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Research shows natural gas pipelines ā and the public health risks they carry ā are concentrated in low-income and minority areas where people suffer higher rates of poverty and physical disabilities and have fewer means to respond to crises.
At a time when more than 100 million Americans carry medical debt, itās easy to get behind a promise of free, or free-ish, no-hassle health care. But turning an inspirational slogan into law gets gnarly.
Itās been more than a year since President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and SNAP enrollment is down more than 20% in Louisiana. Anti-hunger groups say far more people could lose access if states are required to cover more of the food programās cost.
Catherine Sweeney was one of the reporters in the witness room during the attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee. The journalists knew that a recent execution hadnāt gone according to plan and that Pikeās lawyers had predicted failure because of a health condition. Theyād even asked for her to be hanged instead.
Tests like full-body scans marketed directly to consumers are pitched as a way to detect diseases early and establish a baseline of health markers. But there are financial, physical, and psychological risks to all medical tests ā and in some cases, not getting a test could be better for your health.
Many rural voters say immigrants are a key part of their local economy, but views on whether President Donald Trumpās immigration crackdown has had positive or negative effects on their communities are split.
Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease his breathing problems hadnāt been filled due to an āinsurance issue,ā his pharmacy explained via email.
Getting financial assistance from hospitals often involves filling out cumbersome forms. Some states now require hospitals to identify and automatically enroll patients eligible for charity care.
President Donald Trump has championed sprawling health policy changes under the Make America Healthy Again movement, but a KFF-Associated Press survey of rural voters found people arenāt seeing the initiatives reach their communities.
Staff raced against rising floodwater to evacuate 36 residents from a nursing home in New Richland, Minnesota. Itās one of 100 facilities Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News identified as facing some of the nationās worst flood risk.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trumpās One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect Oct. 1. A Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News survey of nine states found many more are at imminent risk of losing health coverage.
The death penalty is legal in 27 states, and lethal injection is the primary method. That means involving medical professionals to store, test, and inject the drugs. After a botched execution in Tennessee, doctors and nurses there say medical professionals need to be removed from the process completely.
Some states have considered barring companies that own a PBM from also owning brick-and-mortar pharmacies, as CVS does. Two states have followed through. A similar proposal at the federal level has gained prominent sponsors, aligning conservative, business-friendly Republicans with Democrats traditionally more open to government regulation.
Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, marking the fourth time in five years that millions of Americans will weigh in on their statesā abortion rules. The measures follow the Supreme Courtās āDobbsā decision, which upended federal abortion protections.
The disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.
Rural voters rank the cost of living and cost of healthcare as top issues they want to hear about from midterm candidates as they face a tightening pocketbook pinch.
As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there wonāt be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.
Some mental health experts favor suicide prevention steps that are applied broadly, with protections that arenāt tied to an individualās specific risk.
An experiment to provide meals to some Medicaid recipients shows food can be cost-effective medicine. But even as federal officials tout the power of nutrition, Medicaid budget cuts could lead states to think twice about covering healthy food for sick residents. One has already reconsidered.
The case was brought by a marketing company that wants to define as employees people who download an app and agree to have their internet activity tracked so they can buy into its employee health plan. Such plans are generally exempt from some state and Affordable Care Act rules.
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