In Washington state, the maternal mortality rate was 18 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024. A staggering 80 percent of these deaths were preventable, often due to factors such as lack of access to ...

State lawmakers passed Medicaid expansion in 2023, but so far, only 23,000 of 40,000 Forsyth County residents have enrolled. County officials suspect many don’t know they qualify for coverage.

Saranac Lake Central School District Board Member Tori Thurston has been advocating for universal free school meals ever since she got on the board in 2022. Every year for the last three years, the ...

Georgia’s new $37.7 billion state budget increases funding for key programs such as education, prisons, and Medicaid.

In its March 2024 report to Congress, MedPAC estimated that Medicare would spend 22% more per Medicare Advantage enrollee ...

Democrats have argued Medicaid cuts will adversely harm the poor who rely on the government healthcare program.

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Fox Valley community leaders sounded the alarm Thursday to protect Medicaid funding from being cut. A ...

One of the measures introduced is similar to a state program providing grants to nonprofits that encourage alternatives to ...

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

A proposal to cap the amount residents pay for out-of-network medical care at 240% of Medicare rates faces pushback from ...

If the FMAP, drops below its current 50% threshold, 10 states and Washington, DC, could lose $468 million in Medicaid funding.

American Healthcare REIT’s (NYSE: AHR) diversified portfolio helped sustain growth despite a typical seasonal slowdown in the ...