KFF Health News
@KFFHealthNews
A national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues; a core program of @KFF. Also publishes @CalHealthline.
About 68% of Americans said they favored a Medicaid work requirement in a recent @KFF poll. That dropped to 35% when they learned most recipients already work and could lose coverage due to paperwork problems. @besables reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…
Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe burn, or a spinal cord injury, among other conditions. @jordanrau explains how to find the right medical rehab services. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/g…
NEW: The Trump administration wants people to eat healthier. Cuts to SNAP could make that harder. @renurayasam reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…
“It's the biggest increase we’ve seen in over five years.” Obamacare premiums are poised to spike under Trump, policy analyst tells KFF Health News. @Julie_appleby reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o…
#ICYMI: Is RFK Jr. interested in making vaccines safer? If so, safety scientists say he knows how to reach them. @ArthurAllen202 reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/v…
Cuts to SNAP contradict RFK Jr.’s efforts to get people to eat healthier. @renurayasam reports for KFF Health News + @CNN.⤵️ cnn.com/2025/07/21/hea…
A rural-clinic advocate is unsure what the $50 billion “Rural Health Transformation Program” created by the GOP megabill will do. “Hopefully it goes to rural,” she says. @sjtribble reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/r…
NEW: Louisiana is one of 30 states with criminal penalties related to exposing or transmitting HIV. Several states have amended or repealed their laws, but Louisiana's law remains among the harshest. 📝: @_thehalparker, @veritenewsnola + KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article/l…
NEW: Millions of Americans trying to get Medicaid could soon have to navigate byzantine state systems to prove they have jobs. See how Georgia’s system has played out. @renurayasam + Sam Whitehead report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/g…
Consumers face both rising premiums and falling subsidies next year in Obamacare plans, with insurers seeking increases to cover not only rising costs but also some policy changes advanced by President Donald Trump and the GOP. @Julie_appleby reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o…
Maybe it's not just aging. Maybe it's anemia. @paula_span explains the condition and steps you can take to get better treatment. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…
President Donald Trump declared English the official language of the U.S. On WAMU’s “Health Hub,” @vanesanchez_g explains how that policy move is creating challenges for patients and providers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…
While the No Surprises Act has been a phenomenal success in taking on some unfair practices in the wild West of medical billing, it was hardly a cure-all. New perspective by @RosenthalHealth. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…
For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections. 📝: @jordanrau, KFF Health News + Irena Hwang, @nytimes kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…
Many disability advocates see disaster registries as ineffective tools that put those with mobility problems in greater danger. @mirandacgreen reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/l…
GOP lawmakers couldn't be persuaded to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than other backlash. 📝: @philgalewitz + @StephArmour1 kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…
Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs have one of the biggest genomic databases in the world at their fingertips. They’re worried they won’t be able to use it if key agreements go unsigned by Trump officials. @dariustahir reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…
RFK Jr. is pushing to remove artificial dyes from food. But is that the biggest issue in our diets? Medical debt can appear on your credit report, said a federal judge. Sen. Josh Hawley wants to undo some of the cuts to Medicaid in Trump’s big budget law... which he voted for.
The Republican megabill designates $50 billion to “transform” rural health, but concerns and skepticism abound. @sjtribble reports for KFF Health News + @Marketplace. ⤵️ marketplace.org/story/2025/07/…
I'm happy to share the first story in KFF Health News' new partnership with Verite News of New Orleans. veritenews.org/2025/07/18/lou…
Millions of Americans trying to get Medicaid could soon have to navigate byzantine state systems to prove they have jobs. See how Georgia’s system has played out. @renurayasam + Sam Whitehead report. ⤵️ abcnews.go.com/Health/georgia…
