Mon - Fri 8:00 - 6:30
Lifestyle & Health
Lifestyle & Health
A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry
On HALO — Aug 07, 2026
Lifestyle & Health
Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer
On HALO — Aug 07, 2026
Browsing: Lifestyle & Health
Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cyclosporiasis outbreak on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Aug. 5. Gou...
Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst of Billing Probe
A major Medicare Advantage company has paid the government more than $342 million to help settle allegations that it overcharged the federal healthcar...
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn’t really mind....
Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter....
She Struggled To Get a Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers Vowed To Help
LADUE, Mo. — Over four consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a c...
Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records
The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as wel...
A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry
ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old...
Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer
Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who followed patients...
They Worked To Protect Public Health. Now They Want the Public’s Votes.
A handful of former public health officials are campaigning for top statewide offices across the country, testing whether their experience with covid...
The Politics of Grant Cuts
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky....
The Return of ‘Medicare for All’
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky....
"Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Chan..."
Sat ,08 Aug 2026 On HALO
"Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst..."
Fri ,07 Aug 2026 On HALO
"A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs"
Fri ,07 Aug 2026 On HALO
"Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan..."
Fri ,07 Aug 2026 On HALO
"She Struggled To Get a Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers V..."
Fri ,07 Aug 2026 On HALO
