He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.
Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his own business. It was the…
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Ax Falls at HHS
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…
With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay
In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000 people have for more than…
Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment
SACRAMENTO — President Donald Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large…
‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers
The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would be difficult for federal workers after Donald Trump was elected. But she never imagined…
Bill That Congressman Says Protects Medicaid Doesn’t — And Would Likely Require Cutting It
“On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere.” Rep. Nick LaLota…
Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much
PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of…
Current, Former CDC Staff Warn Against Slashing Support to Local Public Health Departments
On a sunny weekday in Atlanta, a small crowd of people gathered for a rally outside of a labor union headquarters building. The event, put…
The Colorado Psychedelic Mushroom Experiment Has Arrived
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state’s first “healing centers,” where the mushrooms…
Cómo afecta a todos los recortes de personal y dinero en las agencias de salud pública
En un soleado día de semana en Atlanta, un pequeño grupo de personas se reunió para realizar una manifestación frente a la sede de un…