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In these dire times for the news industry, the birth of a news organization is a rare bright spot. We hope KFF Health News will make a vital contribution by covering health care policy and politics, as well as trends in the industry and delivery of care. With …
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Dec 19, 2017 · Across the country, trash incinerators disproportionately overburden majority-Black and -Hispanic communities. Though the number of incinerators has declined nationwide since the 1980s, Florida offers financial incentives to waste management companies that expand existing facilities or build new ones.
About Us - KFF Health News
KFF Health News Leadership. Alex Wayne, Executive Editor, previously worked for Bloomberg News, where he led coverage of the Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidencies and reported on health care policy, including the development of the Affordable Care Act.In 2020, he helped manage and edit articles about the coronavirus’ infiltration of Trump’s White House that won …
Morning Briefings Archive - KFF Health News
Morning Briefing for Thursday, December 19, 2024. December 19, 2024 Morning Briefing Bill of the month, Obamacare enrollment, Medicaid work rules, medication abortion access, bird flu, the opioid crisis, guns, and more.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?' Archives - KFF Health News
Dec 19, 2024 · KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill. December 19, 2024 Podcast Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate successfully negotiated an enormous end-of-Congress health package, including bipartisan efforts to address prescription drug prices — only to see it blown up at the last minute after Elon Musk and …
Is the Nation’s Primary Care Shortage as Bad as Federal Data …
Feb 1, 2024 · Federal policymakers have been trying for a long time to lure more primary care providers to understaffed areas. The Biden administration boosted funding in 2022 to address shortages and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushed sweeping primary care legislation in 2023. But when KFF Health News set out last year to map where the primary care workforce shortages …
‘Bill of the Month’: The Series That Dissects and Slashes Medical Bills
6 days ago · Over 6½ years ago, KFF Health News and NPR kicked off “Bill of the Month,” a crowdsourced investigation highlighting the impact of medical bills on patients. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. The goal was to understand how the U.S. health care system generates outsize ...
Articles Archive - KFF Health News
He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two. By Harris Meyer December 19, 2024 KFF Health News Original. A man in Chicago with a troubling symptom underwent a common procedure. Then he wanted to know why the hospital charged nearly three times its own cost estimate.
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Dec 10, 2024 · Dec. 5. This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Leaders often fail to address racial health disparities even when they have data showing they exist, and state programs to import cheaper drugs from Canada are struggling to get off the ground.