High Price of Popular Diabetes Drugs Deprives Low-Income People of Effective Treatment
The makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro charge list prices of around $1,000 a month for the diabetes and obesity drugs, and insurers are reluctant to pick up the tab. Often, low-income patients have to resort to less effective treatments.
Biden Leans Into Health Care, Asking Voters To Trust Him Over Trump
President Joe Biden’s new health care ad draws on the Affordable Care Act’s popularity among independent voters and alludes to his edge over Trump on health issues.
Watch: Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding Abortion Ban States
On KFF Health News’ “What the Health?,” chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner interviewed Atul Grover of the Association of American Medical Colleges about its recent analysis showing that graduating medical students are avoiding training in states with abortion bans and major restrictions.
Medicaid Unwinding Deals Blow to Tenuous System of Care for Native Americans
Although Native American and Alaska Native adults are enrolled in Medicaid at higher rates than their white counterparts, many tribal leaders feel they’ve been left in the dark as states roll through the tumultuous Medicaid unwinding that started last year.
Newsom Boosted California’s Public Health Budget During Covid. Now He Wants To Cut It.
Two years after increasing state and local public health budgets by $300 million annually, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes to slash the funding in the face of California’s $45 billion deficit.
Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.
Journalists Broach Topics From Treating Shooting Victims to Sunscreen Safety
The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care
Watch: John Oliver Dishes on KFF Health News’ Opioid Settlements Series
Medics at UCLA Protest Say Police Weapons Drew Blood and Cracked Bones
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge
Federal Panel Prescribes New Mental Health Strategy To Curb Maternal Deaths
Addiction Treatment Homes Say Montana’s Funding Fixes Don’t Go Far Enough
California’s $12 Billion Medicaid Makeover Banks on Nonprofits’ Buy-In
2020 Coverage of Rubber Bullets
Less-Lethal Weapons Blind, Maim and Kill. Victims Say Enough Is Enough.
Time and again over the past two decades, peace officers have targeted demonstrators with munitions designed only to stun and stop. Protests this year in reaction to George Floyd’s death in police custody have reignited a controversy surrounding their use.