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About half of U.S. adults say they can’t afford healthcare. California is among at least eight states that have set spending growth targets for the healthcare sector. It may soon impose enforcement penalties aimed at…
Health workers are continuing to treat patients and train caregivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record continues.
Jecinta Powell is a mental health advocate and the founder of SENA Psychotherapy and Counseling. In this interview with NGOZI ...
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
A new rule from the Justice Department upends a 25-year-old interpretation of federal disability law. Advocates fear it could result in cuts to services that help many disabled Americans live at home instead of in…
With his online pharmacy, Mark Cuban changed how generic drugs are sold — and he has thoughts about how to fix the healthcare system. The billionaire businessman talks to KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to answer the…
Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.
You cannot be at mental peace always. You will be worried. So even my family — they are scared all the time, and they were anxiously praying the vessel ...
Stakeholders have reviewed and prioritised indicators to assess how effectively Nepal’s mental health policies and programmes are being implemented.
Patients and researchers point to evidence that many cancer drug dosages are excessive, and that reducing the amount and frequency could save billions of dollars and prevent some of the worst side effects.
Healthcare workers at a Michigan hospital have been on strike since last September. Violence on the job is one reason behind it, with federal data showing hospital workers are seven times as likely to be injured on the…
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is pending in Congress. But patients and providers face participation challenges.
More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.
A Lincoln Financial and IBI study of 1,503 call center workers finds the utilization problem is driven by communication failures, not coverage gaps ...
Australia’s life insurance industry is confronting a structural claims shift it cannot address at the point of claim alone. AIA Australia’s announcement on August 18 of a Premier Partnership with ...
These specialized units can help keep older patients out of the hospital, lower their healthcare costs, and more.
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium are raising concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry’s deadly legacy.
Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) and long-standing research partner, Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI), released new research exploring how mental health challenges are shaping today’s workforce, and ...
Kratom use and serious health problems linked to it have risen dramatically across the United States over the past decade. Poison center reports jumped from just 19 cases in 2010 to more than 1,200 in 2023, while severe…
The Colorado State Department of Human Services is set to receive $1,135,245 in funds to help people transition out of homelessness.
AIA Australia paid more than $2.4 billion across 34,000 claims in 2025. Mental health was the dominant driver across both income protection and total and permanent disability. For advisers managing ...
California is the first to launch state-branded insulin as Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry. But the new CalRx drug label has been slow to reach pharmacies and patients.
The Trump administration is working to implement the president’s new order on childhood vaccines, which he publicly faulted for a rise in autism — even as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closed-door research has…
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $96.7 million in grants and other funding to expand mental health, suicide prevention, substance-use treatment and disaster-related emotional ...
Group Health Insurance is one policy your employer buys to cover the whole team. At its core, it pays your hospital bills. The base cover has always paid for a hospital stay of 24 hours or more.
A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents a day could help keep heart-failure patients out of the hospital. New research suggests low-dose digoxin can reduce heart-failure hospitalizations by about 25%…
Mental health remains one of the most neglected areas of Indian healthcare. Psychiatry and psychology are still too often treated ...
KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder made several TV appearances recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a roundup.
Some seriously ill patients improve on hospice. About 1 in 16 patients enrolled in hospice care lose eligibility as a result. Here’s how to get appropriate care after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration refused to renew a key state waiver. The state might not be the last to have to adjust to an…
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