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kffhealthnews.org > health-care-costs > gavin-newsom-calrx-state-branded-insulin-generic-biosimilar-drugs-rollout

Newsom Promotes Affordable Insulin, but California???s Generic Label Off to a Slow Start

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1038+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — At a Walgreens in this city’s bustling Japantown neighborhood, pharmacist Margaret On stocks two boxes of long-acting insulin pens from California’s new prescription drug label, CalRx, emblazoned with the state’s iconic grizzly bear. This story also ran on…...

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kffhealthnews.org > public-health > autism-vaccines-rfk-trump-childhood-schedule-changes-debunked-link

Kennedy???s Quiet Hunt for Autism Culprits Stalls as Trump Orders Baseless Changes to Childhood Shots

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1278+ words) President Donald Trump has ordered a reduction in childhood vaccines — publicly faulting the shots for an increase in autism cases — even as the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has failed to produce evidence linking vaccinations to the…...

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kffhealthnews.org > on-air > on-air-august-15-2026-public-health-vaccines-egg-freezing-organ-donation

Gounder Brings Clarity to Egg Freezing, AI Virus Creation, and New Trump Vaccine Order

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (129+ words) KFF Health News Gounder Brings Clarity to Egg Freezing, AI Virus Creation, and New Trump Vaccine Order Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed Americans’ skepticism toward public health experts and President Donald Trump’s executive order on…...

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kffhealthnews.org > aging > hospice-eligibility-rebound-guide-discharge-appeals

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (600+ words) A family’s guide to discharge, appeals, and keeping hospice care “No more operations,” he said. If Mike did nothing, the aneurysm or sepsis would likely kill him, they predicted. How soon? “Weeks,” one doctor said. “I’m astonished I’ve made it…...

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kffhealthnews.org > medicaid > trump-cms-medicaid-expansion-1115-waivers-budget-neutrality-arkansas

Trump Team???s Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1006+ words) About 200,000 low-income Arkansans could see major changes to their health coverage next year after the Trump administration recently informed state officials it will not renew a key Medicaid agreement with the federal government. The decision by federal officials, citing authority…...

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kffhealthnews.org > letter-to-the-editor > readers-work-requirements-federal-data-grab-opioid-payback-cash-prior-authorization-august-2026

Readers Speak Out on Work Requirements, Federal Data Grab, Opioid Payback Cash

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (358+ words) Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. — N. Dean Nasser Jr.; Sioux Falls, South Dakota A Reckless Data Grab? The…...

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kffhealthnews.org > insurance > medicaid-disabled-work-requirements-income-limits-iowa

People With Disabilities Say Medicaid???s Limits on Income Stifle Career Advancement

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (1207+ words) MACY, Neb. — Erica Carter is passionate about her job, and she has seven acres of flowers and vegetables to show for it. This article is from a partnership that includes Iowa Public Radio, NPR, and KFF Health News. It can…...

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kffhealthnews.org > health-care-costs > hospital-prepayment-requirements-upfront-patient-insurance-deductible

Hospital Prepayment Requirements Add New Wrinkles to Patients??? Financial Responsibility

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1224+ words) Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, hoping to find out what could be done to treat his debilitating headaches after worrisome brain scan findings. When making the appointment,…...

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kffhealthnews.org > aging > new-old-age-lung-cancer-screening-rates-smoking-survival

Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1231+ words) Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school designated outdoor “senior smoking quarters,” where students in their final year could take cigarette breaks. He smoked a pack of menthols daily for…...

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kffhealthnews.org > health-industry > gave-birth-wristbands-bracelets-postpartum-pregnancy-maternal-mortality-north-carolina

Hospitals Say They Found a Tool To Help Reduce Childbirth Risks: Wristbands

5+ day, 54+ min ago   (688+ words) Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wristband stamped with the declaration “I Gave Birth.” This story also ran on The 19th. It can be republished for free. This…...