PolicySep 10, 2026
When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver
People outside the family frequently step into helping roles when older adults need assistance.
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PolicySep 9, 2026
Nonprofits Are Helping Musicians Pay for Insurance in Austin, Texas, and Beyond
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…
PolicySep 9, 2026
A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back.
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, joined together to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county.
PolicySep 8, 2026
Henry Ford Health Generating Gains with New Behavioral Health Model
Henry Ford Health's Same-Day Solutions Ambulatory Model not only improves access to behavioral health services but also reduces care fragmentation.
PolicySep 8, 2026
Report issues warning that a child’s mental health is shaped by where they live
The briefing concludes that tackling inequalities in children’s mental health will require long-term action that addresses the conditions in which young people live, learn and grow, ensuring support ...
PolicySep 8, 2026
Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Collection of Patients’ ER Records
Senate and House Democrats say the Trump administration’s plan to collect patients’ medical data violates privacy and will discourage people from seeking medical care.
PolicySep 8, 2026
‘It’s Triage’: California’s Next Governor Will Face Destabilizing Surge in Uninsured
The nation’s uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California’s next governor as states stare down the biggest rise in the uninsured rate in a generation.
PolicySep 8, 2026
The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands to Patient Bills
The true cost of “vertical integration”: patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer’s wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug prescribed or provide it at…
PolicySep 8, 2026
Where maternal mental health funding stands in the US
ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze investigates the federal funding and resources behind women’s health, specifically maternal mental health, following the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
PolicySep 7, 2026
Ex-Health Minister: Time to Rebuild Mental Health Care
Mental health campaigner Sir Norman Lamb sets out the four questions he thinks the NHS must answer to fix mental health care.
PolicySep 3, 2026
Law enforcement leaders bring mental health, funding concerns to Sen. Grassley in Toledo
Rural law enforcement officials from across central Iowa used a roundtable with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last Thursday to raise concerns about mental health services, staffing, grant ...
PolicySep 3, 2026
Houston’s mental health response faces long-term funding questions as demand grows
When someone calls 911 during a mental health crisis, police may be the first to arrive. But Houston has built specialized programs designed to connect people in crisis with the right kind of help — ...
PolicySep 3, 2026
How a mental health charity project is helping south Essex patients after care
New funding is helping mental health patients in south Essex stay active, keep friendships and build confidence after leaving long-term hospital care ...
PolicySep 3, 2026
Syra Health Enters CMS ACCESS Model With HealthSync, Expanding Behavioral Health Access
The CMS ACCESS model is designed to advance innovative healthcare delivery and reimbursement approaches, with a focus on improving patient outcomes, expanding access and accelerating value-based care.
PolicySep 1, 2026
Funding available for mental health and wellbeing projects
Funding is now available to improve mental health and wellbeing for community-led projects across Herefordshire.
PolicyAug 31, 2026
Mental health utilization is up
Seventy-three percent of large employers reported increased utilization of mental health and substance use disorder services in 2025, and another 17% expected demand to climb further, according to the ...
PolicyAug 30, 2026
IISER Pune students begin indefinite protest over mental health policies, gender-based hostel restriction
Students are demanding improvements to mental health policies, changes to hostel restrictions, better access to campus facilities and protection from disciplinary action for peaceful protests. The key ...
PolicyAug 29, 2026
With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
PolicyAug 28, 2026
Why Older Pedestrians Fare Worse in Car Crashes
People age 65 and up are more likely than other age groups to die after being hit by a vehicle.
PolicyAug 28, 2026
High Fertility Costs Push Americans Abroad for IVF Treatment
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises to make fertility treatment more affordable, the overall costs for one IVF cycle in the U.S. remain in the tens of thousands of dollars. So more Americans than ever are going to…
PolicyAug 28, 2026
Trump and Kennedy’s Health Industry Deals Haven’t Been Enforced and Are at Risk of Vanishing
The agreements, covering issues like drug pricing, reducing the use of synthetic food dyes, and cutting back on insurance prior authorization rules, were announced with fanfare and touted as victories. But it’s not clear…
PolicyAug 27, 2026
$50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say
States must submit Rural Health Transformation Program progress reports to the federal government, but they aren’t required to proactively post those reports, or related information, publicly.
PolicyAug 27, 2026
A Camp for Children With Brain Injuries Zips Ahead, Despite Federal Uncertainty
Federal programs that support brain injury research and services are in flux, with lapsed legislation and a diminished injury-tracking workforce. Still, in rural Pennsylvania, children with acquired brain injuries…
PolicyAug 26, 2026
In Toss-Up House District, Voters Crave Leadership To Fix Broken Healthcare
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…
PolicyAug 26, 2026
Her Breast MRI Was Approved, But That Didn’t Mean Her Insurance Would Pay
Stephanie Halver’s doctor recommended she get a breast MRI, partly because of her family’s cancer history. Her insurer approved the scan, but unlike mammograms, breast MRIs aren’t universally covered as zero-cost…
PolicyAug 26, 2026
Trump Puts Autistic Kids in the Spotlight and Cuts Agencies Built To Protect Them
Researchers and disability rights advocates warn that the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department and its erosions of civil rights oversight risk widening the disparities autistic children face in…
PolicyAug 26, 2026
Reducing barriers to accessing mental health
If access to mental health care is a barrier, you don’t have to live near a specialist or wait months, to take the first step to improve your mental health.
PolicyAug 25, 2026
The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify
The new Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program promises eligible beneficiaries access to popular weight loss drugs for as little as $50 a month. But for some, having the very medical conditions these drugs are approved to treat…
PolicyAug 25, 2026
Where Florida’s Gun Violence Exacts Its Biggest Toll on Black and Latino Children
An analysis of hospital claims data in Florida found that firearm injuries of children disproportionately hit families in a handful of ZIP codes, almost all of them in Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, or Tampa Bay.
PolicyAug 24, 2026
What Should Modern Employee Health Insurance Cover?
A modern employee health plan should cover far more than a hospital stay. Good employee cover now pays for everyday care, check-ups, mental health, and maternity too.