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  • Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t
    by Ashley Mizuo on September 11, 2026 at 9:00 am

    Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employment and healthcare.

  • Nonprofits Are Helping Musicians Pay for Insurance in Austin, Texas, and Beyond
    by Olivia Aldridge, KUT on September 9, 2026 at 9:00 am

    A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin music artists, even as shifting marketplace conditions make the program a more expensive proposition. It’s becoming a model for other cities and sectors.

  • With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare
    on August 29, 2026 at 9:00 am

    KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

  • Summer’s Health Policy Themes
    on August 27, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    As summer wanes, some of the season’s major health policy stories continue to simmer, including declining insurance coverage, increasing measles cases, and cuts to federal health programs. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Dean Rosen about his work for former Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum, who died last week at 94.

  • In Toss-Up House District, Voters Crave Leadership To Fix Broken Healthcare
    by Samantha Rangel, KVPR on August 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm

    Voters in California’s 22nd Congressional District call healthcare a top priority in November’s midterm elections. Although challenger Randy Villegas has built a following among residents craving change, undecided voters say they want to hear more from the Democrat and from GOP incumbent Rep. David Valadao on their affordability plans.

  • Journalists Highlight Innovations in Vaccines and Safeguarding Maternal Health
    on August 22, 2026 at 9:00 am

    KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

  • New DOJ Guidance Could Give States Cover To Cut Disability Services
    by Stephanie Armour on August 21, 2026 at 9:00 am

    A new rule from the Justice Department upends a 25-year-old interpretation of federal disability law. Advocates fear it could result in cuts to services that help many disabled Americans live at home instead of in institutions.

  • Headless FDA Gets a New Nominee
    on August 20, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    President Trump is nominating Heidi Overton, a physician and White House policy adviser, to lead the FDA, which has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since May. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews billionaire businessman Mark Cuban.

  • Trump Team’s Use of Arcane Budget Rule Threatens Medicaid Coverage
    by Phil Galewitz on August 14, 2026 at 9:00 am

    Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration refused to renew a key state waiver. The state might not be the last to have to adjust to an arcane rule change under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

  • Trump’s Vaccine Agenda
    on August 13, 2026 at 7:00 pm

    President Trump is trying to unilaterally change the number and schedule of childhood vaccines in the U.S., though it remains unclear how much of an impact his orders will have. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sandhya Raman of Bloomberg Law join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Paula Andalo, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month.”