NEW: “This is America. It’s not supposed to be this way." You are going to want to meet Barbara. Analysis and reporting by KFF Health News Must-watch video by InvestigateTV kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

Her Case Changed Trans Care in Prison. Now Trump Aims To Reverse Course. New piece by Bram Sable-Smith kffhealthnews.org/MTk5OTE1Nw via @kffhealthnews

NEW: Republicans spent millions on anti-trans campaign ads in 2024, including decrying gender-affirming care for inmates. Federal prisons spent $153,000 on hormone therapy in fiscal 2022, 0.01% of their medical spending. Bram Sable-Smith reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk. New piece by Brett Kelman kffhealthnews.org/MjAwNjg0Nw via @kffhealthnews

Working in journalism, one gets used to bad news. Still, hard to see one of my alma maters, The Center for Public Integrity, closing its doors after +35 years of impactful investigative reporting: cjr.org/news/center-fo… The legacy remains in the many great journos who honed their craft there.

An immigration crackdown threatens care for the many Americans who depend on foreign-born workers to help them with daily living tasks at home and in nursing facilities, Vanessa G. Sánchez and Daniel Chang report. kffhealthnews.org/MjAxMDE0MA via @kffhealthnews

Here's what Dr. Peter Marks told me about the decision to block RFK associates from gaining full access to edit vaccine safety data in FDA's VAERS system: “Because frankly we don’t trust these m——-f———. They’d write over it or erase the whole database.” apnews.com/article/kenned…

Next stop on the #MAHA tour, Secretary Kennedy toured Native Health Mesa, an FQHC that among other things provides integrated health services and food assistance. Clinic staffers said the focus of the visit was healthy foods and the impact nutrition has on preventing chronic disease.

On his last day of the #MAHA tour, Secretary Kennedy met with Navajo Nation leadership to learn more about what health issues are on their radar. Here's a glimpse of more reporting to come from KFF Health News

NEW: A swim team in North St. Louis is combating the public health threat of drowning by promoting water safety for Black and multiracial kids — and their parents. Cara Anthony reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

More than 1 in 3 Black adults say they can’t swim. This team is trying to teach them and their kids. Cara Anthony reports for KFF Health News + CNN. ⤵️ cnn.com/2025/04/12/hea…

As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview. New piece by Bram Sable-Smith kffhealthnews.org/MjAyNTg4Nw via @kffhealthnews

NEW from Angela Hart and me: Governor Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom promised to fight for universal healthcare. He didn’t realize it would be so expensive. cbsnews.com/news/californi…

What happens when rural birthing units close? ➡️Sophie hopes to make it to the hospital on time, 1.5-hours away. She doesn't want to end up delivering in the car ➡️A winter storm made it too dangerous to drive to a birthing hospital so Nanette delivered in the ER w/o an epidural

Finalists: Cara Anthony for "Silence in Sikeston," produced for KFF Health News, Retro Report, and WORLD. kffhealthnews.org/podcast-silenc… 🧵(3/5)

It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. So KFF Health News' Hannah Norman ran an experiment to see what happens over 24 hours on a kitchen counter. David Hilzenrath's reporting dives into the details: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/e…

So proud of Cara Anthony to be named a runner-up for the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize for her storytelling and leadership on the #SilenceinSikeston project. Check out the powerful work: kffhealthnews.org/silence-in-sik…

Volunteers Help Tornado-Hit St. Louis Amid Wait for Federal Aid, by ⁦Cara Anthony⁩ & ⁦Bram Sable-Smith⁩ of ⁦KFF Health News⁩ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/s…

A largely unseen army of caregivers could grow larger amid federal Medicaid cuts: children. At least 5.4 million kids are already estimated to care for family members at home, Leah Fabel reports kffhealthnews.org/MjA0MTYxMg via @kffhealthnews

This is just the latest example of how health insurance needs drive those in the U.S. to extremes of all sorts...