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AI May Be on Its Way to Your Doctor’s Office, But It’s Not Ready to See Patients

By Darius Tahir May 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Giant corporations like Microsoft and Google, plus many startups, are eyeing health care profits from programs based on artificial intelligence.

Inaccessible Medical Billing: KHN Wants to Hear From You

June 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

People who are blind or use a screen reader or other assistive technology to access the web sometimes receive inaccessible medical bills or other health information. We at KHN, a nonprofit newsroom that covers health care, want to better understand the scope of the problem. We know that some people have had bills sent to […]

What Mobile Clinics in Dollar General Parking Lots Say About Health Care in Rural America

By Sarah Jane Tribble October 4, 2023 KFF Health News Original

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.

At Least 1.7M Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements, Despite Lack of Protections

By Markian Hawryluk June 14, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A new report boosts the estimated number of people enrolled in plans whose members — usually brought together by shared religious beliefs — pay one another’s health costs.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Slow Your Disenroll

June 15, 2023 Podcast

More than a million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended. The Biden administration is asking states to slow disenrollment, but that does not mean states must listen. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court decision gives Medicaid beneficiaries the right to sue over their care, and a new deal preserves coverage of preventive services nationwide as a Texas court case continues. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, a new unit of JPMorgan Chase, about employers’ role in insurance coverage.

Montana Health Officials Aim to Boost Oversight of Nonprofit Hospitals’ Giving

By Katheryn Houghton September 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Montana is one of the latest states seeking to increase oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ giving to ensure they justify their tax-exempt status.

This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True

By Bram Sable-Smith November 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Complaints about misleading health insurance marketing are soaring. State insurance commissioners are taking notice. They’ve created a shared internal database to monitor questionable business practices, and, in the future, they hope to provide a public-facing resource for consumers. In the meantime, consumers should shop wisely as open enrollment season begins.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: All About the (Government) Funding

January 11, 2024 Podcast

With days to go until a large chunk of the federal government runs out of money needed to keep it operating, Congress is still struggling to find a compromise spending plan. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court agreed to hear — this year — a case that pits federal requirements for emergency treatment against state abortion bans. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Tami Luhby of CNN join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld about the choppy waters facing the nation’s physicians in 2024.

Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers

By Rachana Pradhan August 8, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Novo Nordisk, the dominant company in the multibillion-dollar market for weight loss drugs, focuses on Black lawmakers and opinion leaders to spread the message that obesity is a chronic disease that needs treatment.

Ask Voters Directly, and Abortion Rights Wins Most Ballot Fights

By Julie Rovner January 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Anti-abortion candidates have fared well in recent elections. But decades of ballot initiatives — including a half-dozen measures considered after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June — show that when voters are asked directly, they usually side with preserving abortion rights.

Small, Rural Communities Have Become Abortion Access Battlegrounds

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez May 23, 2023 KFF Health News Original

After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans across the U.S. arrived at their remote City Hall.

For Republican Candidates, Talk About Moms and Babies Is a Thorny Issue

By Emmarie Huetteman November 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The abortion issue looms large over the midterm elections, and some in the Republican Party, long associated with efforts to restrict access, are looking to reassure voters they have women’s health in mind.

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.

Rapper Fat Joe Says No One Is Making Sure Hospitals Post Their Prices

By Julie Appleby August 10, 2022 KFF Health News Original

A TV and social media ad offers a reason to check on the enforcement of a sweeping rule that requires hospitals to post information about what they charge insurers and cash-paying patients.

Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It

By Christina Szalinski September 21, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Sales of formulas designed for toddlers increased in recent years, but health experts warn parents that, generally, once children reach their 1st birthday, they are fine with cow or plant milk and don’t need the expensive, high-calorie products. And doctors say toddler formula should not be given to infants.

Climate Change Magnifies Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke in Care Deserts

By Julie Appleby and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez October 12, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Smoke- and ash-filled air can trigger or exacerbate severe respiratory conditions. But the medical specialists who treat these illnesses are often scarce where they are most in need.

Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, but It’s Not for the Faint of Heart

By Julie Appleby July 27, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Health insurers and self-insured employer plans are now required to post their negotiated rates for almost every type of medical service. But navigating through the trove of information is no easy task.

As Covid Grabbed the World’s Attention, Texas’ Efforts to Control TB Slipped

By Colleen DeGuzman February 16, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Responding to covid has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

An Arm and a Leg: Revisiting ‘Christmas In July’

By Dan Weissmann December 23, 2024 Podcast

From the archives of “An Arm and a Leg”: a family tragedy, a 40-year tradition, and a million dollars in medical debt erased.

Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’

By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime August 9, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them. Despite scores of lawsuits by its personnel and high rates of testicular cancer among troops, it has been slow to investigate a connection.

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