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Mental Health· KFF Health News

Dubious Buys Raise Alarm Over Local Control of Opioid Cash

By Aneri Pattani · Nov 12, 2026

Mental Health· KFF Health News

Opioid Settlement Cash and Homelessness: It’s Not Always Clear How Addiction Fits In

By Aneri Pattani · Nov 12, 2026

Healthcare Costs· KFF Health News

The Ultimate Adulting Task: Signing Up for Health Insurance

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony · Nov 10, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Nebraska Rushed Medicaid Work Rules. Then a Cancer Patient Was Told He’d Lost Coverage.

By Rachana Pradhan · Nov 10, 2026

Aging· KFF Health News

When a Gun Owner Shows Early Signs of Dementia

By Paula Span · Nov 10, 2026

Aging· KFF Health News

Our Reporters Discuss Healthcare Costs — And What Changes the Midterms May Portend

Nov 7, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Texas Democrats Swept Statewide Races. Now Comes the Hard Part of Solving Healthcare Angst.

By Renuka Rayasam · Nov 6, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Healthcare Cuts Fuel Democrats’ Election Blowout

By Julie Rovner · Nov 6, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight

By Kate Wells · Nov 6, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Trump Administration Delays Awards Slated To Improve Rural America’s Health

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Arielle Zionts and Bram Sable-Smith · Nov 5, 2026

Audio· KFF Health News

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Nov 5, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Midterm Voters Split on Abortion and Trans Healthcare Ballot Questions

By Bram Sable-Smith · Nov 5, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Democrats’ Election Rout Is Poised To Dramatically Reorder Federal Health Policy

By Stephanie Armour and Amanda Seitz · Nov 4, 2026

Courts· KFF Health News

Stuck in Shelters for Months, Some Migrant Children Abandon Hopes of Staying in US

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett and Renuka Rayasam · Nov 4, 2026

Courts· KFF Health News

IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock · Nov 4, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Expecting a Baby? Five Tips To Help You Prepare for Pregnancy Costs

By Stephanie O'Neill · Nov 3, 2026

Healthcare Costs· KFF Health News

A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for Free Care

By Phil Galewitz · Nov 3, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Georgia Helped Inspire the Medicaid Work Rules. Its Own Rules Could Soon End.

By Briah Lumpkins and Sam Whitehead · Nov 2, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

A GOP Congressman Backed Medicaid Work Requirements. His Voters Might Be Exempt.

By Jackie Fortiér · Nov 2, 2026

Aging· KFF Health News

Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices

By Phil Galewitz · Oct 30, 2026

Courts· KFF Health News

Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It

By Michael Scaturro · Oct 30, 2026

Multimedia· KFF Health News

Frights, Fangs, and Healthcare Nightmares in Winning Halloween Haikus

Oct 30, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

For Californians Drowning in Healthcare Costs, Governor’s Race Offers Few Answers

By Christine Mai-Duc · Oct 30, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Data Center Health Worries Animate Midterm Campaigns

By Stephanie Armour and Amanda Seitz · Oct 29, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

She Needed an EpiPen. But First, an Urgent Care Asked Her To Pay.

By Phil Galewitz · Oct 29, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

The Campaign To Defend Trans Healthcare in Missouri Is Slow Going, on Purpose

By Bram Sable-Smith · Oct 29, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

In California and Other States, Dads Are Now Even With Moms in Paid Leave Claims

By Elly Yu, LAist · Oct 28, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Hospital Beds for the Nation’s Sickest Kids Are Disappearing

By Katheryn Houghton · Oct 28, 2026

Public Health· KFF Health News

Jacksonville, Florida’s Gun Violence Is Rooted in Redlining and Homes Built on Toxic Waste

By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Daniel Chang, Olga Pierce, The Trace and Yona Gavino, Action News Jax · Oct 27, 2026

Mental Health· KFF Health News

Remember This Acronym Next Time You’re Facing a Big Medical Decision: B.R.A.I.N.

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Cara Anthony and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio · Oct 27, 2026

Healthcare Costs· KFF Health News

The Cost of Healthcare Is Hitting America Where It Hurts: The Wallet

By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead · Oct 26, 2026

Medicare· KFF Health News

Many Medicare Patients Could Lose Access to Remote Monitoring Devices

By Arielle Zionts · Oct 26, 2026

Insurance· KFF Health News

Medicaid at Risk for Hundreds of Thousands of Lawfully Present Immigrants

By Andrew Jones · Oct 23, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

GOP Congressman in California Swing-District Race Defends Vote for Medicaid Cuts

By Jackie Fortiér · Oct 23, 2026

Healthcare Costs· KFF Health News

Shopping for an ACA Plan This Year? Here’s What You Need To Know

By Julie Appleby · Oct 23, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Digging Into the Money Behind the US Healthcare System

By Lydia Zuraw and Renuka Rayasam · Oct 23, 2026

Healthcare Costs· KFF Health News

Job-Based Health Plan Costs Rise, With Little Relief in Sight

By Julie Appleby · Oct 22, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws

By Andrew Jones · Oct 22, 2026

Healthcare Costs· KFF Health News

‘Go to Canada’: Trump Touted Americans’ Access to Cheaper Drugs. A New Rule Threatens It.

By Arthur Allen · Oct 22, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

States Are Forcing Hospitals To Offer More People Financial Aid. In Oregon, It’s Working.

By Melanie Evans, Tradeoffs · Oct 21, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

New Arrivals in the ER? Georgia Gears Up To Solve Rural Maternal Health Crisis

By Briah Lumpkins · Oct 21, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Democrats Demand Tougher Standards for Companies Running Medicaid Systems

By Samantha Liss and Rachana Pradhan · Oct 20, 2026

Aging· KFF Health News

More Medications, More Risks. If You’re Worried, Start a Deprescribing Discussion.

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony · Oct 20, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

As Politicians Argue About China, US Patients Find Cutting-Edge Treatment There

By Arthur Allen · Oct 20, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

Four Red Flags and One Truth Amid the Peptide Hype

By Amy Maxmen · Oct 19, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

GOP Focuses on Fraud, Seeking To Redirect Voters’ Ire Over Healthcare Costs

By Stephanie Armour · Oct 19, 2026

Aging· KFF Health News

Readers Are Pleading To Make American Healthcare Greater

Oct 19, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

After Booting 760K People From ACA Plans, Trump Administration Has Added Some Back

By Julie Appleby · Oct 16, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion

By Christine Mai-Duc · Oct 16, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

What Texas Reveals About the Obstacles to Getting Hospital Financial Aid

By Melanie Evans, Tradeoffs · Oct 15, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

7 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Financial Aid at Texas Hospitals

By Melanie Evans, Tradeoffs, Jo Craven McGinty, Tradeoffs and Ryan Levi, Tradeoffs · Oct 15, 2026

Aging· KFF Health News

Aging Life Care Managers Can Be a ‘Godsend’ for Families

By Paula Span · Oct 14, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

California’s Billionaire Tax Promises Healthcare Relief. The Fine Print Is Murkier.

By Jackie Fortiér · Oct 14, 2026

Elections· KFF Health News

Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans

By Darius Tahir · Oct 13, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

The Sometimes-Awkward Art of Asking for a Second Opinion

By Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio · Oct 13, 2026

Health Industry· KFF Health News

People Say These Peptides Hurt Them. Their Stories Are Muffled in MAHA’s Push for Medical Freedom.

By Amy Maxmen · Oct 13, 2026