The Supreme Court this week heard its first abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, about an appeals court ruling that would dramatically restrict the availability of the abortion pi...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-340-supreme-court-mifepristone-march-28-2024/
New Hampshire voters have spoken, and it seems increasingly clear that this November’s election will pit President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump. Both appear to be making heal...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-331-health-presidential-race-january-25-2024/
Health providers may bill however they choose — including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with hi...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bill-of-the-month-free-colonoscopies-random-supplies-charge/
The gold-medal gymnast’s explanation of why she remained uninsured has health policy experts doing mental gymnastics — because it makes little sense.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/mary-lou-retton-uninsured-aca-olympic-gymnast-missed-bar/
The regulatory proposal was announced Nov. 15 and is likely one of the last major ACA policy efforts of the president’s first term.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/obamacare-aca-biden-new-state-rules/
Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, says a recent lawsuit is meant to chill the consolidation of medical groups that results in higher prices for consumers. But it may be too late to curb price hikes.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ftc-chair-lina-khan-private-equity-regulation/
El candidato presidencial republicano Ron DeSantis y el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom —rivales políticos y representantes de la América roja y azul— se enfrentarán en un debate sin pr...
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will square off in a first-of-its-kind debate on Nov. 30. KFF Health News compared the political rivals’...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/gavin-newsom-ron-desantis-health-care-debate-comparison/
A San Francisco program offers a $1,000-a-month stipend for pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women, part of an effort to address severe racial disparities in maternal health. But conservative ...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pregnant-black-mothers-guaranteed-income-affirmative-action/
PFAS chemicals are found in hundreds of products and weapons used by the U.S. military. Defense Department officials say a blanket ban on these man-made substances would threaten military readine...