What Texas Reveals About the Obstacles to Getting Hospital Financial Aid
Aimee Carlock needed surgery in August 2025 to treat severe pain and bleeding from her…
After Booting 760K People From ACA Plans, Trump Administration Has Added Some Back
Late last month, the Trump administration announced that it had cut 760,000 people from the…
Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals,…
7 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Financial Aid at Texas Hospitals
Most hospitals offer financial assistance to patients who struggle to afford their bills, often referred…
California’s Billionaire Tax Promises Healthcare Relief. The Fine Print Is Murkier.
The pitch behind California’s billionaire tax proposal is simple: Tax the richest residents in the…
People Say These Peptides Hurt Them. Their Stories Are Muffled in MAHA’s Push for Medical Freedom.
After the third day of squirting an experimental drug up his nose, Dylan Meetze felt…
Medical Debt Is Crushing Hospital Patients in Los Angeles. Health Officials May Have a Fix.
LOS ANGELES — Every Tuesday, Naman Shah sees tuberculosis patients at a small public clinic…
AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room
A cadre of elite techies, financiers, and high-level Trump administration officials have spent a year…
Journalists Go Behind Health Headlines From Georgia, Michigan, and Russia
KFF Health News senior correspondent Jordan Rau discussed the use of antipsychotic drugs in sedating…
‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, this rural…