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’

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Watch: Democratic Senator Proposes a Fix for American Healthcare — Covering All Kids

In this “How Would You Fix It?” interview, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Heal...

AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns

Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it ...

Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law

A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congr...

They Worked To Protect Public Health. Now They Want the Public’s Votes.

A handful of former public health officials are campaigning for top statewide offices across the country, testing whether their experi...