Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News

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At Trump’s GOP convention, there’s little to be heard on healthcare
At Trump’s GOP convention, there’s little to be heard on healthcare
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
July 22, 2024
9:43 am

The silence is surprising, given health care makes up the largest chunk of the federal budget, nearly $2 trillion, as well as 17% of U.S. economic output.

Biden leans into healthcare, asking voters to trust him over Trump
Biden leans into healthcare, asking voters to trust him over Trump
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
May 21, 2024
2:05 pm

Angling to tap into strong support for the sweeping health law he helped pass 14 years ago, one of President Joe Biden’s latest reelection strategies is to remind voters that former President Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one.
Forget ringing the button for the nurse. Patients now stay connected by wearing one.
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
May 8, 2024
3:00 pm

Patients admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital get a monitoring device about the size of a half-dollar affixed to their chest — and an unwitting role in the expanding use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway.
Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway.
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
April 29, 2024
3:00 pm

Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from dropping anyone from the government program expired.

Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds
Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
April 12, 2024
2:05 pm

While 23% reported being uninsured, an additional 28% found other coverage.

Halfway through ‘unwinding,’ Medicaid enrollment is down about 10 million
Halfway through ‘unwinding,’ Medicaid enrollment is down about 10 million
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
February 7, 2024
3:00 pm

Enrollment in the government-run health insurance program is on track to return to roughly pre-pandemic levels.

With Trump front of mind, New Hampshire voters cite abortion and Obamacare as concerns
With Trump front of mind, New Hampshire voters cite abortion and Obamacare as concerns
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
January 24, 2024
10:15 am

Voters casting their first ballots in the 2024 presidential election cycle on Tuesday framed healthcare as a back-burner issue.

Trump official who OK’d drugs from Canada chairs company behind Florida’s import plan
Trump official who OK’d drugs from Canada chairs company behind Florida’s import plan
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
January 16, 2024
10:00 am

The FDA’s unprecedented approval of Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada was made possible only after Alex Azar, as the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services secretary, certified that bringing medicines over the border could be done safely.

Most people dropped in Medicaid ‘unwinding’ never tried to renew coverage, Utah finds
Most people dropped in Medicaid ‘unwinding’ never tried to renew coverage, Utah finds
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
January 4, 2024
3:45 pm

A first-of-its-kind survey of people who lost Medicaid coverage last year found just over half made no effort to renew their coverage.

States expand health coverage for immigrants as GOP hits Biden over border crossings
States expand health coverage for immigrants as GOP hits Biden over border crossings
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
January 2, 2024
3:00 pm

A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. without authorization.

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