Top Health insurance News
Digesting Trumps Big Budget Law – KFF Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Listen on: The Host As he had wanted, President Donald Trump signed his big budget bill into a big budget law in a White House ceremony on July 4, cementing, among other things, billions of…
Doulas, Once a Luxury, Are Increasingly Covered by Medicaid Even in GOP States – KFF Health News
As a postpartum doula, Dawn Oliver does her best work in the middle of the night. During a typical shift, she shows up at her clients’ home at 10 p.m. She answers questions they may have about basic infant care…
Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills – KFF Health News
Nicole Silva’s 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative’s house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a vehicle T-boned the car she was riding in. A cascade of ambulance rides ensued — a ground ambulance to a…
The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part II – KFF Health News
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there. Let’s meet Jeanne Chamberlin from…
The wrong lesson to take from Trump’s gutting of Medicaid
Last week, the Senate passed the largest cut to America’s welfare state in modern history. President Donald Trump’s inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill” would take health insurance from 11.8 million Americans and slash food assistance to low-income families by about $100 a month. In the face of this unprecedented setback, some progressives argue that
Republicans Muscle Trump’s Sweeping Tax Cut, Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s tax-cut legislation cleared its final hurdle in the US Congress on Thursday, as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved a massive package that would fund his domestic agenda and push millions of Americans off health insurance. The 218-214 vote amounts to a significant victory for the Republican president
‘A slap in the face’: Georgia and Arkansas’ Medicaid work rules may preview the road ahead
President Donald Trump is expected Friday to sign into law his sprawling domestic policy bill, which includes nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans. Dubbed the “big, beautiful bill,” the new legislation will extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and make up for them in part
States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill
Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions that would not only reshape people’s experience with the Affordable Care Act but, according to some policy analysts, also sharply undermine the gains in health insurance coverage associated with it. The moves affect consumers and
States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trumps Budget Bill – KFF Health News
Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions that would not only reshape people’s experience with the Affordable Care Act but, according to some policy analysts, also sharply…
Trumps Bill Reaches the Finish Line – KFF Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Listen on: The Host Early Thursday afternoon, the House approved a budget reconciliation bill that not only would make permanent many of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, but also impose deep cuts to Medicaid,…
To Keep Medicaid, Mom Caring for Disabled Adult Son Faces Prospect of Proving She Works – KFF Health News
Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice — to give up guardianship of her son so she could work as his caregiver. Now, another proposed…
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Prepares To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States – KFF Health News
The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing historic Medicaid cuts of about $1 trillion…
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States – KFF Health News
The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing historic Medicaid cuts of about $1 trillion…
El megaproyecto de ley republicano supondrá más costos de salud para muchos estadounidenses – KFF Health News
El “One Big Beautiful Bill” del presidente Donald Trump recorta el gasto federal en los mercados de Medicaid y la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo precio (ACA) en aproximadamente $1.000 millones a lo largo de una década, según…
Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans – KFF Health News
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, threatening the physical and financial health of tens of…
To Cut Medicaid, the GOPs Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care – KFF Health News
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful” budget reconciliation bill would make some of the most sweeping changes in health policy in years, largely affecting Medicaid and Affordable Care Act plans — with reverberations felt throughout the health care system. With…
Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura médica por miedo a ser deportados – KFF Health News
Durante meses, María, de 55 años, cuidadora de adultos mayores en el condado de Orange, se ha esforzado por no sonreír. Le preocupa que si abre demasiado la boca, la gente vea sus dientes astillados y cubiertos de placa. Inmigrante…
California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk – KFF Health News
For months, Maria, 55, a caregiver to older adults in California’s Orange County, has been trying not to smile. If she opens her mouth too wide, she worries, people will see her chipped, plaque-covered front teeth. An immigrant without legal…
In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September, Alton Fry went to the doctor concerned he had high blood pressure. The trip would result in a prostate cancer diagnosis. So began the stress of trying to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in treatment — without health insurance. “I’ve never been sick in my life, so I’ve
In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured – KFF Health News
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September, Alton Fry went to the doctor concerned he had high blood pressure. The trip would result in a prostate cancer diagnosis. So began the stress of trying to pay for tens of thousands of dollars…
Thune Says Health Care Often ‘Comes With a Job.’ The Reality’s Not Simple or Straightforward.
