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Journalists Assess the Risks of Bird Flu and the Impacts of Medicaid…
KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed bird flu on CBS News’ “CBS Mornings”…
As Republicans Wrestle With IVF, the Biden Administration Expands Benefits
While Republican lawmakers try to walk a fine line on in vitro fertilization — expressing support for the popular…
Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for…
Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries “was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35…
More Kids Are Dying of Drug Overdoses. Could Pediatricians Do More to Help?
A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge,…
The Horrors of TMJ: Chronic Pain, Metal Jaws, and Futile Treatments
A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw.
Another woman in…
Unauthorized Sign-Ups Cast Shadow on Obamacare’s Record Enrollment
The Biden administration faces what looks like a growing problem for the federal Affordable Care Act’s insurance…
End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth…
For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands.
It’s also how…
The GOP Keeps Pushing Medicaid Work Requirements, Despite Setbacks
Work requirements in Medicaid expansion programs are back on the agenda in many statehouses — despite their lackluster…
Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit…
Rae Ellen Bichell and Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline
DENVER — In February, Norma Brambila’s teenage daughter wrote her a…
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan…