Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary
It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he’d wait for his dad to find…
Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight
Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care, said her daughter, Alicia Wieberg. “She was the kind of…
If You’re Poor, Fertility Treatment Can Be Out of Reach
Mary Delgado’s first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing happened. After 10 months, Delgado, now 34, and her partner,…
Opposition to Medicaid Expansion Thaws in an Unexpected Place: The Deep South
For more than a decade, some Southern states have resisted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, even though data suggest it could help their residents. Today, the large majority…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?
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…
Cerca de 10 millones ya perdieron Medicaid, y todavía faltan meses de purga
A la mitad del proceso de un año que ya es la mayor purga de beneficiarios de Medicaid, la inscripción en el programa de seguro de salud administrado por el…
In California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive health care from the University of California were held in suspense. It wasn’t clear whether they would…
Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
As a part-time customer service representative, Jolene Dybas earns less than $15,000 a year, which is below the federal poverty level and too low for her to be eligible for…
States Get in on the Prior Authorization Crackdown
Last month, my colleague Lauren Sausser told you about the Biden administration’s crackdown on insurance plans’ prior authorization policies, with new rules for certain health plans participating in federal programs…
The No Surprises Act Comes With Some Surprises
The No Surprises Act, the landmark law intended to protect patients from surprise out-of-network medical bills, has come with, well, some surprises. A little more than two years after it…