by Ashley Hiruko, KUOW Experts on laws protecting patient safety give Washington state high marks for the types of information it is willing to disclose about doctors accused of wrongdoing. Like other states, Washington lets patients look up doctors by name online to read any state allegations against them. But
By Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been waiting two months to regain access to some of the vital medications he’d been taking since undergoing a heart transplant two years ago. “He
By Rachel Spears, KFF Health News For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration. In preliminary filings with state regulators, insurers are seeking a median
By Paula Andalo, KFF Health News Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk. It’s a heightened concern for the estimated million-plus farmworkers who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent
by Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of
By Daniel Chang, KFF Health News This story also ran on The Washington Post. For 16 years, Larry Gruber, a fitness coach from Wilton Manors, Florida, received a coupon card to help him pay for a psoriatic arthritis medication he needs that costs more than $7,700 a month. Each year,
Christine Mai-Duc, KFF Health News For decades, Californians have generally said that immigrants, who make up more than a quarter of the state’s population and a third of its labor force, are beneficial to the state and its economy. But budget instability and concerns about rising costs are spilling into
Stephanie Armour, KFF Health News This story was originally published by KFF Health News. This story also ran on CBS News. As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal
By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio | May 21, 2026 This article is from a partnership that includes Colorado Public Radio, NPR and KFF Health News. In response to abrupt and politicized changes to federal vaccine policy, concerned Coloradans have taken several steps to shore up support for vaccine science.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as they’re published. By Nat Lash and Patricia Callahan, ProPublica | June 8, 2026 American children lined up for the world’s first measles shots
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