Washington state senators speak on rising health care rates
Yakima, Wash. — As health care rates continue to rise statewide, legislators in the state of Washington expressed…
The bureaucratic barriers to launching a primary care practice
For years, as insurance premiums climbed and Americans worried about medical expenses, economists have pointed to industry concentration…
Health care cuts bode ill for regional economy
Jim Leary | Worcester Telegram & Gazette Consistent with the old maxim that all politics is local, it…
An interview with Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler
The World Socialist Web Site interviewed Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler about the state of healthcare and the impact of Trump’s “One…
CareOregon’s return to pre-pandemic mental health care protocol severs current care
EUGENE, Ore. — There are new restrictions on behavioral health care services for Oregon Health Plan’s CareOregon members,…
Community mental health and hospitals partner to fill care gaps
Sustainable funding is needed to expand crisis centers statewide.
Hospitals and community mental health agencies (CMHs) in…
How Medicaid cuts and federal policy changes will impact health care access for Vermont’s noncitizens
Staff from the Mexican Consulate assist with documents at Christ Church in Montpelier on Saturday, June 21. Photo…
Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. ___…
Medicaid work requirements don’t work. Here’s why.
Members of Congress argued that work requirements for Americans who get health care through Medicaid would help get…
Some Georgia nursing homes at risk of closure from Medicaid cuts
The nursing home industry is one of several swaths of the health care sector that could see massive…
Next on Kennedy’s list? Preventive care and vaccine harm
The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of…
Red Wave Health Care Tsunami is Coming
It may be shrewd politics, but it’s disastrous policy: offer upfront benefits like tax cuts but delay the…