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A serene family outing just turned into a medical emergency for Swedish mom Alessandra Paiusco. After a morning of berry-picking, she was shocked to discover ...
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An Insurer Agreed To Cover Her Surgery. A Politician’s Nudge Got the Bills Paid.
For the most part, Keyanna Jones and her husband thought they knew what to expect when their daughter Chloë had eye surgery last fall. Even Chloë, who was in kindergarten, had a ...
Native Americans Want To Avoid Past Medicaid Enrollment Snafus as Work Requirements Loom
Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were ...
Hidden Costs of Emergency Transport: Mom Faces $100K Bill
Every parent has those moments that start out like any other day—until, in a heartbeat, everything shifts. In October 2022, Jessica Farwell’s 6-month-old ...
Trump Further Politicizes Science – KFF Health News
The Host A new executive order from President Donald Trump has potentially broad implications for the future of the federal research enterprise by ...
Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community
In southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, clouds billow above the towering mountains of the Sangre de Cristo range. A chorus of blackbirds whistle as they flit among the reeds of a ...
Even in States That Fought Obamacare, Trump’s New Law Poses Health Consequences
Francoise Cham of Miami has health insurance coverage for herself and her daughter through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, also known as Obamacare. The budget law signed by ...
Aclarando la confusión sobre las vacunas contra covid-19
Michelle Andrews Si quieres vacunarte contra covid-19 este otoño, ¿lo cubrirá el seguro médico de tu empleador? No hay una respuesta clara. El secretario de Salud y ...
Hidden milk allergen puts kids at risk
When you’re parenting a child with food allergies, label-reading becomes second nature. One missed ingredient, especially one as common as milk, can turn a ...
Sorting Out Covid Vaccine Confusion: New and Conflicting Federal Policies Raise Questions
If you want a covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a ...
Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections
Sandy West A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child ...
Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs
Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News and Henry Larweh A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, ...
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