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The anti-fraud efforts highlight a broader political fight ahead of the midterms. Republicans say theyāre protecting taxpayer dollars by going after bad actors. Democrats contend the administration is ā with insufficient evidence ā targeting blue states to cut programs the GOP has long sought to shrink.
A doctor has recommended a course of action that is invasive, expensive, or somehow different from what you'd prefer. Is it OK to get a second opinion? The answer is yes. Hereās how to make the ask a little less awkward.
People who have taken experimental peptides, such as BPC-157, complain of migraines, eye pain, fatigue, and more. Learning whether these popular but unproven drugs are to blame may become harder if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fulfills a promise to make them more accessible.
At a time when more than 100 million Americans carry medical debt, itās easy to get behind a promise of free, or free-ish, no-hassle health care. But turning an inspirational slogan into law gets gnarly.
The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isnāt new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.
Many rural voters say immigrants are a key part of their local economy, but views on whether President Donald Trumpās immigration crackdown has had positive or negative effects on their communities are split.
At least 2 million seniors will receive notice this fall that their Medicare Advantage plans will disappear at yearās end, some without a comparable alternative. Hereās a look at this increasingly common problem with Medicare Advantage, and what it says about Medicare as a whole.
Getting financial assistance from hospitals often involves filling out cumbersome forms. Some states now require hospitals to identify and automatically enroll patients eligible for charity care.
President Donald Trump has championed sprawling health policy changes under the Make America Healthy Again movement, but a KFF-Associated Press survey of rural voters found people arenāt seeing the initiatives reach their communities.
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage their use. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face.
Staff raced against rising floodwater to evacuate 36 residents from a nursing home in New Richland, Minnesota. Itās one of 100 facilities ³Ō¹Ļ²»“ņģČ identified as facing some of the nationās worst flood risk.
Autumn Daniels went to the hospital with a severe migraine. After four hours in the waiting room, she left to try a different facility ā but the ER still charged her.
Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, marking the fourth time in five years that millions of Americans will weigh in on their statesā abortion rules. The measures follow the Supreme Courtās āDobbsā decision, which upended federal abortion protections.
Rural voters rank the cost of living and cost of healthcare as top issues they want to hear about from midterm candidates as they face a tightening pocketbook pinch.
Like many Americans, Joshua and Ashley Durham saw their health insurance premiums rise by hundreds of dollars a month this year. Despite being healthcare practitioners all too aware of the risks, they chose to go uninsured. Others, though, canāt afford to go without.
Some mental health experts favor suicide prevention steps that are applied broadly, with protections that arenāt tied to an individualās specific risk.
As state governments grapple with how to determine whoās sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump canāt unilaterally kill the $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act, but he also sided with the administration by saying using race as a factor in awarding the grants is unconstitutional. The split decision has halted digital-skills programs for ethnic and racial minorities.
States must submit Rural Health Transformation Program progress reports to the federal government, but they arenāt required to proactively post those reports, or related information, publicly.
Healthcare workers at a Michigan hospital have been on strike since last September. Violence on the job is one reason behind it, with federal data showing hospital workers are seven times as likely to be injured on the job due to violent acts as members of the general working population.
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