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

Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, marking the fourth time in five years that millions of ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ...

This story describes a lethal injection procedure used in state executions. In May, a group of healthcare workers spent about an hour trying to establish complete IV access so they could inject Tony ...

The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. This story also ran on CBS News. It can be ...

In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley’s adult sons received an urgent email from the dementia care unit at Vista Grande Villa, a Michigan senior living community. They were told that their 85-year-old ...

NEW RICHLAND, Minn. — Floodwater seeped through the nursing home’s front door just before sunrise. Inside the New Richland Care Center, staff members rushed to move 36 residents out of the building on ...

If you have medical debt, there’s a good chance you owe money to a hospital. This story also ran on Tradeoffs. It can be republished for free. One way patients can avoid medical debt is through ...

In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they’re working, volunteering, or studying starting Jan. 1.

On Tuesday at a MAHA conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that artificial intelligence is "better informed than any doctor in the country." He also allegedly ...

Autumn Daniels is no stranger to migraine headaches, which have troubled her since childhood. This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. The migraine tormenting the 32 ...