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Rising premature deaths prevent many Americans from reaching the age of Medicare eligibility

For 60 years, Medicare has served as a social safety net. Workers pay into the system over their lifetimes with the expectation that they will be able to access affordable health care when they turn 65.

7 Nov 2025

Over one-third of men would rather endure stressful situations than discuss prostate health

A new survey from Orlando Health reveals that over one-third of men (38%) would rather endure stressful situations, such as watching their team lose a big game or being stuck in traffic, than discuss their prostate health.

4 Nov 2025

States make progress in removing barriers to opioid use disorder medications

A new study from Tulane University found that, over the past decade, more states have moved to make it easier for people with opioid use disorder to get potentially life-saving medication.

3 Nov 2025

Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain individuals enrolled in Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they've together received more than 170,000 names — an “unprecedented” step by the federal government that ensnares the state-federal health program in the president's immigration crackdown.

3 Nov 2025

Doctor tripped up by $64K bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay

Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital.

29 Oct 2025

A ticking clock: How states are preparing for a last-minute Obamacare deal

One family in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just found out their health plan's deductible will jump from $800 to $20,000 next year.

28 Oct 2025

GOP talking point holds ACA is haunted by ‘phantom’ enrollees, but the devil’s in the data

The idea that Affordable Care Act marketplaces are riddled with fraud has become a major talking point among Republicans, as lawmakers in Congress argue about whether to extend the enhanced tax credits that are helping offset the cost of health care marketplace coverage for low- and middle-income people.

24 Oct 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition programs face their own shutdown

Health programs are feeling the pinch of the ongoing government shutdown. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and the food program for women, infants, and children, WIC, is likely to run out in November, and cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are keeping the agency from carrying out some of its primary public health functions.

23 Oct 2025

Biodesix announces expanded Bio-Rad Laboratories partnership agreement to develop Droplet Digital™ PCR high complexity assays

Biodesix, Inc., a leading diagnostics solutions company, today announced the signing of an expanded partnership agreement under which Biodesix will conduct the development, clinical validation, and regulatory submissions of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) assays to enable highly sensitive detection of multiple genomic markers focused on oncology applications, utilizing Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™) technology on Bio-Rad's QX600 platform.

23 Oct 2025

When a hearing aid isn’t enough

Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, "there was little or no sound," she said.

23 Oct 2025

Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules

This summer, the state of Louisiana texted just over 13,000 people enrolled in its Medicaid program with a link to a website where they could confirm their incomes.

23 Oct 2025

Report maps vaccination's comprehensive benefits for health and economy

A new Gerontological Society of America report, "Concentric Value of Vaccination: Intersecting Health, Economic, and Societal Benefits," provides evidence on the advantages of immunization for individual and population health, economic outcomes, and societal well-being.

22 Oct 2025

Medicare News and Research

Rising premature deaths prevent many Americans from reaching the age of Medicare eligibility

Over one-third of men would rather endure stressful situations than discuss prostate health

States make progress in removing barriers to opioid use disorder medications

Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

Doctor tripped up by $64K bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay

A ticking clock: How states are preparing for a last-minute Obamacare deal

GOP talking point holds ACA is haunted by ‘phantom’ enrollees, but the devil’s in the data

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition programs face their own shutdown

Biodesix announces expanded Bio-Rad Laboratories partnership agreement to develop Droplet Digital™ PCR high complexity assays

When a hearing aid isn’t enough

Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules

Report maps vaccination's comprehensive benefits for health and economy

Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, watchdogs say

States jostle over $50B rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

OU researchers propose a novel solution to increase Indian Health Service funding

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Schrödinger’s government shutdown

An age-old fear grows more common: ‘I’m going to die alone’

Mobile van brings advanced lung cancer screening to New Yorkers

Debunking myths about safe childbirth in the 40s

RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash

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