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Hospitals in More Than Two Dozen States Now Send New Mothers Home Wearing a Wristband That Says "I Gave Birth"

Hospitals across the US give postpartum patients silicone wristbands to flag pregnancy-related risk, but formal outcome evidence is limited.

Medical Daily

Hospitals Are Asking Insured Patients to Pay Before Treatment, and the Practice Now Reaches Past Elective Care

Hospitals increasingly ask for payment before care. Here is what a pre-service deposit is, where it applies, and what patients can ask.

Medical Daily

Federal Program Will Send AI Health Tools into Rural America Before Evidence Shows They Improve Patient Outcomes

States are spending rural health funds on AI tools despite thin evidence that health AI improves access or outcomes in rural communities.

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Medicaid Now Covers Doula Support in More Than Half of States, and Finding One Is Still Hard

Medicaid now covers doula care in 26 states and DC, but low payment rates and enrollment paperwork keep many doulas out of the program.

Medical Daily

The Same Knee Replacement Costs Twice as Much an Hour Apart, and the Price Files Now Show It

Federal price disclosure data show a knee replacement billed at about $16,000 at one North Carolina hospital and around $40,000 at another.

Medical Daily

D.C. Plans to Pay Part of Its Medicaid Bill with Opioid Settlement Money and Its Oversight Commission Objects

Washington, D.C.'s 2027 budget directs $2.3 million in opioid settlement funds to Medicaid costs. The oversight commission calls it supplantation.

Medical Daily

The Nearest Indian Health Service Facility Is More Than a Two Hour Drive Out of State for Most Lumbee Citizens

Federal recognition made Lumbee citizens eligible for IHS, but the nearest facility is out of state. What eligibility does and does not provide.

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A Smuggling Prosecution Over Inactivated Mpox Samples Has Scientists Warning About Outbreak Preparedness

Two NIH virologists face charges over mpox samples from a Congo outbreak. Researchers say scrutiny could slow international collaboration.

Medical Daily

Federal Medicaid Work Rules Leave Homelessness Off the Exemption List, and Clinics Are Improvising

The federal Medicaid work requirement exemption list does not include homelessness. Clinics are documenting eligibility through other categories.

Medical Daily

AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, But Not Without Concerns

A California health plan uses

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Two NIH Scientists Face Charges Over Virus Samples, and Their Colleagues Say the Case Is About Paperwork

Two NIH Rocky Mountain Labs scientists face federal charges over mpox samples. Colleagues say it is a paperwork case, but nothing is proven yet.

Medical Daily

Resident-on-Resident Abuse Is Now the Most Cited Form of Nursing Home Abuse in Federal Records

Federal inspectors cited nursing homes more for resident-on-resident abuse than any other type in early 2026, a KFF Health News analysis found.

Medical Daily

The Consumer Product Safety Commission Shouldn't Need Our Personal Information. Especially Not Our Health Records.

Injury statistics are important, and so is modernizing record-keeping and accessibility. Vacuuming up personal and health data is something else.

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Federal Product Safety Agency Asks Hospitals for Emergency Room Records Covering Injuries It Does Not Regulate

CPSC is asking 100 hospitals for identifiable ER records, including injuries it does not regulate. What patients and hospitals should know.

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A Federal Product Safety Agency Is Asking Hospitals for Patient Names Its Own Manual Tells Them to Leave Out

CPSC is asking hospitals for identifiable ER records while its own manual says to omit names and birthdates. Here is what patients should know.

Medical Daily

Deloitte's Medicaid Systems Are Wrongly Denying Disabled Americans Benefits in at Least 25 States, KFF Investigation Finds

A KFF Health News investigation found Deloitte's Medicaid eligibility software is wrongly denying disabled Americans benefits in at least 25 states. New laws may worsen the problem.

Medical Daily

Your Insurance Plan May Be Pocketing the Drug Coupon Card Meant to Help You Pay for Medication

Nearly 40% of ACA marketplace plans use copay accumulators to pocket drug coupon cards meant for patients. Here is how to check your plan and protect yourself.

Medical Daily

Infant Formula Makers Were Required to Tell the FDA When Babies Died — Records Show They Never Did

KFF Health News found the FDA received zero formula maker death notifications going back to 2000. Abbott's expert testified it never reported a single death for preterm formula.

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Colorectal Cancer Is Now the Leading Cancer Killer of Americans Under 50. The KFF Investigation Explains Why Family History Is More Important Than Ever.

KFF Health News June 16 investigation: colorectal cancer is now the deadliest cancer for ages 18–49. 12+ cancers rising under 50. Family history is the most critical risk factor.

Medical Daily

$50 Billion in Rural Health Funding Won't Reopen Martin County's Closed Hospital — Here's What the Fine Print Actually Says

KFF Health News investigation: Martin County NC's closed hospital won't benefit from the $50B rural health fund. Here's the structural gap between political promises and fund design.

Medical Daily

Tennessee Became the First State to Let Pharmacies Sell Ivermectin without a Prescription. Here's What That Looks Like Now.

KFF Health News June 17 investigation: Tennessee pharmacies sell ivermectin 10–21x standard potency via one anti-vaccine doctor's blanket prescriptions. 60+ poison center calls in 2025.

Medical Daily

U.S. Hospitals Are Now Paying to Train Their Own Workers to Fill Staffing Gaps — Here's What the Healthcare Workforce Crisis Looks Like in 2026

KFF Health News June 16, 2026: U.S. hospitals increasingly subsidize worker training and certifications to fill chronic staffing gaps. Here's why the crisis is accelerating in 2026.

International Business Times UK

Immigration Arrests Are Fuelling a Mental Health Crisis for Hundreds of Thousands of US Citizen Children

Immigration arrests under the Trump administration have separated 145,000 US citizen children from parents, causing significant psychological harm. Experts highlight developmental regression and chronic stress symptoms in affected children.

International Business Times UK

ICE Detainees Describe Being Denied Medicine, Left With Festering Wounds and Untreated Cancer

Investigation in US immigration detention centres reveals widespread medical neglect, with detainees suffering from untreated conditions and inadequate care.

The Independent UK

The methodology of an AP-KFF Health News investigation into medical neglect at ICE detention centers

KFF Health News and The Associated Press have been investigating allegations of medical neglect from people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the second Trump administration

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