A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she’d starve.
Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe
Flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene devastated communities around Asheville, North Carolina. A host of government programs are helping restore water, food, and medicine.
California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Year
This legislative cycle, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills affirming reproductive rights and mandating insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, but the Democrat was reluctant to impose new regulations and frequently cited costs for vetoing bills.
Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives
Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of “The Injured,” survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election
The Affordable Care Act has not been a major issue in the 2024 campaign, but abortion and reproductive rights have been front and center. Those are just two of the dozens of health issues that could be profoundly affected by who is elected president and which party controls Congress in 2025. In this special live episode, Tamara Keith of NPR, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Cynthia Cox and Ashley Kirzinger of KFF join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss how health policy has affected the campaign and how the election results might affect health policy. Plus, the panel answers questions from the live audience.
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care
More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump’s ‘Concepts’ Worry Advocates.
Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves
California Hospitals Scramble on Earthquake Retrofits as State Limits Extensions
Colorado’s Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Settlement Money Rolls In
Journalists Talk Obesity, Oximeters, and Severe Weather’s Impact on Public Health
Extended-Stay Hotels, a Growing Option for Poor Families, Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids
Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
Watch: Where the Presidential and VP Candidates Stand on Health Policy
How do the top-of-the-ticket candidates compare on abortion, medical debt, and more? Here’s what you need to know.