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House passes GOP health care bill without ACA extension

The House has passed a GOP health care bill that does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits. Read More

Listen to the latest 'KFF Health News Minute'

The "KFF Health News Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week. Read More

ACA shoppers face sticker shock as Congress dithers on health care

With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution. Read More

What lawmakers advanced, and stalled, on health care this week

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, on Congress's healthcare stalemate and what it means for ACA marketplace shoppers. Read More

US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump’s priorities

The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries. These new deals reflect the Trump administration's priorities and its focus on mutual benefits. Read More

In rush to satisfy Trump, GOP delivers blow to health industry

Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health coverage and hospitals would close if they cut Medicaid funding ... Read More

Deep staff cuts at a little-known federal agency pose trouble for droves of local health programs

A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America's neediest people has ... Read More

Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too.

Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the ... Read More

Health plans get low marks for patient engagement in new Healthmine survey

A new survey from HealthMine of 750 insured consumers shows that 83 percent of those consumers report using digital health tools. But while the news is good for digital health, it's not as good for ... Read More

Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.

A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face ... Read More

States face hard choices after major cuts to federal health care funding

The Trump administration is planning sweeping cuts to health care funding across the country. Some of those cuts have already taken effect, while others will roll out over the next few years. KFF ... Read More

Red tape and budget constraints: How the White House is undercutting public health

Public health funds have been cut and frozen across the U.S. This is a KFF Health News story. When President Donald Trump posted a satirical music video on social media in early October depicting his ... Read More