Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many

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For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid premiums on a long-term care insurance policy for their 91-year-old…

Lost in the Mix of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’: Kentucky Cut Off Her Health Care Over a Clerical Error

3 years ago

The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room.…

Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400

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Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN’s office near her home in…

Journalists Delve Into Open Enrollment, School Nurse Shortages, and More

3 years ago

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how law enforcement agencies are eyeing the opioid settlement funds for their…

Why Do We Pay For so Much Worthless Health Care?

3 years ago

Medical advances are expensive. Take Wegovy, the wildly successful obesity drug that we learned last week may also reduce the…

Beyond Insulin: Medi-Cal Expands Patient Access to Diabetes Supplies

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LOS ANGELES — June Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that she needed a quick…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.

3 years ago

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…

Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage

3 years ago

Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one, in particular,…

Why It’s So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care

3 years ago

The U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may…

US to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus

3 years ago

A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort…