What might Florida’s failed push to end all school vaccine mandates for children reveal about such efforts in other states? @kerrysheridan.bsky.social of @wusf.org reports ⤵️ https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/ending-vaccine-mandates-schools-florida-joseph-ladapo-measles/

Medicare Advantage company Elevance Health has paid the government more than $342 million to help settle allegations that it overcharged the federal Medicare program for years. https://kffhealthnews.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-cms-elevance-crackdown-overcharging-payment/

Obesity drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy can change lives, but insurance companies and the employers that pay for those medicines often drop coverage, leaving patients to scramble for alternatives. @sydneylupkin.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

Investment of opioid settlement funding in rural eastern Kentucky is allowing people to find solid footing for recovery. kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

“Democrats want to give a fair shake to people on traditional Medicare,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) tells KFF Health News of his plan to try to cap beneficiaries’ spending in the program. kffhealthnews.org/medicare/med...

One family moved from a red state to a blue one for more-inclusive healthcare, including gender-affirming care. But then, such care began to drop off in their new state, too. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/gender-affirming-care-trump-hospitals-transgender-massachusetts/

Abortion pills are so widely available online — from telehealth and foreign sources — that restricting them further likely won’t stop people from getting them. “The genie is out of the bottle,” one expert says. kffhealthnews.org/courts/louis...

If you’re worried about an aging parent, welcome! You can consider yourself a caregiver, even if you’re not taking on an active role yet. HealthQ dives in ⤵️ https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/healthq-sandwich-generation-caregiver-title-stages-expectant-aging-parents-tips/

Medicare has a new program to root out waste with AI: prior authorizations. Months into the program, patients are getting delayed care, doctors aren’t getting paid, and there are AI hallucinations to deal with. From @dariustahir.bsky.social ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/medicare/med...

Insurance doesn’t guarantee the lowest price for your medication. Check comparison tools like GoodRx before you buy. Get more tips on paying for your prescriptions on the latest episode of "An Arm and a Leg." @armandalegshow.bsky.social @danweissmann.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/podcast/arm-...

Indiana tries government price controls to help employers get better deals from hospitals. kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories. https://kffhealthnews.org/letter-to-the-editor/readers-defend-spelling-therapy-curse-medical-debt/

Parents & those working with families affected by immigration enforcement say children are experiencing depression, panic attacks, nightmares, eating problems, & suicidal ideation. https://kffhealthnews.org/mental-health/immigrant-parents-ice-detention-deportation-children-mental-health-california/

You might already be a caregiver and not realize it. If you’re worried about an aging parent, welcome to the club. Cara Anthony speaks with WAMU about embracing your identity as a caregiver. https://kffhealthnews.org/mental-health/sandwich-generation-caring-for-children-aging-parents-resources/

The “KFF Health News Minute” brings original healthcare and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-kff-health-news-minute-2026/

Two years after Morgan Newman was diagnosed with cancer, her scans were coming back clear. But the mental health effects lingered. The question kept circling: “What if the cancer is back?” https://kffhealthnews.org/mental-health/cancer-survivors-mental-health-anxiety-depression-therapy-iowa/

“What Democrats are trying to do is get Republicans to vote on policies that would be unpopular if they rose to the level of public consciousness,” a health policy expert says. https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/aca-payment-parameters-rule-congressional-review-act-resolutions-democrats/

“Folks coming from all over the world to get our ivermectin”: Tennessee pharmacies are selling potent ivermectin pills. Here’s how it happened. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/ivermectin-pharmacies-tennessee-anti-vaccine-doctor-denise-sibley/

More than half of people in their 40s are taking care of kids and have parents above retirement age. With early-onset cancer on the rise, prevention know-how is critical. We’re talking to you, sandwich generation. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/healthq-early-onset-cancers-family-history/

The federal gov nixed some ideas for the $50B Rural Health Transformation Program, like Maine’s pitch to help uninsured patients. By @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social + @ajzionts.bsky.social https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/rural-health-transformation-program-federal-cms-clawbacks-state-plans/

Starting in 2028, some ACA consumers may be able to pick plans that don’t have dedicated networks of doctors and hospitals — but they must shop on their own for providers willing to accept insurer payments. https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/affordable-care-act-rule-more-choices-higher-deductibles/

Obamacare insurance isn’t worth it anymore for some families. After Congress allowed pandemic-era subsidies to expire, many are going without insurance, some for the first time. From @arjonesreports.bsky.social ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/insurance/un...

California is considering expanding financial help for low-income residents struggling to pay high health insurance premiums after losing federal subsidies. Here’s who may get help and what it could mean for premiums. @cmaiduc.bsky.social and @jackiefortier.bsky.social report ⤵️

Federal officials have released the final rules governing how states should handle new Medicaid work requirements that will affect millions of Americans. Here’s what you need to know ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/med...

