Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts
Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some say the only way to…
Month: April 2025
Firings at Federal Health Agencies Decimate Offices That Release Public Records
Public access to government records that document the handling of illnesses, faulty products, and safety lapses at health facilities will slow after mass firings at…
The House Speaker’s Eyeing Big Cuts to Medicaid. In His Louisiana District, It’s a Lifeline.
MANSFIELD, La. — When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952,…
Blockbuster Deal Will Wipe Out $30 Billion in Medical Debt. Even Backers Say It’s Not Enough.
Underscoring the massive scale of America’s medical debt problem, a New York-based nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off old medical bills for an…
This Bill Aims To Help Firefighters With Cancer. Getting It Passed Is Just the Beginning.
As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, signed onto legislation with a…
Un acuerdo exitoso eliminará $30 mil millones de deuda médica. ¿Es suficiente?
Subrayando la magnitud del problema de la deuda médica en el país, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Nueva York ha llegado…
World Health Day: Health for All
Celebrate World Health Day on April 7 and join global efforts to address healthcare disparities, advocate for universal health coverage, and encourage…
Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price.
Alanys Ortiz reads Josephine Senek’s cues before she speaks. Josephine, who lives with a rare and debilitating genetic condition, fidgets her fingers when she’s tired…
T.W. Garner Food Company Issues Recall on Texas Pete® Habanero Buffalo Sauce Due To Potential Presence of Undeclared Sulfites and Sweet CHAbanero Sweet Sriracha Habanero Sauce Due To Mislabeling
April 3, 2025 – T.W. Garner Food Company is recalling select lots and sizes (see below table) of Texas Pete® Habanero Buffalo Sauce because bottles…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: American Health Gets a Pink Slip
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health…