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Patients Face a Thicket of Red Tape Trying To Maintain Consistent Health Coverage
July 8, 2026·8 min read

Patients Face a Thicket of Red Tape Trying To Maintain Consistent Health Coverage

KFF Health News – Read More By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been…

Five questions for Dr. Rubin, who’s armed with a mic and a bowtie
July 8, 2026·1 min read

Five questions for Dr. Rubin, who’s armed with a mic and a bowtie

Health | The Verge – Read More Dr. Rubin’s feed Bullshit is cheap but truth is expensive. Anyone with half a brain cell can post wild…

Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
July 7, 2026·9 min read

Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.

KFF Health News – Read More Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge…

Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.
July 7, 2026·10 min read

Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.

KFF Health News – Read More For 16 years, Larry Gruber, a fitness coach from Wilton Manors, Florida, received a coupon card to help him pay…

New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage
July 6, 2026·2 min read

New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage

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In California Governor’s Race, Voters Face Stark Choice on Immigrant Healthcare
July 6, 2026·7 min read

In California Governor’s Race, Voters Face Stark Choice on Immigrant Healthcare

KFF Health News – Read More For decades, Californians have generally said that immigrants, who make up more than a quarter of the state’s population and…

Hydration isn’t complicated: Just drink water
July 4, 2026·1 min read

Hydration isn’t complicated: Just drink water

Health | The Verge – Read More Powerade is appropriate for World Cup athletes, but unless you’re also sweating buckets, water is usually enough. | Photo:…

Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs
July 4, 2026·1 min read

Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs

Health | The Verge – Read More At the event “The Briefing: AI for Science” earlier this week, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a new “AI workbench…

A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered
July 3, 2026·1 min read

A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered

Health | The Verge – Read More A scan of an imaging phantom, segmented to validate how cleanly structures separate under controlled conditions. | Image: Midjourney…

Journalists Discuss Healthcare Costs’ Political Fallout, Concerns About Canceled ICE Facility
July 3, 2026·2 min read

Journalists Discuss Healthcare Costs’ Political Fallout, Concerns About Canceled ICE Facility

KFF Health News – Read More KFF Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed the high cost of healthcare and the political fallout on WAMU’s 1A…