Newsom Promotes Affordable Insulin, but California’s Generic Label Off to a Slow Start

SAN FRANCISCO — At a Walgreens in this city’s bustling Japantown neighborhood, pharmacist Margaret On stocks two boxes of long-acting ...

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly

“No more operations,” he said. It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband, Mike Salmon, had just started bouncing ba...

Readers Speak Out on Work Requirements, Federal Data Grab, Opioid Payback Cash

Letters to the Editor  is a periodic feature. We  welcome all comments  and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity a...

Hospitals Say They Found a Tool To Help Reduce Childbirth Risks: Wristbands

Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wr...

Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Healthcare Solution

HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Two of the nation’s most powerful health officials predict artificial intelligence will play a key role in solving...

Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs

More than a million times a year , a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and dr...

The Return of ‘Medicare for All’

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner ...