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Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (599+ words) This story also ran on WPLN. It can be republished for free. By Katherine Ruppelt, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio April 7, 2026 LISTEN: AI scribes are changing medical care. Here's what to know if…...
This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (1324+ words) By Katheryn Houghton April 7, 2026 LAME DEER, Mont. " Misty Pipe had about an hour before her shift began at the post office. She used that time to check in on a new mom who lives a few miles outside this town…...
Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1557+ words) This article was produced in collaboration with'El T'mpano and NPR. It can be republished for free. OAKLAND, Calif. " Rosa Mar'a Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old's back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast…...
Journalists Capsulize Weight Loss News and ACA Premium Pressures
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (63+ words) Journalists Capsulize Weight Loss News and ACA Premium Pressures'KFF Health News C'line Gounder, KFF Health News" editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new weight loss pill approved by the FDA on CBS News" CBS Mornings on April 2. KFF Health News…...
How Medicaid Contractors Stand To Gain From Trump’s Policy
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (268+ words) The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep. By Samantha Liss and Rachana…...
Listen: What the Vaccine Schedule Whiplash Means for Your Kids
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (161+ words) This story also ran on WAMU. It can be republished for free. By Julie Rovner April 3, 2026 LISTEN: After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's efforts to pare down childhood vaccine recommendations, plenty of questions remain " like how annual vaccines…...
Tax Time Brings Surprises for Some Who Receive ACA Subsidies
4+ day, 38+ min ago (1004+ words) This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. By Julie Appleby and Andrew Jones April 3, 2026 Tax time can come with big surprises for some people who have Affordable Care Act coverage, including owing money…...
GOP Mulls More Health Cuts
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (336+ words) Recent polling finds that health costs are a top worry for much of the American public, while Republicans in Congress are considering still more cuts to federal health spending on programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile,…...
State-Run Insurance Plans for Foster Kids Leave Some of Them Without Doctors
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1309+ words) By Andrew Jones April 2, 2026 Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it again. Her cancer came back late…...
After Man’s Death Following Insurance Denials, West Virginia Tackles Prior Authorization
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (873+ words) This story also ran on NBC News. It can be republished for free. Eric Tennant's doctors recommended histotripsy, which would target, and potentially destroy, a cancerous tumor in his liver. But by the time his insurer approved the treatment, Tennant…...