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A national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues; a core program of @KFF.org. Also publishes California Healthline.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 1d
A 91-year-old learns to check health portals; a 7-year-old finally can do homework. They were among rural residents helped by a digital navigator, until President Trump abruptly canceled the Digital Equity Act’s dollars.
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Trump Called Digital Equity Act ‘Racist.’ Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone. - KFF Health News
President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional, racist, and illegal. Then the $2.75 billion program for rural and underserved communities to gain internet access disappeared.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 1d
On Day 10 of the federal shutdown, the head of the Office of Management and Budget announced it had begun reducing the federal workforce again.

HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon confirmed health agencies, including the CDC, would be hit with layoffs Friday.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 1d
This week in health care:

- The government shutdown continues, and health care is at the center of the debate.

- CDC says people need to talk to a health care provider before getting a covid shot.

- More prescription drugs could soon be cheaper for people on Medicare.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 1d
Senators are demanding answers from Deloitte and other companies about errors in eligibility systems for Medicaid, following a KFF Health News investigation exposing problems that resulted in people losing health benefits.
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Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems - KFF Health News
As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing Medicaid work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligi...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 1d
First responders experience repeated exposure to traumatic events. Is ketamine paired with psychotherapy a solution to their widespread depression and PTSD? @katjaridderbusch.bsky.social explores the issue. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles - KFF Health News
Ketamine, long used as an anesthetic or illegal party drug, is being combined with psychotherapy to treat severe depression and post-traumatic stress — a potential tool for those with high trauma rate...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 1d
A 91-year-old learns to check health portals; a 7-year-old finally can do homework. They were among rural residents helped by a digital navigator, until President Trump abruptly canceled the Digital Equity Act’s dollars.
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Trump Called Digital Equity Act ‘Racist.’ Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone. - KFF Health News
President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional, racist, and illegal. Then the $2.75 billion program for rural and underserved communities to gain internet access disappeared.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 2d
Did Democrats really shut down the government in pursuit of free health care for immigrants in the country illegally?

This week on #WTHealth, host @julierovner.bsky.social interviewed Sarah Grusin of @nhelp.bsky.social about the GOP’s misleading claims.

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Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite - KFF Health News
The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations — like for Medicare telehealth progr...
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Julie Rovner @julierovner.bsky.social · 2d
on this week's #WTHealth: shutdown fallout, vaccine changes, a new generic abortion pill and more; with @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social and CNN's Tami Luhby. Plus Sarah Grusin of @nhelp.bsky.social on immigrants and federal health programs:
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Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite - KFF Health News
The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations — like for Medicare telehealth progr...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 2d
Enter if you dare!👻 Thanks to everyone who has already submitted a haiku for our annual Halloween contest — we’re “goblin” up your entries! Still working on your fa-boo-lous haiku? Send it to us by 11:59 p.m. ET on Oct. 19.

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Summon Your Spookiest Halloween Health Care Haikus - KFF Health News
Submissions are open for KFF Health News’ seventh annual Halloween haiku competition. Conjure your most chilling verses — if you dare.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 2d
On the “Today, Explained” podcast, KFF Health News’ @julierovner.bsky.social recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Listen: Why “TrumpRx” Might Not Save You Money - KFF Health News
On the "Today, Explained" podcast, KFF Health News' Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insu...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 2d
Biomedical researchers and patients are caught in the middle as the Trump administration continues its campaign to strip grants from universities accused of bias. Courts have restored some frozen funds, but academics worry their grant dollars remain a bargaining chip.
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University of California Researchers, Patients Wary of Trump Cuts Even as Some Dollars Flow Again - KFF Health News
Biomedical researchers and patients are caught in the middle as the Trump administration continues its campaign to strip grants from universities accused of bias. Courts have restored some frozen fund...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 3d
People who maintained the nation’s land-based nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have faced. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Nuclear Missile Workers Are Contracting Cancer. They Blame the Bases. - KFF Health News
People who maintained the nation’s land-based nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have faced.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 3d
Amid concerns that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are changing how they regulate insurance companies, prescribers, and pharmacists. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado Started Revamping Its Vaccine Policies in the Spring - KFF Health News
Amid concerns that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are seeking new sources of scientific consensus and...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 3d
California’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen, and hospitals say funding cuts will only add strain. But front-line nurses blame heavy workloads, not a shortage, for driving workers away. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
California’s Nursing Shortage Is Getting Worse. Front-Line Workers Blame Management. - KFF Health News
California’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen, and hospitals say funding cuts will only add strain. But front-line nurses blame heavy workloads, not a shortage, for driving workers away.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 3d
A federal program to train people to help older adults with serious health problems lost its funding, then had its funding restored. Is it safe? No one knows for sure about the budget “roller coaster.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now. - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has restored promised funds to a program that teaches people in health care how to work with aging Americans.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 4d
Wary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine activism, some states are making their own vaccine policy. Colorado changed a law to let the state set its own recommendations. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado Started Revamping Its Vaccine Policies in the Spring - KFF Health News
Amid concerns that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are seeking new sources of scientific consensus and...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 5d
Democrats’ funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace for legal immigrants who will lose access once certain provisions of the Republicans’ tax and spending law take effect. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
GOP Falsely Ties Shutdown to Democrats’ Alleged Drive To Give All Immigrants Health Care - KFF Health News
Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs. Democrats’ funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable C...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 5d
The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to do, could threaten its financial viability. @celinegounder.com kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust - KFF Health News
The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to ...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 8d
A clash over the Affordable Care Act that has led to a shutdown of the federal government has ramifications for public health as agencies cease some services.

Read "The Week in Brief" for more details. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Political Risks in ACA Subsidy Debate Spark Blame Game, Test Parties’ Resolve - KFF Health News
Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 8d
An exemption in the GOP’s Medicaid work requirement could spare some Americans who need work to secure health insurance but are unable to find it because jobs are scarce.
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Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules - KFF Health News
Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 8d
Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.
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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses - KFF Health News
Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 8d
People who maintained the nation’s land-based nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have faced.
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Nuclear Missile Workers Are Contracting Cancer. They Blame the Bases. - KFF Health News
People who maintained the nation’s land-based nuclear missile arsenal are coming down with similar cancers. The Air Force is wrapping up a large study of the health risks they may have faced.
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Julie Rovner @julierovner.bsky.social · 9d
brand new #WTHealth podcast up! @shefali.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social on the shutdown, the Rx announcement, and the latest vaccine news. Plus, a "bill of the month" with Cara Anthony.
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Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA - KFF Health News
The foreshadowed federal shutdown came after Congress failed to pass required spending bills, with Democrats demanding Republicans renew the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for thei...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 9d
Much of the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, after Congress failed to agree on spending bills. But as Democrats push to extend enhanced ACA subsidies and reverse to Medicaid cuts, a big question arises: Will Americans notice?

Here's @shefalil on "What the Health?" ⤵️
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 9d
Government shutdown, President Trump's plan to lower drug prices, vaccine uncertainty, and more health news.

Host @julierovner.bsky.social is joined by panelists @shefali.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social on "What the Health?": kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...
Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA - KFF Health News
The foreshadowed federal shutdown came after Congress failed to pass required spending bills, with Democrats demanding Republicans renew the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for thei...
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 9d
This week in health care:

- The government shutdown halted some health services.

- More than 32,000 employees at federal health agencies are suspended from work without pay during the shutdown.

- People may soon be able to buy prescription drugs from “TrumpRX.”
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