The No Surprises Act Comes With Some Surprises

The No Surprises Act Comes With Some Surprises

    14 Feb 2024

The No Surprises Act, the landmark law intended to protect patients from surprise out-of-network...

In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength

In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength

    13 Feb 2024

In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power...

¿Ofrecer vivienda gratis es atención médica? Programas de Medicaid dicen que sí

¿Ofrecer vivienda gratis es atención médica? Programas de Medicaid dicen que sí

    13 Feb 2024

Estados están invirtiendo miles de millones de dólares en un experimento de atención médica...

States Target Health Insurers’ ‘Prior Authorization’ Red Tape

States Target Health Insurers’ ‘Prior Authorization’ Red Tape

    12 Feb 2024

Bram Sable-Smith Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the...

Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

    07 Feb 2024

Halfway through what will be the biggest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year...

Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’

Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’

    07 Feb 2024

States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding...

Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million

    06 Feb 2024

We’re halfway through the Medicaid “unwinding,” in which states are dropping people from the...

Self-Defense 101: Keeping Your Cool While You Fight

Self-Defense 101: Keeping Your Cool While You Fight

    30 Jan 2024

Dan Weissmann Navigating the U.S. health care system can feel like a “battle royale.”...

Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

    29 Jan 2024

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection....

With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

    24 Jan 2024

HANOVER, N.H. — Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as...

Medicare Advantage Is Popular, but Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse

Medicare Advantage Is Popular, but Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse

    24 Jan 2024

Medicare Advantage plans are booming — 30.8 million of the 60 million Americans with...

Watch: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans

Watch: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans

    22 Jan 2024

As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well...

Insurance Doesn’t Always Cover Hearing Aids for Kids

Insurance Doesn’t Always Cover Hearing Aids for Kids

    19 Jan 2024

Joyce Shen was devastated when doctors said her firstborn, Emory, hadn’t passed her newborn...

Biden Cracks Down on Prior Authorization — But There Are Limits

Biden Cracks Down on Prior Authorization — But There Are Limits

    19 Jan 2024

More than a year after it was initially proposed, the Biden administration announced a...

Cómo impactaría una segunda presidencia de Trump en la atención de salud

Cómo impactaría una segunda presidencia de Trump en la atención de salud

    18 Jan 2024

En la campaña presidencial, el ex presidente Donald Trump está prometiendo, una vez más,...

What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

    16 Jan 2024

On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to...

Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults

Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults

    13 Jan 2024

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton spoke out last week on the NBC “Today”...

Adultos mayores se sienten “atrapados” en planes de Medicare Advantage

Adultos mayores se sienten “atrapados” en planes de Medicare Advantage

    10 Jan 2024

En 2016, Richard Timmins fue a un seminario informativo gratuito para aprender más sobre...

Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans

Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans

    06 Jan 2024

In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about...

Most People Dropped in Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds

Most People Dropped in Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds

    05 Jan 2024

A first-of-its-kind survey of people who lost Medicaid coverage last year found just over...

Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

    05 Jan 2024

When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization hell”...

Utah Survey Shows Why So Many People Were Dumped From Medicaid

Utah Survey Shows Why So Many People Were Dumped From Medicaid

    04 Jan 2024

It’s one of the biggest mysteries in health policy: What happened to millions of...

Se avecinan cambios para Medi-Cal en 2024, pero ¿beneficiarán a los pacientes?

Se avecinan cambios para Medi-Cal en 2024, pero ¿beneficiarán a los pacientes?

    03 Jan 2024

Medi-Cal, el programa de salud de Medicaid en California, está al borde de cambios...

Más estados amplían cobertura de salud para inmigrantes sin papeles, en medio de crisis en la frontera

Más estados amplían cobertura de salud para inmigrantes sin papeles, en medio de crisis en la frontera

    02 Jan 2024

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Cada vez más estados están lanzando programas de seguro...

States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as GOP Hits Biden Over Border Crossings

States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as GOP Hits Biden Over Border Crossings

    30 Dec 2023

A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including...

A partir del 1 de enero, todos los inmigrantes en California pueden calificar para Medi-Cal, más allá de su estatus legal

A partir del 1 de enero, todos los inmigrantes en California pueden calificar para Medi-Cal, más allá de su estatus legal

    23 Dec 2023

Bernard J. Wolfson Milagro, inmigrante peruana del condado de Riverside, ha tenido un acceso...

Bold Changes Are in Store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but Will Patients Benefit?

Bold Changes Are in Store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but Will Patients Benefit?

    23 Dec 2023

California’s safety-net health program, Medi-Cal, is on the cusp of major changes that could...

Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

    22 Dec 2023

Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder...

Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics

Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics

    21 Dec 2023

Susan Jaffe After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private...

To Get Health Insurance, This Couple Made a Movie

To Get Health Insurance, This Couple Made a Movie

    20 Dec 2023

Dan Weissmann Last fall, Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston were hustling to get their...

When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill

When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill

    20 Dec 2023

In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens returned home from a trip to Rwanda...

Adultos mayores, detectives contra avisos engañosos de Medicare Advantage

Adultos mayores, detectives contra avisos engañosos de Medicare Advantage

    19 Dec 2023

Susan Jaffe Después de una ofensiva sin precedentes contra las publicidades engañosas de las...

In New Year, All Immigrants in California May Qualify for Medicaid Regardless of Legal Status

In New Year, All Immigrants in California May Qualify for Medicaid Regardless of Legal Status

    19 Dec 2023

Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health...

Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda

Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda

    18 Dec 2023

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is...

California’s Ambitious Medicaid Experiment Gets Tripped Up in Implementation

California’s Ambitious Medicaid Experiment Gets Tripped Up in Implementation

    17 Dec 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly two years into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $12 billion experiment to...

Readers Slam Hospital Monopolies and Blame the Feds for Understaffed Nursing Homes

Readers Slam Hospital Monopolies and Blame the Feds for Understaffed Nursing Homes

    17 Dec 2023

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection....

Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals

Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals

    16 Dec 2023

The Biden administration plans to push states to boost oversight of the number of...

Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly

Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly

    16 Dec 2023

Susan Jaffe Angela M. Du Bois, a retired software tester in Durham, North Carolina,...