An Arm and a Leg: A Few More Good Things From 2025
An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann breaks down how two states passed laws aimed at protecting people from...
Health Care
Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.
A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’s long-acting birth control cost more...
It’s the ‘Gold Standard’ in Autism Care. Why Are States Reining It In?
ALEXANDER, N.C. — Aubreigh Osborne has a new best friend. Dressed in blue with a big ribbon in her blond...
State Exchange Directors Seeing Consumers’ Fears — In Real Time — About Obamacare Premium Hikes
I’ve been checking on the progress of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season, which is happening as Congress continues...
Scorpion Peppers Caused Him ‘Crippling’ Pain. Two Years Later, the ER Bill Stung Him Again.
Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such “crippling” stomach pain on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off...
States Advance Medical Debt Protections as Federal Support Turns to Opposition
Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course...
What the Health? From KFF Health News: Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host...
Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts
As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a...
Readers Make Their Wish Lists, Checking Up on Health Care
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity...