“A lot of times, health care comes with a job.” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), in an interview with KOTA on May 30, 2025 Millions of people are expected to lose access to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans if federal lawmakers approve the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump’s domestic
Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance
Stephanie Ivory counts on Medicaid to get treated for gastrointestinal conditions and a bulging disc that makes standing or sitting for long periods painful. Her disabilities keep her from working, she said. Ivory, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, believes she would be exempt from a requirement that adult Medicaid recipients work, but she worries about the
Thune Says Health Care Often Comes With a Job. The Realitys Not Simple or Straightforward. – KFF Health News
“A lot of times, health care comes with a job.” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), in an interview with KOTA on May 30, 2025 Millions of people are expected to lose access to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance…
Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trumps Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance – KFF Health News
Stephanie Ivory counts on Medicaid to get treated for gastrointestinal conditions and a bulging disc that makes standing or sitting for long periods painful. Her disabilities keep her from working, she said. Ivory, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, believes she would…
Live From Aspen Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off – KFF Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Listen on: The Host It’s not exactly news that our nation’s health care system is only a “system” in the most generous sense of the word and that no one entity is really in charge…
California's Much-Touted IVF Law May Be Delayed Until 2026, Leaving Many in the Lurch – KFF Health News
California lawmakers are poised to delay the state’s much-ballyhooed new law mandating in vitro fertilization insurance coverage for millions, set to take effect July 1. Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to push the implementation date to January 2026, leaving…
5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization
Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Dozens of insurance companies, including Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare, agreed to several measures, which
5 Takeaways From Health Insurers New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization – KFF Health News
Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system….
We Need To Keep Fighting: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding – KFF Health News
GREENVILLE, Miss. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday. In a few days, he would drive from Mississippi to Washington, D.C., to join HIV advocates at an…
Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States – KFF Health News
Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid programs could strip them of tens of billions of dollars. The move could shrink access to health care for some…
Living Without Health Insurance? We Want To Hear From You
(Moment/Getty Images) Millions of Americans lack health insurance, and health policy researchers expect many more will lose coverage due to policies pushed by the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress. KFF Health News is documenting this moment, the first explicit rollback of health coverage since the advent of the modern U.S. health system in the early
Health care has been a job market bright spot, but Trump’s budget bill looms over the industry
Proposed cuts to health insurance programs in the budget bill being pushed through Congress by President Donald Trump could put hundreds of thousands of health care jobs at risk — jeopardizing one of the few notably strong areas of the U.S. job market. Congressional Republicans are advancing a budget plan that would cause nearly 8
With Enhanced Subsidies Set To Expire, Consumers Could Face Higher Obamacare Costs – KFF Health News
While the Senate budget bill released this week proposes deep funding cuts and work requirements for Medicaid — proposals likely to increase the number of people without health insurance — another big health care issue looms that could affect millions…
Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care – KFF Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Listen on: The Host The Supreme Court this week ruled in favor of Tennessee’s law banning most gender-affirming care for minors — a law similar to those in two dozen other states. Meanwhile, the Senate…
Peer-to-Peer Prior Authorization: Is Physician Participation Ethical?
