How Unaffordable is Health Care?
In his latest JAMA Forum column, KFF’s Larry Levitt explores how unaffordable health care is in the U.S. in the...
Smarter Choices for Better Health
As we enter 2026, many of us hope that the year ahead will be better, healthier, and more fulfilling than...
Legislators revive ACA debate, Trump seeks meeting with insurers
With Congress back in session this week, the debate over what’s next for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its...
Case study: How MetroHealth increased monthly authorizations by 173%
Challenge: Manual authorizations couldn’t scale with demand Manual workflows were no match for MetroHealth’s growing prior authorization demands. With more...
First-Year Rural Health Fund Awards Range From Less Than $100 Per Rural Resident in Ten States to More Than $500 in Eight
On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced first-year state awards from the $50 billion...
When Looking Healthy Isn’t Enough
We often judge health by appearance. If someone is slim and reasonably active, we assume they are doing fine. But...
CMMI proposes new models to lower drug prices in Parts B, D
The Medicare Innovation Center has proposed two drug pricing models that would lower the cost of certain drugs to reflect...
The domino effect of Medicaid cuts, hidden costs
In July, the Trump administration passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, otherwise known as the budget reconciliation bill. The...
CDC Vaccine Panel Ends Universal Hepatitis B Recommendation and Reviews Aluminum in Vaccines, Plus Public Awareness of Mifepristone Safety — The Monitor
KFF Poll Shows Fewer than Half of the Public Are Aware of Abortion Pill Mifepristone’s Prevalence or Safety In September,...
CMS unveils states’ Rural Health Transformation Program awards
Texas and Alaska will receive the largest amount of funding from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in fiscal...
