Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump's CDC on Vaccine Guidance - KFF Health News

When the Trump administration upended years of vaccine advice, it left pediatricians in a quandary. Many say they can no longer direct families to the CDC as a trusted source of information. So some are creating their own.

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What’s Worrying Veteran Health Reporter Julie Rovner? - KFF Health News

Host Dan Weissmann talks with Julie Rovner, KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent and host of the “What the Health?” podcast, about how cuts to federal programs are reshaping American healthc...

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Baltimore Is Rethinking What It Means To Call 911 -- And Who Responds - KFF Health News

The city wants to stop health crises before they happen and is creating a new service to do that when people call 911.

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Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News

Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to p...

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AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns - KFF Health News

Ahead of Medicaid work requirements, a health plan in California hopes to stanch the number of people losing coverage by using an AI program to schedule appointments and remind enrollees to fill out paperwork. The plan says it can do the work of 40 empl...

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Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare - KFF Health News

Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.

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People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump's DOJ Questions Legal Protections - KFF Health News

The Department of Justice in June issued a legal opinion saying states aren't required to provide services that help people with disabilities remain in their homes. The new position has added momentum to states' existing legal challenges to the requirem...

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Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful' Law - KFF Health News

A century-old rural Michigan hospital converted to a stripped-down model Congress created to help keep small facilities afloat, then it closed. The emergency hospital model, created a few years ago, is stabilizing some hospitals, arrived too late for ot...

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They Worked To Protect Public Health. Now They Want the Public’s Votes. - KFF Health News

They’re known for touting pandemic precautions, Affordable Care Act plans, and testing for lead in schools. This year, some former public health officials are touting themselves — for governor or sena...

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The Politics of Grant Cuts

The Trump administration has conceded in court documents that it used purely political considerations to cancel grant funding previously approved by Congress. But that has provoked a surprisingly muted response from lawmakers, who under the Constitution...

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The Newest Federally Recognized Tribe Wants Better Healthcare. It May Be On Its Own. - KFF Health News

North Carolina's Robeson County, where most of the tribe's citizens live, ranks as one of the worst counties in the U.S. for health disparities. After securing federal recognition, Lumbee tribal leaders will have to decide how to address them.

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The "KFF Health News Minute" brings original healthcare and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.

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Abortion Drug Law in Louisiana Heightens Hemorrhage Risk for Pregnant Patients - KFF Health News

A 2024 state law reclassified misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances. That affects how hospitals can access the drugs in non-abortion emergencies, and other states appear to be taking n...

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Medicaid Insurers' Contracts on the Line in Tight Governor's Race - KFF Health News

The Democratic candidate for governor says he would make Iowa the second state to drop private Medicaid management companies, which he calls “a disaster.”

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Hospice's Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn - KFF Health News

While acknowledging that changes must be made to the hospice industry, health policy researchers and providers worry that negative attention and the potential for overly punitive regulations could put patients at risk.

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Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare - KFF Health News

Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. AHRQ hasn’t issued a new one i...

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Uninsured but Undaunted, a Surgical Patient Searched the Globe for a Deal - KFF Health News

When surgery became unavoidable, a man with no insurance shopped around for the best price for a hernia repair -- and saved thousands by traveling out of state.

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Newsom Reverses on Long-Sought Paid Leave Benefit for Teachers in California - KFF Health News

California lawmakers gave public school teachers 14 weeks of paid leave in the state's new budget, a long-sought benefit for the largely female workforce. Gov. Gavin Newsom previously opposed similar measures.

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Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Deadlier Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead - KFF Health News

The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source. Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response -- and t...

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Federal Loan Caps Add Barriers -- And Likely Debt -- for Healthcare Students - KFF Health News

The government will cap how much graduate students may borrow in federal loans. The new policy could leave many at the mercy of private lenders with higher interest rates. The borrowing limits will affect students pursuing expensive healthcare careers, ...

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Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans - KFF Health News

KFF Health News is working to collect and post approved plans as more states respond to emails and public records requests for their documents.

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Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans - KFF Health News

KFF Health News is working to collect and post approved plans as more states respond to emails and public records requests for their documents.

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Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records - KFF Health News

The tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety is pressuring hospitals to turn over patient records from emergency room visits, including about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products.

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Watch: GOP Senator Says Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean Safer Drugs — For a Price - KFF Health News

Bill Cassidy of Louisiana chairs the Senate’s health committee. In an interview with KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner, he discusses the drug supply, his proposal to defray out-of-pocket costs, and his co...

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To Afford Aging in Place, Older Adults Turn to ‘Golden Girls' Housing - KFF Health News

A growing network of home-sharing programs is helping people find compatible housemates. And demand is rising, driven by housing shortages, rising rents, and sales prices that affect both the old and the young.

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‘The Child Is Terrified': Doctors on the Front Lines of a Measles Comeback Speak Out - KFF Health News

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah as the U.S. faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.

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Public Health Improvements Stall Amid Trump's DEI Crackdown - KFF Health News

A year after the Environmental Protection Agency stripped grant money from dozens of communities nationwide during Trump's DEI crackdown, a small Georgia city is struggling to address environmental health concerns.

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A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning - KFF Health News

In a church in rural Missouri, mourners lined up to say goodbye to Lloyd Gilmore, a 44-year-old Black father who died in police custody last month. His death sparked protests in a city with a long his...

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Trump's Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records - KFF Health News

The Office of Personnel Management said it will “pseudonymize” medical records it collects on more than 8 million people --federal workers and retirees, and their family members. Democrats and employee unions say the agency's move is an overreach.

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