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Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues ā from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use ā combine to cause these facilities to shutter.
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.
The outcome of the upcoming presidential election could affect the number of insured Americans, the fate of premium-reducing subsidies, the shape of Medicaid, and the cost of coverage for tens of millions of people.
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.
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 Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl 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.
Uber and Lyft have become a critical part of the nationās infrastructure for transporting ailing people from their homes ā even in rural areas ā to medical care sites in major cities such as Atlanta.
As Montanaās population ages, providers serving low-income seniors say more people arenāt getting the care they need as they wait to get on Medicaid. Montana lawmakers are considering creating a shortcut to that care.
The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone ā with Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to ban abortion and repeal the Affordable Care Act and Republicans insisting they have no such plans. Voters will determine whom they believe. Meanwhile, for the second time in a month, a state judge overturned an abortion ban, but few expect the decision to settle the matter. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News-Washington Post āBill of the Month,ā about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
State officials threatened to withhold public money from hospitals, pioneering a strategy that could become a national model.
One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.
Proposition 35, which would use revenue from a tax on managed-care plans to raise the pay of health care providers who serve Medi-Cal patients, has united a broad swath of Californiaās health care, business, and political establishments. But a newly formed, smaller group of opponents says it will do more harm than good.
Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage through 60 days after delivery. Arkansas has not expanded whatās called postpartum Medicaid coverage, an option that gives poor women uninterrupted health insurance for a year after they give birth.
As California cities crack down on homeless encampments in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing fines and arrests, front-line workers say such sweeps are undercutting billions in state and federal Medicaid spending meant to stabilize peopleās health and get them off the streets.
Georgia must decide soon whether to try to extend a limited Medicaid expansion that requires participants to work. Enrollment fell far short of goals in the first year, and the state isnāt yet able to verify participants are working.
The recent shooting at Apalachee High School outside of Atlanta caused more than physical wounds. Medical experts worry a lack of mental health resources in the community ā and in Georgia as a whole ā means few options for those trying to cope with trauma from the shooting.
Many Catholic health systems, which are tax-exempt, pay their executives millions and can charge some of the highest prices around ā while critics say they scrimp on commitments to their communities.
John Baackes, who steered Medi-Calās largest health plan following the Affordable Care Act expansion, and later prepared it for a state overhaul of Medi-Cal, will retire after this year. Baackes believes low payments to doctors and other providers, along with an acute labor shortage, hamper Medi-Calās success.
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