Rovner Recaps Medicaid Cuts’ Impact on Hospitals and Fields Caller Questions on Affordability
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s 1A on April 7. She also discussed health care affordability on The Middle With Jeremy Hobson on…
The Trump Administration Is Seeking Federal Workers’ Sensitive Medical Data. That’s Raising Alarms.
About a year ago, I was stationed in downtown D.C. on an especially chilly spring day, watching hundreds of federal employees line up outside their office buildings. In a humbling…
Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow
This year, executives from nearly every major health insurance company made the same declaration in calls with Wall Street analysts: Using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions would help save…
What the Health? From KFF Health News: Abortion Pills, the Budget, and RFK Jr.
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What…
Farm Bureau Plans Are a Less Pricey Alternative to ACA Coverage — With Trade-Offs
Robin Carlton pays about $650 a month for a plan on the Missouri health insurance exchange that covers him and his two teenage kids. That monthly total is $200 higher…
States Face Another Challenge With Medicaid Work Rules: Staffing Shortages
Katie Crouch says calling her state’s Medicaid agency to get information about her benefits can feel like a series of dead ends. “The first time, it’ll ring interminably. Next time,…
Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical Records
The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families. A brief notice from the Office of Personnel Management…
Personas mayores inmigrantes pierden la cobertura de Medicare a pesar de haber aportado por años
OAKLAND, Calif. — Rosa María Carranza se inclinó para sostener la espalda de una niña de 3 años mientras la pequeña trepaba una roca en las colinas boscosas del noreste…
Personas mayores inmigrantes pierden la cobertura de Medicare a pesar de haberla pagado
OAKLAND, Calif. — Rosa María Carranza se inclinó para sostener la espalda de una niña de 3 años mientras la pequeña trepaba una roca en las colinas boscosas del noreste…
This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit
LAME DEER, Mont. — Misty Pipe had about an hour before her shift began at the post office. She used that time to check in on a new mom who…