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28/07/2025

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Have you had cosmetic surgery, such as liposuction, a "Mommy Makeover," a tummy tuck, a Brazilian butt lift, or another type of cosmetic surgery? We'd like to hear about your experience. Tell us here.

27/07/2025

Trump pledged to “make America affordable again.” His health care moves mean that’s not going to happen with people’s medical bills.

Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.

26/07/2025

: Much of the hubbub in health care this year has been focused on Medicaid, which faces dramatically reduced federal funding as the result of the huge budget bill signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month. But now the attention is turning to the Affordable Care Act, which is facing some big changes that could cost many consumers their health coverage as soon as 2026.

Meanwhile, changes to immigration policy under Trump could have an outsize impact on the nation’s health care system, both by exacerbating shortages of health workers and by eliminating insurance coverage that helps keep some hospitals and clinics afloat.

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Medicaid may have monopolized Washington’s attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what’s in Trump’s big budget law, and polls suggest many don’t like what they see. Julie Appleby of KFF Health News, Jessie...

24/07/2025

What exactly are Medicaid work requirements? And how will they affect Americans?

KFF Health News' Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know.

23/07/2025

Here’s the story of a man who said he had to break Medicaid rules, putting him at odds with Republicans who added hurdles to qualify for the health insurance program they say is rife with waste, fraud, and abuse.

Congressional Republicans successfully pushed to add hurdles to qualify for Medicaid by saying they would eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. This is the story of a Montana man who explains why he said he is breaking the rules to keep his health insurance and his job.

20/07/2025

A million veterans gave DNA to help answer health questions for not only others in the military but all Americans. Scientist worry the data will be wasted.

Retired service members donated genetic material to help answer health questions for not only others in the military but all Americans, creating one of the largest repositories of health data in the world. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze it with supercomputers...

19/07/2025

Amid the increasing frequency of natural disasters across the U.S., state and local governments have turned to disaster registries to prioritize help for vulnerable residents. But many disability advocates see the registries as ineffective tools that put those with mobility problems in greater danger.

Amid increasingly frequent natural disasters, several states have turned to registries to prioritize help for vulnerable residents. But while some politicians see these registries as a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates say they endanger residents with mobility....

17/07/2025

While anyone in a mental health crisis can still call or text 988 and be connected to a trained counselor, LGBTQ+ youth will no longer have a tailored option for help at the national 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

The dedicated line for high-risk groups was staffed by specially trained counselors, often with similar life experiences.

The closure is a result of orders from the Trump administration amid its broader spending cuts and dismantling of diversity and inclusion initiatives.

In April, counselors fielded roughly 70,000 crisis contacts from LGBTQ+ youth, an all-time high.

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17/07/2025

Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe burn, or a spinal cord injury, among other conditions.

Here's how to find the right medical rehab services.

Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.

12/07/2025

Policymakers agree patients shouldn’t be stuck in the middle when an ambulance service charges more than what an insurer will pay. But they can’t settle on what price is fair.

A Colorado bill banning surprise billing for ambulance rides passed unanimously in both legislative chambers, only to be met with a veto from the governor. As more states pass such legislation, some are hitting the same snag — concerns about raising premiums.

09/07/2025

Policymakers agree patients shouldn’t be stuck in the middle when an ambulance service charges more than what an insurer will pay. But they can’t settle on what price is fair.

A Colorado bill banning surprise billing for ambulance rides passed unanimously in both legislative chambers, only to be met with a veto from the governor. As more states pass such legislation, some are hitting the same snag — concerns about raising premiums.

08/07/2025

More construction workers die by su***de than from work-related injuries. A little-known federal agency was leading research and programs to address the crisis. Now, most of its staff has been cut.

Efforts to decrease alarmingly high rates of su***de among construction workers and prevent burnout in health care workers are in jeopardy after the firing of hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.