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Debt From Credit Scores

National
Written By: Noam N. Levey (NATIONAL) The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a...

In Year 7, ‘Bill of the Month’ Gives Patients a Voice

National
Written By: KFF Health News (NATIONAL) In 2024, our nationwide team of gumshoes set out to answer your most pressing questions about medical bills, such as: Can free preventive care...

Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes

National
WRITTEN BY: Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts (NATIONAL) Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her...

A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged

National
WRITTEN BY: Judith Graham (NATIONAL) “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New...

Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’

National
Written By: Arthur Allen (NATIONAL) Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the...

Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas

National
Written By: Arielle Zionts (NATIONAL) Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn’t sure how he’d get to the...

Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

National
Written By: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez (NATIONAL) Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to...

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.

National
(NATIONAL) One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. Read this story on KFF Health News here. There was Joshua...

Mothering Over Meds: Docs Say Common Treatment for Opioid-Exposed Babies Isn’t Necessary

National
Written By: Taylor Sisk (NATIONAL) On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation. Read this story on KFF Health...

Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling

National
Written By Sarah Kwon  (NATIONAL) In her first months as a community health worker, Jee Hyo Kim helped violent crime survivors access supportive services and resources. When a client...