Health & Wellness

Nine States Poised To Shrink Medicaid Coverage

Phil Galewitz / KFF Health News Dec 4, 2024 More than 3 million adults would be at immediate risk of losing coverage if Republicans reverse the expansion of federal Medicaid funding. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Dr Oz Medicare and Medicaid Pick

Dave Granlund Nov 21, 2024 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

Six Pivotal Health Issues at Stake in This Election

Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz, Julie Rovner, Daniel Chang / KFF Health News Nov 4, 2024 The candidates have starkly different views on how the government should play a role in health care for Americans. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Feds Kill Plan To Curb Medicare Overbilling After Industry Opposition

Fred Schulte / KFF Health News Aug 28, 2024 Newly released court depositions show that agency officials repeatedly cited concern about pressure from the industry. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Considering The Cost Of Heathcare

Peter Kuper May 28, 2024 Dig deeper

Women

Inside the Push for Medicaid To Cover Doulas and Midwives

Darreonna Davis / The 19th May 10, 2024 The Mamas First Act, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Gwen Moore, would make the pregnancy and postpartum services from doulas and midwives reimbursable in an effort to improve access to care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Report: US Taxpayers Contribute More to Militarism Than Medicare

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 10, 2024 "This year $5,109 of the average American's taxpayer dollars went to fund the military and its support systems," said the co-author of a new analysis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Interview

‘Traumatizing’: What It’s Like to Be Unhoused in Rural America

Susan Shain / High Country News Mar 15, 2024 The lessons learned after spending months embedded with unhoused communities in Oregon. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Losses Go Deep in the Fight for Better Health Care

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Mar 11, 2024 The "unwinding" of pandemic-era Medicaid expansion programs highlights the acute need for a better path forward on health insurance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Sows Chaos in States

Phil Galewitz, Katheryn Houghton, Brett Kelman, Samantha Liss / KFF Health Nov 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

A Bittersweet Milestone for the Anti-Poverty Movement

Shailly Gupta Barnes / Other Words Jul 28, 2023 Two years after the first payments went out, we need to bring back the Child Tax Credit that lifted millions out of poverty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Interview

Why Is Getting Old So Hard and Expensive in America?

Lynn Parramore / Institute for New Economic Thinking Jul 19, 2023 M.T. Connolly offers both a warning and challenge: the systems we rely on to protect us as we age haven’t caught up to our longevity. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )