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The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host…

The recent firing of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez and the subsequent resignation of four…

It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As the Michigan…

SACRAMENTO, California — La administración Trump ha extendido su política de mano dura en inmigración a la red de atención…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee follows the ouster last week…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee follows the ouster last week…

(DigitalVision/Getty Images) When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to…

After losing 50 pounds on the injectable weight loss medication Zepbound, Kyra Wensley received a surprising letter from her pharmacy…

LISTEN: Carrot or the stick? Some nutritionists say incentives are the best way to improve the diets of low-income Americans…

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation With Margaret Brennan” on…

It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, deepfakes, and deceptive social media posts are common, with…

The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from…

Public health and access to lifesaving vaccines are on the line in a high-stakes leadership battle at the Centers for…

Durante una cena bajo palmeras en la terraza de Mar-a-Lago en diciembre, el presidente electo Donald Trump tranquilizó a los…

Amy Frank dijo que pasó 17 horas al teléfono durante casi tres semanas, rebotando entre su aseguradora y el sistema…

Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her…

LISTEN: Measles. Chickenpox. Meningitis. Many vaccines can run more than $100 a dose out-of-pocket. Jackie Fortiér tells WAMU’s “Health Hub”…

John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he had called…

CNN’s Erica Hill spoke with KFF Health News correspondent Amy Maxmen about leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control…

Former CDC officials Dan Jernigan Deb Houry, and Demetre Daskalakis smile as employees and supporters line up outside the CDC…

Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…