Biden Said State of the Union Is Strong and Made Clear His Campaign Is Off and Running
President Joe Biden touted his administration’s accomplishments in health care in a wide-ranging State of the Union address on Thursday evening that touched on subjects such as immigration, the economy,…
Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists at a 20-person practice in Sacramento, California, is in a bind. Since a Feb. 21 cyberattack on a previously obscure medical payment processing company,…
The State of the Union Is … Busy
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Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide. In 2022,…
Si eres pobre, un tratamiento de fertilidad suele ser un sueño inaccesible
El primer embarazo de Mary Delgado se desarrolló según lo previsto, pero cuando lo intentó de nuevo siete años más tarde, no pudo concebir. Después de 10 meses, Delgado, que…
Whistleblower Accuses Aledade, Largest US Independent Primary Care Network, of Medicare Fraud
A Maryland firm that oversees the nation’s largest independent network of primary care medical practices is facing a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it cheated Medicare out of millions of dollars using…
America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans
President Joe Biden is counting on outrage over abortion restrictions to help drive turnout for his reelection. Former President Donald Trump is promising to take another swing at repealing Obamacare.…
Journalists Examine Medicaid Unwinding, Farmworkers’ Mental Health, and the Big Opioid Payback
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how Mobile, Alabama, is weighing whether to use opioid settlement funds to pay treatment costs now or invest in long-term solutions to…
Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Occupational Therapists Change…
Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know
Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying…