Listen: Cheap Health Insurance Isn’t Always Cheap
High-deductible plans can look like a deal, until the bills start rolling in. On this episode of the NPR podcast Life Kit, reporter Jackie Fortiér breaks down what to expect…
Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data
Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office…
Real Estate Investors Profit From Long-Term Care While Residents Languish
By the time she was hospitalized in 2020, Pearlene Darby, a retired teacher, had suffered open sores on both legs, both hips, and both heels, as well as a five-inch-long…
Nuevas reglas federales de Medicaid exigen un mes de trabajo. Algunos estados piden más
Millones de personas que soliciten Medicaid en los próximos años tendrán que demostrar que han estado trabajando, estudiando o haciendo voluntariado durante al menos un mes antes de poder obtener…
Cae la inscripción de inmigrantes en Medi-Cal y expertos lo atribuyen a las políticas de Trump
Durante meses, un clima de mucho miedo se ha instalado en la comunidad inmigrante de San Bernardino, California. Esto ha hecho más difícil el trabajo de María González como promotora…
Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay
KFF Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on Apple News Today on April 15. Click here to hear Wells on Apple News Today. Read…
Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
LISTEN: Quashing innovation or risking a patient’s health? Lauren Sausser told WAMU’s Health Hub on April 15 why the White House and some states are at odds over how to…
New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.
Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least a month before they…
Medi-Cal Immigrant Enrollment Is Dropping. Researchers Point to Trump’s Policies.
For months, a cloud of fear has hovered over the immigrant community in San Bernardino, California, making it hard for María González to do her job as a community health…
Cómo hacer que un plan de salud con deducible alto funcione para tí
Cuando los subsidios federales mejorados expiraron a fines de 2025, muchas personas que compraban su propio seguro de salud en los mercados estatales y federales vieron aumentar sus primas mensuales.…