Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding

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It was expected that the past year and a half would be a fraught time for Medicaid, the workhorse of…

Benefit Trend: Employers Opt To Give Workers an Allowance for Coverage

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Dave Lantz is no stranger to emergency department or doctor bills. With three kids in their teens and early 20s,…

The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine

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Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health…

Journalists Weigh In on Racial Trauma, Medicaid Expansion, and Opioid Settlements

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KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discussed healing from racial trauma on “America’s Heroes Group” on Sept. 20. Click…

In Chronic Pain, This Teenager ‘Could Barely Do Anything.’ Insurer Wouldn’t Cover Surgery.

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When Preston Nafz was 12, he asked his dad for permission to play lacrosse. “First practice, he came back, he…

Vance Rewrites History About Trump and Obamacare

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Donald Trump could have destroyed the Affordable Care Act, but “he chose to build upon [it].” Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio)…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: American Health Under Trump — Past, Present, and Future

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The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News @emmarieDC Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as…

These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Like most medical offices, the small suite of exam rooms at the PhiferCares Clinic fills daily with…

California Medicaid Ballot Measure Is Popular, Well Funded — And Perilous, Opponents Warn

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The proponents of Proposition 35, a November ballot initiative that would create a dedicated stream of funding to provide health…

Arkansas’ Governor Says Medicaid Extension for New Moms Isn’t Needed

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Six weeks after an emergency cesarean section, with her newborn twins still in neonatal intensive care, Maya Gobara went to…