s ‘Care Courts’ Are Falling Short

By Christine Mai-Duc December 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

California’s controversial experiment to order mental illness and drug treatment for some of its sickest residents is rolling out statewide, but the latest data shows the new initiative is falling far short of early objectives. The Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act — known as Care — recently expanded from 11 pilot counties to all […]

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The FDA Goes After Nicotine

June 23, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The FDA is using its power to regulate tobacco products — ordering the vaping device Juul off the market and announcing its intention to lower the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other products. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court rules on Medicare and kidney dialysis, and Congress makes progress on legislation surrounding guns and mental health. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Noam N. Levey about the new KHN-NPR project on the growing impact of medical debt.

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Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’

By Samantha Liss April 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Medical providers say they’re still coping with the Change Healthcare cyberattack disclosed in February even though parent company UnitedHealth Group reported that much is back to normal and its revenue is up over last year.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences

September 12, 2024 Podcast

As expected, the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris offered few new details of their positions on abortion, the Affordable Care Act, and other critical health issues. But it did underscore for voters dramatic differences between the two candidates. Meanwhile, the Biden administration issued rules attempting to better enforce […]

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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses

By Paula Andalo October 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.

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