Lawfully Present Immigrants Help Stabilize ACA Plans. Why Does the GOP Want Them Out?
If you want to create a perfect storm at Covered California and other Affordable Care Act marketplaces, all you have to do is make enrollment…
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Republicans Call Medicaid Rife With Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but To Break the Rules.
MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies on that government-subsidized health coverage…
States Pass Privacy Laws To Protect Brain Data Collected by Devices
More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive…
Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet
ALBANY, Ga. — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter. McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…
Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients
When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water,…
Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That’s Unsupported
“Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients ‘simply choose not to work’ and ‘spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.’” Scott Jennings on “CNN…
Summer Safety in Arizona: Protecting Arizona’s Children During the Hottest Months
Arizona summers are known for sunshine, swimming, and outdoor fun, but they also come with serious risks. Each year, children across our state are imp…
Louisiana Upholds Its HIV Exposure Law as Other States Change or Repeal Theirs
SHREVEPORT, La. — When Robert Smith met his future girlfriend in 2010, he wanted to take things slowly. For Smith, no relationship had been easy…
$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism
https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/mp_20250718_seg_MMR_-_Rural_Health_64.mp3 The Rural Health Transformation Program calls for federal regulators to hand states $10 billion a year for five years starting in fiscal year 2026.…
Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom
Every time Ashton Alexander sees an ad for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, it feels like a “kick in the face.” Alexander tried signing up for…