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Charity-Care Nonprofit Scales Up and Doubles Down
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (1917+ words) Health care " and how much it costs " is scary. But you're not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. "An Arm and a Leg" is a podcast about these issues, and is co-produced by KFF Health News. By Dan…...
Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (1235+ words) This story also ran on U.S. News & World Report. It can be republished for free. By Susan Jaffe January 26, 2026 Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from…...
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1117+ words) This article is from a partnership that includes the Gulf States Newsroom, NPR, and KFF Health News. It can be republished for free. By Sarah Boden and Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom January 22, 2026 Last year was a tough one for…...
As Insurance Prices Rise, Families Puzzle Over Options
1+ week, 3+ day ago (982+ words) This article is from a partnership that includes'NPR'and'KFF Health News. It can be republished for free. By Lynn Arditi January 16, 2026 New York-based performer Cynthia Freeman, 61, has been trying to figure out how to keep the Affordable Care Act health plan…...
GOP Cuts Will Cripple Medicaid Enrollment, Warns CEO of Largest Public Health Plan
1+ week, 4+ day ago (964+ words) This story also ran on LAist. It can be republished for free. By Bernard J. Wolfson January 15, 2026 When the head of the nation's largest publicly operated health plan worries about the looming federal cuts to Medicaid, it's not just her job....
Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1074+ words) This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. By Emmarie Huetteman December 23, 2025 A Texas boy's second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman's long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000. Treatment for…...
A Few More Good Things From 2025
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1815+ words) Health care " and how much it costs " is scary. But you're not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. "An Arm and a Leg" is a podcast about these issues, and is co-produced by KFF Health News. By Dan…...
State Exchange Directors Seeing Consumers’ Fears — In Real Time — About Obamacare Premium Hikes
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (310+ words) With subsidies that give consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums set to expire, lawmakers are again debating the Affordable Care Act. The difference this time: It's happening in the middle of ACA open enrollment. By Julie Appleby December…...
Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1381+ words) By Julie Appleby December 18, 2025 For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there's still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. Concerned shoppers, wondering…...
How To Pick Health Insurance — In the Worst Year Ever
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1955+ words) Health care " and how much it costs " is scary. But you're not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. "An Arm and a Leg" is a podcast about these issues, and is co-produced by KFF Health News. By Dan…...