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- As Ranks of Uninsured Grow, Minnesota’s Hospitals Are Among Least Charitable in Nation May 11, 2026A Minnesota Star Tribune-KFF Health News investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.Noam N. Levey
- The Make America Healthy Again Movement Comes for Hospital Food May 8, 2026Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.Stephanie Armour
- Listen: A Federal Agency Is After Workers’ Health Data, and Critics Are Alarmed May 8, 2026The Trump administration is seeking unprecedented access to medical records of federal workers and retirees, and their families. The data could be used to implement cost-saving measures, but it would also give the administration access to reams of personal information. Legal experts and insurers say the pursuit is overbroad.Amanda Seitz
- Abortion Pill Politics May 7, 2026A federal court’s decision to restrict availability of the abortion pill mifepristone has launched abortion back into the national spotlight. It’s also raised new questions about the job security of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. Sandhya Raman of Bloomberg Law, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ […]
- That Discount at the Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs May 7, 2026The new TrumpRx program relies partly on connecting consumers with discount coupons offered by drugmakers. For insured patients, though, using a coupon can prove dicey.Rachel Spears
- States Eye Aid To Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts May 5, 2026Hundreds of hospitals nationwide are bracing for Medicaid cuts as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Some state lawmakers are eyeing loans and other forms of financial aid to distressed hospitals in rural and urban areas, as healthcare providers warn of cuts to critical services and scramble for funding.Bernard J. Wolfson
- HHS’ Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals on Notice About Patients’ Meals May 4, 2026The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what the Department of Health and Human Services terms “real food.”Stephanie Armour
- Prevention Efforts Increasingly See Suicide Through a Broader Lens May 1, 2026Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.Aneri Pattani
- Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Hundreds of Doctors in Underserved Areas May 1, 2026A federal agency has dramatically slowed its review of visa waiver applications that allow international physicians completing U.S. training programs to stay in the country to work in underserved areas. The delay may send hundreds of doctors back to their home countries.Arielle Zionts
- The Peculiar Politics of Hospitals April 30, 2026Democrats and Republicans on a House panel that oversees Medicare had strong words about high hospital pricing at a hearing this week, but it remains unclear whether reality will match the rhetoric when it comes to reining in those prices. Meanwhile, a study found the 988 suicide prevention hotline reduced suicides significantly in its first […]