Health & Wellness

How Are States Prepping for a Last-Second Obamacare Deal?

Amanda Seitz, Julie Appleby / KFF Health News Oct 28, 2025 Even if Congress strikes a deal soon to extend more generous Affordable Care Act subsidies, the prices and types of ACA plans available could change dramatically. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Republicans Pass Bill To Cut Taxes for Rich

Michael de Adder May 22, 2025 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

Housing, Nutrition in Peril as Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services

Angela Hart / KFF Health News May 20, 2025 Health care experts warn the disinvestment will lead to higher health care costs, more suffering, and, ultimately, more death. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans

Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News Jan 22, 2025 People in the U.S. aren't living as long as those in other wealthy nations. But the disparity within the country is daunting, and getting worse. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Losses Go Deep in the Fight for Better Health Care

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Mar 11, 2024 The "unwinding" of pandemic-era Medicaid expansion programs highlights the acute need for a better path forward on health insurance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Why Doctors Avoid Discussing Gun Safety With Patients

JENNA JAKUBISIN / Undark Feb 16, 2024 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

Is Private Equity Really ‘Taking Over’ US Healthcare?

John Canham-Clyne / FAIR Jan 19, 2024 No, it’s not. And pretending that it is obscures the real problem. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Sows Chaos in States

Phil Galewitz, Katheryn Houghton, Brett Kelman, Samantha Liss / KFF Health Nov 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

Dozens of Healthcare Workers Arrested at Labor Day Protest

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 5, 2023 Dozens of healthcare workers were arrested for protesting outside Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Race

The Detrimental Impacts of Affirmative Action Ruling on Healthcare

Michelle Andrews / Undark Jul 20, 2023 Considerable evidence shows that diversity in medicine improves care, and some argue that it “literally saves lives.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

The High Cost of Extreme Summer Heat

Zoya Teirstein / Climate Desk Jul 6, 2023 High temperatures could lead to 235,000 ER visits and 56,000 hospital admissions for heat-related conditions annually. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Interview

An AI Diagnosed Her With Breast Cancer. She Ran an Experiment To Check Its Accuracy.

Lam Thuy Vo / The Markup Jun 20, 2023 An interview with Meredith Broussard, a data scientist has written extensively about the dangers of AI in the academic realm. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )