KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...

A new rule from the Justice Department upends a 25-year-old interpretation of federal disability law. Advocates fear it could result in cuts to services that help many disabled Americans live at home ...

More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when ...

Patients and researchers point to evidence that many cancer drug dosages are excessive, and that reducing the amount and ...

Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. This story also ran on NPR. It ...

Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated — even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility, and financial and ...

Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration ...

Some seriously ill patients improve on hospice. About 1 in 16 patients enrolled in hospice care lose eligibility as a result.

Special Medicaid programs in many states allow disabled people to work while receiving benefits, and most limit how much ...

In 2027, U.S. employers are expecting to see a healthcare cost increase of 11.1% — the steepest rise in more than 20 years, The Wall Street Journal reported. As prices rise for employers, employees ...