KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Boosting Confusion
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California Plans for a Post-Roe World as Abortion Access Shrinks Elsewhere
SACRAMENTO — With access to abortion at stake across America, California is preparing to become the nation’s abortion provider. Democratic
Read MoreMissouri’s Thin Dental Safety Net Stretched Amid Medicaid Expansion
At the Access Family Care clinics in southwestern Missouri, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is next summer. Northwest Health
Read MoreLa inscripción de Medicare es temporada abierta para estafadores
Encontrar el mejor plan médico privado, o de medicamentos, de Medicare entre docenas de opciones es lo suficientemente difícil sin
Read MoreMedicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers
Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading
Read MoreUninsured in South Would Win Big in Democrats’ Plan, but Hospitals Fear Funding Loss
At least 2.2 million low-income adults — nearly all in Texas and the Southeast — would be eligible for government-funded
Read More3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically ill frail elders, but until now, there
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
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Read MoreWatch: Going Beyond the Script of ‘Dopesick’ and America’s Real-Life Opioid Crisis
KHN and policy colleagues at our parent organization KFF teamed up with Hulu for a discussion of America’s opioid crisis,
Read More6 Months to Live or Die: How Long Should an Alcoholic Liver Disease Patient Wait for a Transplant?
The night before Brian Gorzney planned to check into rehab for alcohol use, he began vomiting blood. First at 2
Read MoreCommunity Clinics Shouldered Much of the Vaccine Rollout. Many Haven’t Been Paid.
Community clinics in California say they haven’t been paid for at least 1 million covid-19 vaccine doses given since January,
Read MoreMandatory Vaccines for Health Care Workers Might Upend Nurses’ Training
Kaitlyn Hevner expects to complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in December.
Read MoreStudent Nurses Who Refuse Vaccination Struggle to Complete Degrees
Kaitlyn Hevner expects to complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in December.
Read MoreDeath in Dallas: One Family’s Experience in the Medicaid Gap
For years, Millicent McKinnon of Dallas went without health insurance. She was one of roughly 1 million Texans who earn
Read MoreAs Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here’s What’s at Stake for Medicaid
Hours after the Supreme Court in 2012 narrowly upheld the Affordable Care Act but rejected making Medicaid expansion mandatory for
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Autumn of Democrats’ Discontent
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Read MoreCalifornia’s Reboot of Troubled Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Health Plans
When Denise Williams’ baby boy was 2 months old, she became alarmed by a rattling sound in his lungs and
Read MoreDentistas eliminan los problemas de las personas sin seguro ofreciéndoles ellos mismos planes
David White, dentista de Nevada, ha visto dientes enfermos y podridos en la boca de pacientes que habitualmente posponen sus
Read MoreDentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans
Nevada dentist David White has seen diseased and rotted teeth in the mouths of patients who routinely put off checkups
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much Ado About Drug Prices
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Read MoreSin papeles, sin atención: migrantes con discapacidades buscan ayuda a través de demandas y activismo
Hace 13 años, la desesperación llevó a José Luis Hernández a subirse a un tren que iba a alta velocidad
Read MoreNo Papers, No Care: Disabled Migrants Seek Help Through Lawsuit, Activism
Desperation led José Luis Hernández to ride atop a speeding train through northern Mexico with hopes of reaching the United
Read MoreCensus: Insured Population Holds Steady, With a Slight Shift From Private to Public Coverage
Despite a pandemic-fueled recession, the number of uninsured Americans has increased only slightly since 2018, according to Census Bureau health
Read MoreHealth Care Unions Defending Newsom From Recall Will Want Single-Payer Payback
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Should Gavin Newsom survive the Republican-driven attempt to oust him from office, the Democratic governor will face
Read MoreGeorgia Eyes New Medicaid Contract. But How Is the State Managing Managed Care?
Just before Frank Berry left his job as head of Georgia’s Medicaid agency this summer, he said the state “will
Read MoreIt’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s covid-19 rules have been a lightning rod in California’s recall election. But there’s a
Read MoreCalifornia Set to Spend Billions on Curing Homelessness and Caring for ‘Whole Body’ Politic
OAKLAND, Calif. — Living unmedicated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Eugenia Hunter has a hard time recalling how long she’s
Read MoreColorado Clinic’s Prescription for Healthier Patients? Lawyers
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — In her 19 years of living with cerebral palsy, scoliosis and other ailments, Cynthia Enriquez De
Read MoreBeneficiarios de Medicaid se vacunan mucho menos contra covid
Los beneficiarios de Medicaid se están vacunando contra covid-19 a tasas mucho más bajas que la población general, mientras los
Read MoreMedicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents
Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against covid-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the
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