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How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply

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Written By: David Hilzenrath (NATIONAL) Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. Read this story on KFF Health...

Trump Vowed To End Surprise Medical Bills. The Office Working on That Just Got Slashed.

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Written By: Noam N. Levey (NATIONAL) As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans from surprise medical bills. “This must end,”...

Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread

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Written By: Amy Maxmen (NATIONAL) Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing...

Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate

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Written By: Amy Maxmen (NATIONAL) Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness,...

Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law

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Illustration By: Oona Zenda Written By: Renuka Rayasam (NATIONAL) Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was...

A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused

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Written By: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez (NATIONAL) A few years before the covid-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection. Read this story on KFF Health News here.  But because he was...

The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans

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Written By: Amy Maxmen (NATIONAL) The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic...

Can Medical Schools Funnel More Doctors Into the Primary Care Pipeline?

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Written By: Felice J. Freyer (NATIONAL) Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a...

Debt From Credit Scores

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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

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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...