For middle-aged Americans, the promise of affordable health coverage is quietly unraveling. A recent KFF Health News investigation reveals what many patients already know firsthand:
For families, sepsis is devastating twice: first when it takes their child, and again when the medical system offers no explanation for why. In March
The promise of Medicaid is straightforward: provide health coverage to those who need it most. A sweeping new federal law is now testing that promise
Medical negligence litigation captures some of what a patient loses — but rarely all of it. Economic damages and lost wages matter, yet they miss
For patients, the promise of health insurance is simple: pay your premiums, get your care. A recent KFF Health News investigation reveals a very different
Patients trust that surgeons use clean instruments, implants, and surfaces. A recent study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shatters a quiet operating room assumption. Surgeons cannot safely disinfect
Congress created the Rural Health Transformation Program as part of last summer’s budget reconciliation law, intended to cushion the blow of nearly $1 trillion in projected Medicaid cuts. States submitted applications, federal officials scored them, and CMS announced first-year funding in late December. The numbers were large. The enthusiasm was not.
High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer” — no symptoms, no warning signs, until something goes wrong. But new research suggests the stakes