You don’t have permission to access “http://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/116162” on this server. Reference #18.24456768.1750439861.4b5bebe https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.24456768.1750439861.4b5bebe
Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare – KFF Health News
When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. It also covered related pain management and physical therapy after she returned home…
El precio que pagas por un plan del Obamacare podría aumentar el próximo año – KFF Health News
MIAMI, Florida. — Josefina Muralles trabaja a tiempo parcial de noche como recepcionista en un condominio de Miami Beach. Así, puede cuidar durante el día de sus tres hijos, su madre mayor y su hermano, que está paralítico. También ayuda…
The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year
MIAMI — Josefina Muralles works a part-time overnight shift as a receptionist at a Miami Beach condominium so that during the day she can care for her three kids, her aging mother, and her brother, who is paralyzed. She helps her mother feed, bathe, and give medicine to her adult brother, Rodrigo Muralles, who has
The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year – KFF Health News
MIAMI — Josefina Muralles works a part-time overnight shift as a receptionist at a Miami Beach condominium so that during the day she can care for her three kids, her aging mother, and her brother, who is paralyzed. She helps…
MAGA Backers Like Trumps Big Beautiful Bill Until They Learn of Health Consequences – KFF Health News
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (center) with fellow Republican Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia. As the Senate moves to a possible vote on President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” before Independence Day,…
Not Accountable to Anyone: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options – KFF Health News
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year with stage…
RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldnt – KFF Health News
The Host After explicitly promising senators during his confirmation hearing that he would not interfere in scientific policy over which Americans should receive which vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week fired every member of…
One Big Beautiful Bill Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say – KFF Health News
Cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget plan would rapidly push more than 300 financially struggling rural hospitals toward a fiscal cliff, according to researchers who track the facilities’ finances. The hospitals would…
What Are Improper Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said? – KFF Health News
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would…
Four Ways Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Would Undermine Access to Obamacare – KFF Health News
Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including how and when they can enroll, the paperwork required, and, crucially, the premiums they pay. A driver behind…
Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Lands in Senate. Our 400th Episode! – KFF Health News
The Host After narrowly passing in the House in May, President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” has now arrived in the Senate, where Republicans are struggling to decide whether to pass it, change it, or — as Elon Musk,…
Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Continues Assault on Obamacare – KFF Health News
Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces would be harder and more expensive. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill…
Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow. – KFF Health News
ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she lost mobility. After countless appointments, doctors diagnosed her…
A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000. – KFF Health News
On Christmas Day at the WaTiki indoor water park, Hans Wirt was getting winded from following his son up the stairs to the waterslides. Wirt’s breathing became more labored once they returned to the nearby hotel where they and Wirt’s…
In Arizona County That Backed Trump, Conflicted Feelings About Cutting Medicaid – KFF Health News
GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who…
Trumps DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying Kickbacks to Brokers – KFF Health News
A blockbuster lawsuit from the federal Department of Justice alleges that insurers Aetna, Elevance Health (formerly Anthem), and Humana paid “hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks” to large insurance brokerages eHealth, GoHealth, and SelectQuote. The payments, made from 2016…
Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House – KFF Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Listen on: The Host With only a single vote to spare, the House passed a controversial budget bill that includes billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy, along with billions of dollars of…
Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles – KFF Health News
La emblemática legislación del presupuesto del presidente Donald Trump castigaría a 14 estados que ofrecen cobertura de salud a personas que viven en el país sin papeles. Estos estados, la mayoría liderados por demócratas, dan seguro médico a algunos inmigrantes…
Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants – KFF Health News
President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their…
Trump Wont Force Medicaid to Cover GLP-1s for Obesity. A Few States Are Doing It Anyway. – KFF Health News
CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Page Campbell’s doctor recommended she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy to lose weight before scheduling bariatric surgery, she readily agreed. “I’ve struggled with my weight for so long,” said Campbell, 40, a single mother…
Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions
Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.” President Donald Trump, in a May 11 post on Truth Social President Donald Trump expressed high hopes for an executive order to reduce drug prices. On May 11, the day before he held a White House event to sign the executive order
How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid – KFF Health News