As predicted, the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans is causing many people to lose coverage for failing to make premium payments. @julierovner.bsky.social discusses this and more on 'What the Health?' ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

The tobacco industry’s fortunes are lifting, as the Trump administration pursues a friendly regulatory line. The president has heavily invested in the sector’s stocks. @dariustahir.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/courts/fda-t...

President Trump has taken a pro-tobacco regulatory stance in office. There has also been an extraordinary flow of money between Trump and the tobacco industry, including as much as $1.64 million in Philips Morris stock. My latest, with @kffhealthnews.org: kffhealthnews.org/courts/fda-t...

“People are not shunning sunscreen because they have stopped believing UV is dangerous. They are shunning it because they have lost trust in what is in the bottle.” Will a newly approved sunscreen chemical change that? kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

“It’s going to have bad consequences across California,” California Hospital Association CEO Carmela Coyle says of a union ballot proposal to cap healthcare executives’ pay. https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/seiu-uhw-union-healthcare-industry-california-ballot-initiatives-clinic-executive-pay/

Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. It’s a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again. @amymaxmen.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

RFK Jr.’s autism panel champions yet another controversial theory and practice. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/autism-controversial-treatment-spelling-maha-telepathy/

“This train is going in the wrong direction,” says one Utah pediatrician. This story was published in partnership with @kffhealthnews.org. Read it in full at the link below.

Fee-for-service payment has long troubled health policy experts because of its potential to incentivize providers to do more and pricier services, including births by cesarean section. kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...

Is the behavior happening over and over? Does it last a long time? Does it disrupt everyday life? Counselors say frequency, duration, and intensity are three signs a child may benefit from therapy. @wpln.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/mental-healt...

“If we want to reduce suicide rates in our country, which is absolutely essential, then a key part of that has to be fostering social connection,” says @vivek_murthy, former U.S. surgeon general. @aneripattani.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/mental-healt...

I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again. Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed. 🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...

Assisted spelling technique becomes the latest craze in the autism community. @arthurallen202.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

A law set to go into effect in August allows gravely ill New Yorkers to receive help ending their own lives. Such laws will soon cover about a third of Americans, but their use remains rare. kffhealthnews.org/aging/physic...

Many Americans got sticker shock from pricier ACA premiums this year. Next year could be just as painful. @julierovner.bsky.social spoke with @wamu.org’s Health Hub about the ways the GOP’s healthcare cuts are driving up the cost of insurance. kffhealthnews.org/insurance/he...

One of the reasons policymakers gravitated toward bundled payments was to lower costs and improve quality. Now some say changing pregnancy care to an à la carte system will better reflect treatment. kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...

Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without tests and protective gear needed to contain the Ebola outbreak. @amymaxmen.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

In Louisiana, a new law has made it harder for immigrant families to access Medicaid for their children even when they qualify. One advocate said she had received calls from multiple parents who had been denied.

“We now have databases together that we can actually do the studies,” RFK Jr. says, as he works to obtain medical records he claims could point to the causes of autism from state health information exchanges. Amanda Seitz and @dariustahir.bsky.social report ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/mental-healt...

More parents are opting their kids out of vaccines. So Michigan started requiring parents to attend vaccine education sessions. At first, it seemed to work. But then things got hostile. kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

It’s easy to get a prescription for a weight loss drug online. But obesity and telehealth experts cautioned that some telehealth companies aren’t providing quality care. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/glp1-weight-loss-drugs-telehealth-oversight-regulation-compounded-semaglutide/

The Trump administration’s new regulations say having a medical condition alone isn’t enough to avoid Medicaid work requirements. “This is a recipe for disaster,” one patient advocate says. kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/tru...

They’ve collapsed, had strokes, and even pulled out their own teeth. An investigation by the AP and KFF Health News finds medical neglect in immigration detention centers big and small, old and new. @apnews.com and KFF Health News report ⤵️

Sentri7, an AI-powered drug monitoring software used in hundreds of U.S. hospitals, failed to stop a nurse who for months took drugs from a Tennessee hospital, according to state records. kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

“I can’t afford to take time off work.” “My co-workers might hate me.” Taking FMLA for caregiving isn’t always easy — but it can be a huge benefit. Here’s how to step away from work when a family member needs extra care. @wpln.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/healthq...

Immigrant detainees have told courts across the nation that detention officials have failed to treat or stabilize their conditions, from pregnancy to prostate cancer, suggesting that systemic lapses in care extend well beyond record deaths in ICE custody. kffhealthnews.org/courts/ice-i...