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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA

November 20, 2025 Podcast

Republicans are solidifying their opposition to extending pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and seem to be coalescing around giving money directly to consumers to spend on health care. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to leave his mark on the agency, with the CDC altering its website to suggest childhood vaccines could play a role in causing autism. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Avik Roy.

A Texas Boy Needed Protection From Measles. The Vaccine Cost $1,400.

By Julie Appleby June 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A family living in Galveston was surprised to be charged thousands of dollars for immunizations for their children. Their insurance plan didn’t cover the shots, and the cost of the measles vaccine in particular was more than five times what health officials say it goes for in the private sector.

As Sports Betting Explodes, States Try To Set Limits To Stop Gambling Addiction

By Karen Brown, New England Public Media October 27, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Some advocates and lawmakers want to impose national regulations on the gambling industry but would settle for reining in excessive betting at the state level.

California Universities Are Required to Offer Abortion Pills. Many Just Don’t Mention It.

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist April 2, 2024 KFF Health News Original

One year after California became the first state to require public universities to provide abortion pills to students, LAist found that basic information for students to obtain the medication is often nonexistent.

Biden Administration Tightens Broker Access to Healthcare.gov To Thwart Rogue Sign-Ups

By Julie Appleby July 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it has received more than 200,000 complaints in the first six months of the year about people being signed up for Obamacare plans or switched to new plans without their consent.

Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

By Judith Graham Updated December 9, 2024 Originally Published December 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Aging alone, without a spouse, a partner, or children, requires careful planning. New programs for this growing population offer much-needed help.

Cosmetic Surgeries Led to Disfiguring Injuries, Patients Allege

By Fred Schulte July 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A joint investigation by KFF Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits, including 12 wrongful death cases.

Future of Cancer Coverage for Women Federal Firefighters Uncertain Under Trump

By Kylie Mohr February 28, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections will stick under Trump.

How To Pick the Right Cosmetic Surgeon

By Fred Schulte September 30, 2025 KFF Health News Original

While surgeons argue over who gets the best results, patients may struggle to make sense of credentials.

FDA Said It Never Inspected Dental Lab That Made Controversial AGGA Device

By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News May 13, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Johns Dental Laboratories stopped making the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance last year after a KFF Health News-CBS News investigation into allegations of patient harm. The company had “never” reported any complaints about its products to the FDA, according to the agency.

Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’

By Arthur Allen Updated November 14, 2024 Originally Published November 14, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As federal health scientists await a potential takeover by RFK Jr. and other medical skeptics in the second Trump administration, some are preparing résumés or retirement papers.

Kaiser Permanente To Pay $556 Million in Record Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement

By Fred Schulte January 15, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Permanente agrees to pay $556 million to settle allegations of billing the government for conditions patients didn’t have.

Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers

By David Hilzenrath Illustration by Lydia Zuraw October 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Poppy seeds contaminated with opioids can be used to make a deadly brew, a watchdog says.

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.

Led by RFK Jr., Conservatives Embrace Raw Milk. Regulators Say It’s Dangerous.

By Stephanie Armour January 29, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Controversy over raw milk reflects the push-pull the Trump administration faces in rolling back regulations and offering consumers more choices. For now, the CDC still recommends against consuming raw milk and the FDA bans its interstate sale.

From Narcan to Gun Silencers, Opioid Settlement Cash Pays Law Enforcement Tabs

By Aneri Pattani November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts. Their spending decisions in 2024 were sometimes surprising and even controversial. Our new database offers more than 10,500 examples.

Democratic Hopefuls Fault GOP Incumbents for Anti-Abortion Records in Congress

By Molly Castle Work September 27, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Democratic congressional hopefuls in California are highlighting the anti-abortion records of vulnerable Republican incumbents, many of whom have moderated their stances ahead of the election. With control of the U.S. House at stake, Democrats hope to convince voters that their candidates will do more to protect women’s health.

Junk Food Turns Public Villain as Power Shifts in Washington

By Stephanie Armour and David Hilzenrath January 17, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Some Trump insiders are ready to take on the food industry. It remains to be seen whether their entrée will result in any meaningful change in government oversight of “Big Food” — or in American health.

As Rural America Grows More Diverse, Language Access Is Slow To Take Hold

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez December 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

The share of people who are Hispanic or Latino has grown to a little more than a quarter of the population in Elko, Nevada, a small city in the remote northeastern corner of the state. That growth in diversity has also led to an increasing number of people who speak a language other than English […]

Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections

By Rae Ellen Bichell October 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health care providers and debt collectors are biting from people’s paychecks to cover old medical bills. A KFF Health News investigation in Colorado shows that this aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.

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