An Arm and a Leg: The Woman Who Beat an $8,000 Hospital Fee
Hospital facility fees. They can feel like a charge just for walking in the door. Hospitals say they go toward overhead on facilities with lots of specialized equipment and staff,…
HealthSherpa and Insurers Team Up To Curb Unauthorized ACA Enrollment Schemes
The largest private company that brokers use to enroll people in Affordable Care Act health plans said it’s joining with insurers to thwart unauthorized Obamacare sign-ups and plan switches. HealthSherpa,…
California Health Care Pioneer Goes National, Girds for Partisan Skirmishes
SACRAMENTO — When then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for nearly all Californians to buy health insurance or face a penalty, Anthony Wright slammed the 2007 proposal as “unwarranted, unworkable, and unwise”…
‘A Bottomless Pit’: How Out-of-Pocket TMJ Costs Drive Patients Into Debt
Over three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of braces, dental crowns and appliances, drugs, physical therapy, Botox, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic…
If Lawsuit Ends Federal Mandates on Birth Control Coverage, States Will Have the Say
David Engler had been pretty sure he didn’t want children. Then a frustrating school day two years ago helped seal the deal for the now 43-year-old substitute teacher. “It was…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the…
Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries
What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay. “It’s on our minds a…
The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves.
A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into question government rules on anything…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the…
1st Biden-Trump Debate of 2024: What They Got Wrong, and Right
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, shared a debate stage June 27 for the first time since 2020, in a confrontation…