Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally
Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use combine to cause these facilities to shutter.
Presidential Election Puts Affordable Care Act Back in the Bulls-Eye
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.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: Less Than Two Weeks To Go
With Election Day rapidly approaching, abortion is gaining traction as a voting issue, according to public opinion polls. Meanwhile, states with abortion bans are reviving the lawsuit dismissed by the Supreme Court on a technicality this year that could roll back the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Victoria Knight of Axios join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Tricia Neuman, senior vice president of KFF and executive director of its Program on Medicare Policy, about Medicare open enrollment and the changes to the federal program for 2025.
Voters Fret High Medical Bills Are Being Ignored by Presidential Rivals
Health care hasnt figured prominently on the campaign trail this fall. These voters wish it would.
Marylanders To Vote on Expansive Right to Reproductive Freedom
The Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment would enshrine in the state constitution a right to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one’s own pregnancy.
Residentes de Maryland votar獺n por un amplio derecho a la libertad reproductiva
En Maryland, donde el aborto es legal, una enmienda propuesta consagrar穩a en la constituci籀n estatal un derecho a tomar y hacer efectivas decisiones para prevenir, continuar o terminar el propio embarazo.
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.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: 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 窪蹋勛圖厙 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.
Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trumps Concepts Worry Advocates.
The Biden administration has taken significant steps to address a problem that burdens 100 million people in America, but gains would be jeopardized by a Trump win, advocates say.
Harris apoya la reducci籀n de la deuda m矇dica. Los “conceptos” de Trump preocupan a defensores.
La administraci籀n Biden ha ampliado las protecciones financieras para los pacientes, incluyendo una propuesta hist籀rica de la Oficina de Protecci籀n Financiera del Consumidor (CFPB) para eliminar la deuda m矇dica de los informes de cr矇dito de los consumidores.
Health Issues Motivating Black Women Voters for Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris, now on the presidential campaign trail, is making inroads with a key voting bloc: Black women, who are rallying behind her because of her work on issues such as preserving abortion access, curbing gun violence and reducing maternal deaths. What has become clear is not just that this voting group supports […]
Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
A KFF survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring all in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
El aborto es el tema electoral m獺s importante para las mujeres j籀venes, seg繳n una encuesta
Casi 4 de cada 10 mujeres menores de 30 a簽os encuestadas en septiembre y principios de octubre dijeron que el aborto es la cuesti籀n m獺s importante a la hora de emitir su voto.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a KFF lunch with Shark Tank panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.
Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges
Donald Trump put Springfield, Ohio, in a harsh spotlight by spreading misinformation about its legal Haitian population. But what is really happening in this small city is a microcosm of the health care challenges immigration hot spots throughout the country are facing.
Calif. Ballot Measure Targets Drug Discount Program Spending
Californians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars particularly money from a federal drug discount program meant to support patient care largely for low-income or indigent people. The revenue is sometimes used to address housing instability and homelessness among vulnerable patient populations. Voters […]
Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.
Incluso los rivales pol穩ticos coinciden en que es urgente resolver el problema de la deuda m矇dica
Desde 2021, en m獺s de 20 estados se han promulgado nuevas leyes para frenar la facturaci籀n abusiva de los hospitales, ampliar la atenci籀n caritativa a los pacientes con ingresos m獺s bajos y frenar a los recaudadores de deudas.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: The Health of the Campaign
The 2024 presidential race is taking on a familiar tone 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 窪蹋勛圖厙 News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Lauren Sausser, who reported and wrote the latest 窪蹋勛圖厙 News-Washington Post Bill of the Month, about a teenage athlete whose needed surgery lacked a billing code.
On the Campaign Trail, Democrats Call Out Opponents on Abortion
As Nov. 5 approaches and the struggle for control of the U.S. House reaches a fever pitch, Democrats are doing everything they can to tie their Republican opponents to their antiabortion voting records. Some Republican candidates, meanwhile, seem to be softening their positions. And political analysts say its part of a larger trend playing out […]
