Once a Patient’s in Custody, ICE Can Be at Hospital Bedsides — But Detainees Have Rights
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
November 17, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Federal law allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to guard detainees at health care facilities, but patients can ask to speak privately with medical providers and lawyers.
FDA’s Plan To Boost Biosimilar Drugs Could Stall at the Patent Office
By Arthur Allen
November 17, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Drug industry officials and analysts praised the FDA’s plans to streamline regulation of “biosimilars,” which are cheaper alternatives to biologic drugs. But patents that block such drugs from the U.S. market are getting harder to fight.
Ciudades fracasan en reducir las muertes por accidentes de tránsito
By Chaseedaw Giles
November 17, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Estas fatalidades han aumentado un 20% a lo largo de Estados Unidos con respecto a hace una década: de 32.744 en 2014 a 39.345 en 2024.
Journalists Untangle Issues of Health Care Costs and Food Benefits
November 15, 2025
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Will Trump’s Team Slow Supersized Health Mergers?
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
November 14, 2025
KFF Health News Original
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on vaccines, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, PTSD, and more.
Parents Win Pause On NC Medicaid Cuts For Intensive Autism Therapy
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
A lawsuit claimed North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services discriminated against children with disabilities by cutting Medicaid reimbursement rates for some behavioral health providers. More news comes from Oklahoma, Oregon, and Illinois.
Researchers Cheer Key Breakthroughs In Pig Kidney Transplant Surgery
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
A team at NYU Langone Health has discovered immune reactions that may explain why these organs get rejected, ABC News reported. The team also discovered a way to anticipate a potential rejection up to five days sooner. “I do believe that we will be in a position in the next few years where gene-edited pig organs will be an alternative to human organs,” said Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute.
FDA Had Documented Multiple Safety Violations At ByHeart Factory In Pa.
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
The baby formula that is suspected to have caused several cases of infant botulism was not manufactured at the Pennsylvania plant, where inspectors found mold and thousands of dead insects, The New York Times reported. The findings prompted worry about ByHeart’s overall safety.
Morning Briefing for Friday, November 14, 2025
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
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Medicare Cuts Resulting From One Big Beautiful Bill Are Spared — For Now
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
The stopgap spending measure enacted Wednesday allows the Trump administration to sidestep budget rules that would have required the White House to offset the tax law’s $3.4 trillion in deficit spending over 10 years, Modern Healthcare reports. Also: What’s going on with ACA subsidies?
As Grocery Angst Surges, Trump Mulls Pullback Of Tariffs On Food Imports
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
The administration is said to be considering tariff exemptions on beef, citrus, and “things we don’t grow here,” such as coffee, bananas, and other fruits. Plus: SNAP recipients are still struggling; a USDA employee who warned about the effects of missed SNAP payments is being fired; and more.
Ultraprocessed Food Could Be To Blame For Colon Cancer Rise In Young Women
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
A study published Thursday in JAMA suggested that eating more UPFs is linked to an increased risk of precancerous colorectal growths in women under 50. Other news covers the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a human bird flu case in Washington state, the Purdue Pharma lawsuit settlement, and more.
Represión de Trump empuja a inmigrantes víctimas de violencia doméstica a las sombras
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
November 14, 2025
KFF Health News Original
Además de ser más vulnerables a la violencia sexual, los inmigrantes enfrentan múltiples desafíos de salud física y mental, según los investigadores.
First Edition: Friday, Nov. 14, 2025
November 14, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Listen: New Federal Guidelines Could Weaken Consumer Protections Against Medical Debt
By Noam N. Levey
November 14, 2025
KFF Health News Original
The Trump administration has taken another step to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing rules that undercut state efforts to keep these debts off consumers’ credit reports.
Conflicting Advice on Covid Shots Likely To Ding Already Low Vaccine Rates, Experts Warn
By Phillip Reese
November 14, 2025
KFF Health News Original
About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical organizations about the value of a shot.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Government Is Open
November 13, 2025
Podcast
The record-long federal shutdown is over after a small group of Democrats agreed to a deal with most Republicans that funds the government through January — but, notably, does not extend more generous Affordable Care Act tax credits. Plus, new details are emerging about how the Trump administration is using the Medicaid program to advance its policy goals. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature.
New Flu Strain H3N2 Causes Alarm As Some Nations Are Swamped With Cases
November 13, 2025
Morning Briefing
The strain emerged in June after the makeup of this year’s flu shots had already been determined. Cases in the U.K. are already triple from the same time last year, and cases in Japan have surged to nearly six times from last year. In the U.S., experts warn of uncertainty because the CDC has not released a national flu report since Sept. 26 due to the government shutdown.
