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Before the fall

When the Census Bureau reported today that the uninsured population remained steady at its all-time low of 8% of the adult population in 2025, I immediately thought of this visual metaphor to describe the news:

The picture is of one Wile...

7 days ago
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5

Tax changes are long overdue

Voters repeatedly tell pollsters the economy and health care are their top worries this election season. They are being pummeled by rapid increases in what they have to pay for food, fuel, hospital services, health insurance premiums, drugs...

12 days ago
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Next-gen health care reform

America’s health care system faces three related crises, each predating the wrecking ball wielded by the second Donald Trump administration and its subservient GOP-controlled Congress. It costs too much. It doesn’t provide equal access. And...

18 days ago
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More expensive, no better outcomes

While I’m away on an August break, I will occasionally post stories from KFF Health News. See you in September.

By Phil Galewitz

Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian in New York, was thrilled with the results of her cataract surgeries, whic...

a month ago
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Hospital jobs engine grinds to a halt

As I predicted earlier this week, the growing financial pressure on hospitals has brought job growth in the sector — and with it the nation — to a crashing halt.

The nation’s 5,000-plus hospitals lost 400 jobs last month, the first monthl...

a month ago
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