KFF Health News

To Patients, Parents, and Caregivers, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are a Personal Affront

California’s Medicaid program pays for the in-home care that Cynthia Williams provides for her sister, a military veteran with post-traumatic…

3 weeks ago

Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments

Estimates of prevalence range considerably, depending on how researchers define long covid in a given study, but the Centers for…

2 months ago

Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment

The MAHA movement says they will restore trust in Federal health agencies that lost public support during the pandemic.

3 months ago

The Role Health PLAYED in the Election

This is not a “health care election,” except, of course, for the impact abortion will have on voting and turnout,…

5 months ago

Springfield, Ohio: How Candidates Amplify Misinformation

[Reprinted with permission from KFF - The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. Drew Altman authors this article.]…

6 months ago

The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It

Covid is commonplace. Some, are laid up with symptoms for days or weeks. A smaller group risks hospitalization or death.…

6 months ago

Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.

8 months ago

A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It

[Republished with Permission from KFF Health News. Author Angela Hart] LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can…

8 months ago

Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanish

In a nation that was sharply divided about government health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, the public has been warming…

10 months ago

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

[Republished with permission from KFF Health News. Authored by Céline Gounder.] Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first…

12 months ago

This website uses cookies. Your continued use of the site is subject to the acceptance of these cookies. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.

Read More