From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, we uncovered how billions in opioid settlement funds were used by state and ...

Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed ...

The helicopter evacuation of 70 people from a Tennessee hospital during Hurricane Helene is considered a success story. The building was destroyed by floodwaters, but no one died. In hindsight, why ...

Minor interventions are increasingly being rebranded and billed as surgery, for profit. This means a neurologist spending 40 ...

Hypothermia deaths have risen in California and across the nation. Experts point to the growing number of older, unsheltered ...

Researchers found toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water wells dotting California’s rural farming regions, far from ...

A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of ...

California’s controversial experiment to order mental illness and drug treatment for some of its sickest residents is rolling out statewide, but the latest data shows the new initiative is falling far ...

Ballad Health, with the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the nation, has failed for years to meet many ...

Judith Graham, KFF Health News' "Navigating Aging" columnist, talks with older adults who live alone by choice or circumstance. They share what it means to thrive in later years.

Aging alone, without a spouse, a partner, or children, requires careful planning. New programs for this growing population ...

Inoculation campaigns that protect children and adults from dangerous diseases rely on a delicate web of state and federal ...