As States Mull Medicaid Work Requirements, Two Scale Theirs Back
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House sent a clear signal about Medicaid to Republicans across the country: Requiring enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or going to…
A Dose of Love: The Winning Health Policy Valentines
Nothing sweeps us off our feet like a health policy valentine. Readers showed their love this season, writing poetic lines about surprise medical bills, bird flu, the cost of health…
Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law
Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas prison in 2019 at age 21. But…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Chaos Continues in Federal Health System
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…
Officials Seek To Dismantle Appeals Board for Montanans Denied Public Assistance
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration is reviving efforts to do away with a panel that hears appeals from people who were denied public assistance to afford basics such as food…
Wash, Dry, Enroll: Finding Medicaid Help at the Laundromat
SUITLAND, Md. — At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the…
Indiana Governor Appoints Business Leader To Shake Up Health Care
Gloria Sachdev has spent years challenging the health care industry, trying to bring down the high cost of care. It’s working, even in an unlikely place: Indiana, which has had…
Most Insurance Covers IUDs. Hers Cost More Than $14,000.
During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson asked about getting off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option for me was an IUD,” she said, referring to an…
Trump’s Funding ‘Pause’ Throws States, Health Industry Into Chaos
States and the nation’s health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze nearly all federal grants at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, a…
Covered California alcanza récord de inscripciones, pero peligran subsidios clave
Covered California, el mercado de seguros de salud del estado, ha alcanzado un récord de 1,8 millones de inscritos y la cifra podría aumentar aún más antes de la fecha…