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The Government Is Open

Episode 422

Nov. 13, 2025

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.

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As Health Companies Get Bigger, So Do the Bills. It’s Unclear if Trump’s Team Will Intervene.

As health systems, doctor groups, and insurers merge into ever-bigger giants, patient care gets more expensive. Yet the Trump administration has sent mixed signals about its willingness to intervene — and shown some disdain for Biden officials’ more aggressive approach.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

Nov. 10, 2025

The Week in Brief

Narcan, Drones, and Concerts: How Governments Spent Opioid Settlement Windfalls

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By Aneri Pattani

Nov. 7, 2025

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

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.

By Amanda Seitz

Nov. 6, 2025

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White House Calls This 9/11-Era Fund ‘Wasteful.’ Red and Blue States Rely on It.

States from California to Texas say they rely on tens of millions in federal funding to help them prepare for the next pandemic, cyberattack, or mass-casualty catastrophe. The Trump administration wants to cut it.

By Don Thompson

Nov. 6, 2025

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Farmers, Barbers, and GOP Lawmakers Grapple With the Fate of ACA Tax Credits

Small-business owners and their employees, who make up nearly half of the Obamacare marketplace, are worried about their health care and their livelihoods as insurance prices surge. Republicans, who have long opposed Obamacare, are at odds over how to respond to upset from one of their party’s most loyal constituencies.

By Amanda Seitz

Nov. 6, 2025

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While Politicos Dispense Blame, These Doctors Aim To Take Shame Out of Medicine

Clinicians and researchers are starting to embrace an effort to develop what’s known as “shame competence” in physicians to combat burnout and prevent that uncomfortable emotion from being passed along to patients.

By Charlotte Huff

Nov. 5, 2025

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Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers

This year, Affordable Care Act marketplace consumers will need to be more informed than ever to navigate their health coverage choices.

By Michelle Andrews

Nov. 4, 2025

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Trump’s HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs To Help Find Undocumented Immigrants

Federal health authorities have taken the "unprecedented" step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve received more than 170,000 names collectively.

By Phil Galewitz

Nov. 3, 2025

KFF Health News On Air

Journalists Help Make Sense of Government Shutdown and Obamacare Open Enrollment

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Nov. 1, 2025

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The Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here’s What You Should Know.

The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year. Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts.

By Katheryn Houghton, Samantha Liss, and Renuka Rayasam

Oct. 31, 2025

Better Treatments Buoy Multiple-Myeloma Patients, Bound by Research Cuts and Racial Disparities

Although racial disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma remain, Black survivors of multiple myeloma say the latest developments in treatment give them hope even as federal research cuts create a grim forecast for cancer research.

By Melba Newsome

Oct. 31, 2025

What the Health? From KFF Health News

Happy Open Enrollment Eve!

Episode 420

Oct. 30, 2025

A standoff in Congress is keeping much of the government shut down as open enrollment begins in most states for Affordable Care Act plans. Democrats are demanding Republicans agree to extend ACA tax credits, but there has been little negotiating — even as customers are learning what they’ll pay for coverage next year. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is telling states they can’t pass their own laws to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.

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Bill of the Month

Doctor Tripped Up by $64K Bill for Ankle Surgery and Hospital Stay

A doctor in Colorado became the patient after an accident totaled her car and sent her to the operating room. The hospital kept her overnight, but her insurer stopped paying after she left the emergency room.

By Julie Appleby

Oct. 29, 2025

HealthCare Helpline

So Your Insurance Dropped Your Doctor. Now What?

Patients sometimes find themselves scrambling for affordable care when a contract dispute causes a hospital — and most of the doctors and other clinicians who work there — to be dropped from an insurance network. Here are six things to know if that happens to you.

By Bram Sable-Smith

Oct. 29, 2025

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Diagnosis: Debt

Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt

Reversing guidance from the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau concludes that states cannot bar medical debt from their residents’ credit reports.

By Noam N. Levey

Oct. 28, 2025

Many Fear Federal Loan Caps Will Deter Aspiring Doctors and Worsen MD Shortage

Health care professionals fear that new caps on federal student lending, set to start in July, will put medical school out of reach for many who want to become doctors and exacerbate physician shortages. Others say unlimited federal lending has fed a rise in academic costs, saddling families and, ultimately, taxpayers with debt.

By Bernard J. Wolfson

Oct. 28, 2025

A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal

Even if Congress strikes a deal soon to extend more generous Affordable Care Act subsidies, the prices and types of ACA plans available could change dramatically. Unprecedented uncertainty and upheaval could cloud this year’s open enrollment season, which begins in most states on Saturday.

By Amanda Seitz and Julie Appleby

Oct. 28, 2025

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

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.

By Karen Brown, New England Public Media

Oct. 27, 2025

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Listen: Amid Shutdown Stalemate, Families Brace for SNAP Cuts and Paycheck Limbo

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” to discuss how the government shutdown is affecting food benefits and the help many Americans get to offset their health insurance premiums.

By Julie Rovner

Oct. 24, 2025

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