Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Makes Other Public Assistance Harder to Get
MISSOULA, Mont. — An hour before sunrise, Shelly Brost walked a mile in freezing rain to the public assistance office. She was running out of time to prove she still…
Medicaid’s ‘Unwinding’ Can Be Especially Perilous for Disabled People
Earlier this year, Beverly Likens thought she’d done everything she needed to do to keep her Medicaid. Then came an unwelcome surprise: Ahead of surgery to treat chronic bleeding, the…
La atención de salud, en el centro del debate entre DeSantis y Newsom
Florida Gobernador Ron DeSantisEdad: 45Población de Florida: 22.2 million California Gobernador Gavin NewsomEdad: 56Población de California: 39 million El candidato presidencial republicano Ron DeSantis y el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom…
Many Autoimmune Disease Patients Struggle With Diagnosis, Costs, Inattentive Care
After years of debilitating bouts of fatigue, Beth VanOrden finally thought she had an answer to her problems in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder.…
How the Thyroid Gland Mystifies Doctors and Patients
About 25 years ago, Andy Miller learned he had hypothyroidism, a condition that afflicts millions of other Americans. Curious about how this condition was affecting others, the KFF Health News…
Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go Mano a Mano
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisAge: 45Florida population: 22.2 million California Gov. Gavin NewsomAge: 56California population: 39 million Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom — political rivals from…
1 in 3 People Dropped by Utah Medicaid Left Uninsured, a ‘Concerning’ Sign for Nation
About 30% of Utah residents who were cut from Medicaid this year say they became uninsured, according to state officials who conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of people disenrolled from the…
A Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
If you’re wealthy, you’ll be able to afford help in your home or care in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. If you’re poor, you can turn to…
Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many
For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid premiums on a long-term care insurance policy for their 91-year-old mother. But the policy does not cover home health aides…
Lost in the Mix of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’: Kentucky Cut Off Her Health Care Over a Clerical Error
The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room. The Kentucky resident was diagnosed with severe anemia and given…