President Donald Trump, flanked by, from left, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, reacts to a question from a reporter during an executive…
How the Trump Administration Aims To Slash Health Care Spending – KFF Health News
President Donald Trump, flanked by, from left, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, reacts to a question from a reporter during an executive…
Trumps DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Primo Customers – KFF Health News
When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as this one from eHealth: “Your benefit advisors will find plans that match your needs — no matter the carrier.” About…
GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits – KFF Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Listen on: The Host After all-night markups, two key House committees approved GOP budget legislation that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from federal health programs over the next decade, mostly from the Medicaid…
GOP Tries To Cut Billions in Health Benefits – KFF Health News
[Editor’s note: This transcript was generated using both transcription software and a human’s light touch. It has been edited for style and clarity.] Julie Rovner: Hello and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for…
Newsoms Pitch as He Seeks to Pare Down Immigrant Health Care: We Have To Adjust – KFF Health News
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proposed that California roll back health care for immigrants without legal status, saying the state needed to cut benefits for some to maintain core services across the board. It’s a striking reversal for…
The GOPs Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. Its Only Gotten Harder Since 2017. – KFF Health News
It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and make drastic cuts to Medicaid. With Donald Trump back in the White House and the GOP back…
Luego de prometer atención médica universal, el gobernador de California debe reconsiderar la cobertura para inmigrantes – KFF Health News
SACRAMENTO, California — El gobernador Gavin Newsom no esperaba enfrentarse a otra crisis sanitaria. En marzo, mientras el presidente Donald Trump y los republicanos del Congreso intensificaban el debate nacional sobre la posibilidad de recortar la atención médica para los…
After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage – KFF Health News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t expect to be reckoning with another health care crisis. In March, as President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans escalated a nationwide debate over whether to slash health care for poor and disabled Americans,…
A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective – KFF Health News
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there– 2025 has been a LOT…
Trump Team Faces Key Legal Decision That Could Put Mental Health Parity in Peril – KFF Health News
The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans’ ability to access and afford mental health and addiction care. The administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations…
A California Lawmaker Leans Into Her Medical Training in Fight for Health Safety Net – KFF Health News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, may need to be dialed back after Gov. Gavin Newsom releases his latest budget, which could reflect a multibillion-dollar deficit. Even so, the…
iHeartMedia Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Suffering Major Data Breach
Photo Credit: iHeartMedia A recent class action lawsuit filed in New York’s Southern District Court has put iHeartMedia under scrutiny after a cyberattack in December 2024. The data breach allowed hackers to exfiltrate sensitive information that iHeartMedia did not keep secure including social security numbers, financial account details, and health insurance data. The complaint filed
Cutting Medicaid Is Hard Even for the GOP – KFF Health News
The Host After narrowly passing a budget resolution this spring foreshadowing major Medicaid cuts, Republicans in Congress are having trouble agreeing on specific ways to save billions of dollars from a pool of funding that pays for the program without…
Seeking Spending Cuts, GOP Lawmakers Target a Tax Hospitals Love To Pay – KFF Health News
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health runs the only hospital within a 75-minute drive. The facility struggles financially, given its small size and the area’s tiny population. But for over…
As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview – KFF Health News
Sandra Smith and her daughter, Sarah Smith, rely on Medicaid to pay for a nurse to come to their home in Crestwood, Missouri, 13 hours a day because Sarah needs round-the-clock care. (Bram Sable-Smith/KFF Health News) CRESTWOOD, Mo. — The…
Trump Policies at Odds With Make America Healthy Again Push – KFF Health News
In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan applause, he vowed to drive down childhood cancer rates through his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. A few days later, the…
FBI Issues New Warning Over Health Insurance Scams
The FBI has issued an alert about the growing threat of discount medical insurance scams which have resulted in millions of dollars in losses for unsuspecting consumers. Fraudsters typically target individuals seeking more affordable health care plans, and the scams often begin with unsolicited calls, text messages, or emails. Victims are pressured to sign up
At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead – KFF Health News
Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’re not really dead, of course. In four instances over the past few weeks, he told KFF Health News,…
Nearly 1 million Americans face losing health insurance as Aetna exits ACA marketplace
Ron Williams, former AETNA Chairman and CEO, testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on uninsured Americans on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2008. File photo UPI/Patrick D. McDermott | License Photo May 4 (UPI) — Nearly a million people in 17 states face losing healthcare coverage after Aetna’s parent company announced it would leave
Avanza análisis sobre el requisito de trabajo para Medicaid – KFF Health News
Este otoño, la Oficina de Responsabilidad del Gobierno de los EE. UU. espera publicar un informe sobre cuánto cuesta administrar Georgia Pathways to Coverage, el único programa activo de requisitos de trabajo de Medicaid del país, mientras otros estados y…
