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Rising medical debt puts patients, providers in untenable situation
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (395+ words) Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 2 a. m. Few of us needed convincing, but a new study on medical debt provides a harrowing look at just how badly broken our nation's health care system is " through the prism of people's experiences in Virginia. Researchers at George…...
Public health option launch underwhelms in Nevada
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1070+ words) By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 | 2 a. m. More than 10, 000 people have enrolled in Nevada's new public option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those…...
A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27 K
6+ mon, 5+ hour ago (660+ words) Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News KFF Health News (TNS) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 | 2 a. m. With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a'new report shows'that…...
This shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 | 2 a. m. At the heart of the fight over the government shutdown is the fate of health insurance for millions of Americans who may soon face an impossible choice: accept a significant increase in their premiums or take a gamble…...