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Gavin Newsom, Early Champion of Single-Payer, Moderates in the Face of Fiscal Limits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize a key campaign promise: transforming a healthcare…
States Rush To Figure Out How To Enforce Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements
State officials remain uncertain on how to enforce a requirement that many adult Medicaid enrollees show they’re working — even as one state launches its program this week — and…
Watch: Acknowledging Health Care’s Great Divide
In this “How Would You Fix It?” interview, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, sat down with David Blumenthal —…
Montana Moves Ahead With Doula Pay but Warns Medicaid Cuts Still May Come
Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement that budget problems had prompted them to pause the effort to…
They’re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren’t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs
Nearly four years after doctors declared Marielle Santos McLeod free of colon cancer, she has yet to feel liberated from the burden of medical expenses. McLeod, who lives near Charleston,…
Family Awarded $7.65M In Fatal Contamination Case At KU Med
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GOP Points Finger At Hospitals For Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research,…
Purdue Pharma Sentenced In OxyContin ‘Crime Scheme,’ Will Dissolve
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research,…
Trump’s Medicaid Work Mandate Debuting in Nebraska to Much Dismay
Schmeeka Simpson of Omaha works as a patient navigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and an administrative assistant at Nebraskans for Peace, plus picks up shifts at a Dunkin’…