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Donald Trump · United States

Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About to Get Bigger

65% Center coverage: 37 sources

By Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care, Trump risks pushing more Americans into debt, further straining family budgets already stressed by medical bills. Millions of people are expected to lose health insurance in the coming years as a result …See the Story

Travel · Arizona

Massachusetts Woman Gets Bat Stuck In Her Mouth, Then Gets Stuck With $21K Medical Bill

64% Left coverage: 11 sources

Greater-Bamboo-Bat Erica Kahn of Massachusetts was vacationing at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona last August when she had a spooky encounter with a bat. As she was photographing the night sky, she noticed a group of bats flying around. Then, out of nowhere, one of them flew right up into her face… and into her mouth. Wait? How did the bat get into her mouth? As for how the bat got into her mouth? It turned out that it ended …See the Story

United States · United States

Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America's neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration's staffing purges.See the Story

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Republicans Call Medicaid Rife with Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but to Break the Rules.

Low coverage from Right Sources

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Left 58%

Center 37%

Republicans Call Medicaid Rife with Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but to Break the Rules.

Journalists Distill $50B Rural Health Fund and Newsmaking Diagnoses

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

KFF Health News chief rural correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed the $50 billion rural health fund authorized by the recent Republican megabill on Daily Yonder’s “The Yonder Report” on July 31. Click here to hear Tribble on “The Yonder Report.” Read Tribble’s “$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism.” Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed bladder cancer symptoms and treatment on C…Donald Trump · United States See the Story

Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections

Coverage: 2 sources

A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was forced to go without his medication, despite his mother’s pleas. “I heard one officer say about us ‘they smell like sh–,’” one detained person recounted in a federal court filing. “And another officer respon…United States · United States See the Story

Cosmetic Surgery Chains Are on the Rise. So Are Allegations of Injury and Death.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A new breed of cosmetic surgery chains, some backed by private equity investors, are competing for a slice of the nation’s growing body-contouring market. The chains sell an array of body-reshaping operations, such as “Mommy Makeovers” and liposuction, targeting customers willing to pay up to $20,000 out-of-pocket for a new figure. A joint investigation by KFF Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of sc…United States · United States See the Story

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

In his ongoing effort to reshape health policy, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly plans to overhaul two more government entities: the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.Health · United States See the Story

A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive in Georgia. It’s Unclear if State Law Required It.

Coverage: 4 sources

A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her 1-pound, 13-ounce baby by emergency cesarean section.Politics · Atlanta See the Story

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