‘Dreamer’ applauds expansion of health insurance access under new Biden rule

More than a third of immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, are uninsured, according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. Read More

Medicaid expansion debate stirs memories of family medical debt for Mississippi senator

As clergy, physicians and business leaders have for weeks rallied at the state Capitol to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor, observers can often spot the same conservative lawmaker ... Read More

A seat at table for Democrats might have gotten Medicaid expansion across the finish line

First of all, it would be disingenuous to argue that Democrats, who compose less than one-third of the membership of either chamber, blocked any proposal. Truth be known, Republicans should be able to ... Read More

Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Medicaid expansion could help some rural hospitals stay open, and upcoming rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would keep all medical debt off ... Read More

Nearly a quarter of Americans disenrolled from Medicaid are uninsured

Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they're now without any health ... out what paperwork was needed were common complaints. Speaking to CBS News ... Read More

Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds

Indira Navas of Miami found out that her 6-year-old son, Andres, had been disenrolled from Florida's Medicaid program ... minus 4 percentage points. KFF Health News correspondent Daniel Chang ... Read More

How to protect your employees from medical debt

A new study from Goodroot found that 43% of people with employer-provided insurance have experienced medical debt. Today’s employers need to take steps beyond just offering health insurance to ... Read More

Central Florida leaders join push for Medicaid expansion on 2026 ballot

Florida joins several other Republican-led states where advocates have grown frustrated enough to take Medicaid expansion to the ... to buy up residents’ medical debt. Read More

Experts say Medicaid expansion critical to saving Wyoming's health care industry

Casper resident Angie Dax sat on the edge of her bed with a bottle of pills in her hand. She resisted the urge to swallow the entire container. Her parents had just lost her brother, and she couldn't ... Read More

Here's What Medicaid Expansion Can Do for the Health of Your State

But unlike most other states, we do not accept our fair share to support necessary health services for low-income working citizens. Texas is one of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid in the ... Read More

Health informatics news

Despite ChatGPT's reported ability to pass medical exams, new research indicates it would be unwise to rely on it for some health assessments, such as whether a patient with chest pain needs to be ... Read More

The differences between bed bug bites and mosquito bites

Mosquito bites are usually isolated and do not follow a pattern. Being able to tell the difference between the two means people can respond appropriately to the bites they get and take steps to ... Read More