An Arm and a Leg: Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year...
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Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the...
Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of...
Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts
When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient...
Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster
Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California,...
Trump Health Care Proposal Billed as Consumer Protection but Adds Enrollment Hoops
The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal...
Your Neighbor Has Backyard Chickens. Should You Be Worried?
If your neighbor is a backyard chicken hobbyist, should you be worried about bird flu? KFF Health News national public...
Cómo afectarían a los consumidores los cambios al Obamacare propuestos por Trump
La administración Trump publicó el lunes 10 de marzo su primer conjunto importante de cambios propuestos a la Ley de...
MRNA Vaccines, Once a Trump Boast, Now Face Attacks From Some in GOP
Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid development...
How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply
Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. The...
