Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs – KFF Health News

More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out…

Many States Cover Doula Care, but Access to a ‘Birthing Bestie’ Is Often Out of Reach – KFF Health News

Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all…

Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies – KFF Health News

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cyclosporiasis outbreak on CBS News’…

Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money – KFF Health News

For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income…

Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold – KFF Health News

MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a…

Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance – KFF Health News

AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the…

AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns – KFF Health News

Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in…

Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details – KFF Health News

More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda…

Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law – KFF Health News

A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into…

Kennedy, Oz Contend Fraud Crackdown, Not Skyrocketing Prices, Led Millions To Leave Obamacare – KFF Health News

The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from…