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  • A new mother sitting on a rocking chair in her living room wearing a housecoat holding her newborn baby. There is a breast pump and nursing supplies around.Health

    Florida moms abruptly lost postpartum health coverage due to a Deloitte-run Medicaid computer system ‘glitch’

    BYDaniel Chang, Samantha Liss, and others
  • GLENDALE, AZ, AUGUST 23: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is greeted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on stage during a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23, 2024. Kennedy announced the suspension of his presidential campaign and would endorse Trump. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Health

    Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

    BYStephanie Armour and KFF Health News
  • Joshua McCray, of Kingstree, South Carolina, nearly died from covid-19 four years ago. McCray says doctors put him on a ventilator and told his wife he was likely going to die. Today, the retired public bus driver remains too weak to drive. (Gavin McIntyre for KFF Health News)Health

    Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress

    BYFred Clasen-Kelly, Renuka Rayasam, and others
  • Senior adult riding on a crowdsourced taxi and using his cell phone and looking through the windowLife

    Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care

    BYKFF Health News and Michael Scaturro
  • Healthcare payment concept with stethoscope and big money US dollar.Health

    How Medicare Advantage insurers gain influence—and keep billions of dollars in overcharges

    BYFred Schulte, Holly K. Hacker, and others
  • Jessica Staten poses in her homeHealth

    Catholic hospitals were founded to help the poor. Now they pay executives millions and charge some of the highest prices around

    BYRachana Pradhan and KFF Health News
  • Beverly Likens poses in front of a landscapeHealth

    Deloitte-run Medicaid systems are riddled with glitches that can cost millions and take years to fix

    BYSamantha Liss, Rachana Pradhan, and others
  • An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen is seen on a kitchen table.Health

    How Denmark got homegrown giant Novo Nordisk to lower Ozempic prices

    BYArthur Allen and KFF Health News
  • KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN – JULY 17: US Vice President Kamala Harris attends a moderated conversation with former Trump administration national security official Olivia Troye and former Republican voter Amanda Stratton on July 17, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Harris’ visit, following the attempted assassination of former President Trump, makes this her fourth trip to Michigan this year and seventh visit since taking office. (Photo by Chris duMond/Getty Images)Health

    Kamala Harris, once Joe Biden’s voice on abortion, would take an outspoken approach to health

    BYStephanie Armour, Julie Appleby, and others
  • Woman touching her cheek in pain.Health

    ‘A bottomless pit’: How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

    BYBrett Kelman, Anna Werner, and others
  • 911 outages have hit at least eight states this year.Health

    The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency

    BYStephanie Armour and KFF Health News
  • Sophia Ferst (left) and her wife, Madison Bethke, outside of Helena, Montana. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Ferst decided to get sterilized. She is one of many people under 30 now seeking permanent contraception. (Shaylee Ragar)Health

    Rate of young women getting sterilized doubled after ‘Roe’ was overturned

    BYAaron Bolton, MTPR and KFF Health News
  • A woman and her daughter powe for a portrait outdoorsHealth

    A Tennessee mom lost Medicaid after the state launched a Deloitte-run system that managed eligibility. Then her life turned upside down

    BYRachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss, and others
  • Shot of a senior woman having a consultation with her doctor. Senior woman having a doctors appointment. Doctor in blue uniform and protective face mask giving advice to Senior female patient at hospitalAging Well

    Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied

    BYJudith Graham and KFF Health News
  • The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The Department of Transportation and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) are holding a joint hearing with industry representatives, labor leaders, and consumer advocates about competition issues experienced with airline and credit card rewards programs. Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Biden Administration advances plan to remove medical debt from credit scores

    BYNoam N. Levey and KFF Health News