KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts
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Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’
In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live,…
An Arm and a Leg: How Do You Deal With Wild Drug Prices?
Prices for brand-name drugs in the U.S. are three times what the same drugs cost in other countries. And in a recent KFF survey, 3…
Top California Democrats Clash Over How To Rein In Drug Industry Middlemen
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Sacramento seem to agree: Prescription drug prices are too high. But lawmakers and the second-term governor are…
A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors
KFF Health News and KCUR followed the stories of people injured during the Feb. 14, 2024, mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl…
Wright Center Sites Earn National Recognition
The Wright Center for Community Heath’s Clarks Summit and Mid Valley locations have learned national recognition from the National Committee for Qua…
Drastic Changes to Medicaid Not a New Idea
Block grants, per Capita Medicaid funding, choices to expand Medicaid eligibility but receive less federal support, and Medicaid Work Requirements wer…
Pennsylvania Healthcare Costs Make Top 5 in Affordability
Consumer Affairs Journal of Consumer Research reports Pennsylvanians have the third most affordable healthcare costs in the United States. The state�…
Bill to Help Reduce Provider Burnout Introduced in Senate
Last week, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize …
2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released
Federal Poverty Level (FPL) guidelines are issued each year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) based on information gathered by…