Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.
For 16 years, Larry Gruber, a fitness coach from Wilton Manors, Florida, received a coupon card to help him pay for a psoriatic arthritis medication he needs that costs more…
Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is…
In California Governor’s Race, Voters Face Stark Choice on Immigrant Healthcare
For decades, Californians have generally said that immigrants, who make up more than a quarter of the state’s population and a third of its labor force, are beneficial to the…
New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage
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Supreme Court Makes Health Policy
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…
Affordable Healthcare Emerges as a Voter Priority in Purple Nevada
One issue will decide Steven Cohen’s vote for Nevada governor this fall: Which candidate can best protect him from getting kicked off Medicaid? Cohen is a 38-year-old Las Vegas resident…
These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John…
Florida Hospitals Act Fast To Discharge Gun Victims — Especially if They’re Not Insured
Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the…
She Struggled To Get a Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers Vowed To Help
LADUE, Mo. — Over four consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a combined distance that’s nearly…
Trouble Getting Weight Loss Drugs Covered by Insurance? Here’s What To Know
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) A professional in-home caregiver lost her coverage for Zepbound. She soon realized getting it back was not straightforward. “I was like: ‘What am I going to…