Work Requirements Might Cut Medicaid Spending. But at What Cost? – KFF Health News
Republicans have long pushed to force working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid to show they are, in fact, working. Party members argue Medicaid, a taxpayer-funded program for people with low incomes and disabilities, shouldn’t cover Americans who aren’t actively trying to…
Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall – KFF Health News
This fall, the U.S. Government Accountability Office expects to release a report on how much it costs to run Georgia Pathways to Coverage — the country’s only active Medicaid work requirement program — as other states and Congress consider similar…
Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom – KFF Health News
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. California’s Affordable Care Act health…
Preparan análisis sobre el requisito de trabajo para Medicaid – KFF Health News
Este otoño, la Oficina de Responsabilidad del Gobierno de los EE. UU. espera publicar un informe sobre cuánto cuesta administrar Georgia Pathways to Coverage, el único programa activo de requisitos de trabajo de Medicaid del país, mientras otros estados y…
The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430. – KFF Health News
Carmen Aiken of Chicago made an appointment for an annual physical exam in July 2023, planning to get checked out and complete some blood work. The appointment was at a family medicine practice run by University of Illinois Health. Aiken…
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too – KFF Health News
For several years, Fred Neary had been seeing five doctors at the Baylor Scott & White Health system, whose 52 hospitals serve central and northern Texas, including Neary’s home in Dallas. But in October, his Humana Medicare Advantage plan —…
Federal employees find themselves without health insurance despite being told otherwise
Some federal employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again by the Trump administration are now learning their health coverage lapsed despite being told otherwise. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some fired federal employees have received even more unwelcome news in recent days. It involves their government health insurance. They thought they still had a couple of
Montana Hospitals Preserve Medicaid Expansion, Fend Off Regulations – KFF Health News
Hospitals have spent years amassing political influence at the federal and state levels. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, hospitals and nursing homes’ federal lobbying spending rose from $35 million in 2000 to more than $133 million last year, a 280%…
What Fertilization President Trump Can Learn From State Efforts To Expand IVF Access – KFF Health News
For nearly three agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California mother recently underwent surgery to remove her blocked fallopian tubes, leaving in vitro fertilization as her only option to get…
Marquis Who’s Who Honors Victor Thomas Giannini for Excellence in Health Insurance and Mental Health Services
He leverages his extensive network, including former colleagues and industry referrals, to enhance the company’s goal of delivering life-changing mental health care to individuals in need. CHICAGO, IL, April 24, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ — Victor Thomas Giannini has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled
Medi-Cal Under Threat: Who’s Covered and What Could Be Cut?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many as Texas — the two states with the largest number of Medicaid participants after California.
Hospitals Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost Oversight – KFF Health News
HELENA, Mont. — As Republican legislative leaders in Montana girded for this year’s battle over whether to extend Medicaid expansion in the state, they took aim at one of the program’s biggest backers: hospitals. If Montana’s hospitals wanted to extend…
Medi-Cal Under Threat: Whos Covered and What Could Be Cut? – KFF Health News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people as New York and more than three times as many…
The Ranks of Obamacare ‘Fixers’ Axed in Trump’s Reduction of Health Agency Workforce
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers
The Ranks of Obamacare Fixers Axed in Trumps Reduction of Health Agency Workforce – KFF Health News
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their…
SCOTUS to Mull Whether Insurers Must Offer Certain Preventive Services for Free
You don’t have permission to access “http://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/preventivecare/115201” on this server. Reference #18.b6446768.1745082951.1b8a432 https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.b6446768.1745082951.1b8a432
Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs
PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health insurance coverage: Though a knee replacement likely would be covered, a prosthetic knee isn’t always. A prosthetic device can be subject to cost caps and an amputee may be required
Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs – KFF Health News
PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health insurance coverage: Though a knee replacement likely would be covered, a prosthetic knee isn’t always….
UnitedHealth Stock Is Having Its Worst Day in 25 Years After Earnings. Here’s Why.
Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker
Stay healthyuse your free preventive benefits
Back to all blog list Published on April 17, 2025 All Marketplace plans have free preventive benefits to help keep you healthy and avoid more serious illnesses. Talk with your doctor to figure out which services are right for you. Remember,…
States Push Medicaid Work Rules, but Few Programs Help Enrollees Find Jobs – KFF Health News
For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around Dayton, Ohio, making so little he said he sometimes had to choose between…
Luigi Mangione’s attorneys call attempt at death penalty in CEO’s killing a ‘political stunt’
Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt.” Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with murder in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, filed a motion seeking to