{"id":15273,"date":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=15273"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","slug":"listen-to-the-latest-kff-health-news-minute-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=15273","title":{"rendered":"Listen to the Latest \u2018KFF Health News Minute\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday\u00a0via direct download or the RSS feed<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aug. 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katheryn Houghton\u00a0[CATH-er-in HOW-tun]<\/em>\u00a0reads the\u00a0week\u2019s news:\u00a0A\u00a0wristband\u00a0with the words \u201cI\u00a0Gave\u00a0Birth\u201d\u00a0could be a lifesaving tool for new moms, and\u00a0many\u00a0homeless people will have to prove they\u2019re working to\u00a0stay on\u00a0Medicaid.<\/p>\n

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Aug. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arielle Zionts [arr-ee-ELL ZY-ence]<\/em> reads the week\u2019s news: Pediatricians try to persuade more parents to vaccinate their kids amid measles outbreaks. Plus, how hospital monopolies drive up costs for patients and insurers.<\/p>\n

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Aug. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel Spears reads the week\u2019s news: Many people with disabilities fear that a new Justice Department legal opinion could roll back protections that have given them access to in-home care. Plus, some cities are using 911 to respond to mental health distress calls with mobile crisis teams instead of police.<\/p>\n

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Aug. 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katheryn Houghton [CATH-er-in HOW-tun]<\/em> reads the week\u2019s news: Some older adults are seeking roommates to help them age in place. Plus, doctors say they shouldn\u2019t be the ones determining if someone is too sick to comply with Medicaid\u2019s new work rules.<\/p>\n

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July 30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zach Dyer [DYE-er]<\/em> reads this week\u2019s news: Health insurance companies promised to make it easier to get doctor-ordered care, but patients are still waiting. Plus,\u00a0a common\u00a0surgery might not be the best way to solve knee pain.<\/p>\n

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July 23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackie Forti\u00e9r [FOR-tee-ay<\/em>]\u00a0reads this week\u2019s news: Coverage disruptions can have fatal consequences when switching health plans. Plus, more states are shaming employers that use your tax dollars to cover health costs for their low-income workers.<\/p>\n

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July 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Some health plans are pocketing their enrollees\u2019 drug discounts, while\u00a0many\u00a0Affordable Care Act insurers want to raise rates by\u00a0double digits next year.<\/p>\n

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July 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel Spears reads the week\u2019s news: When babies receiving infant formula allegedly get sick or die, what happens next is largely up to the companies that make it. Plus, abortions continue to rise four years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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July 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackie\u00a0Forti\u00e9r\u00a0[FOR-tee-ay]<\/em>\u00a0reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0More Americans than ever are\u00a0surviving\u00a0cancer and face lingering mental health issues. Plus, tips\u00a0to get\u00a0your health insurance company to pay for a GLP-1\u00a0drug.<\/p>\n

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June 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zach Dyer\u00a0[DYE-er]<\/em>\u00a0reads the week\u2019s news: The\u00a0U.S.\u00a0is getting its first new sunscreen ingredient in decades.\u00a0Plus,\u00a0at-home cancer\u00a0tests have their limits.<\/p>\n

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June 18<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katheryn Houghton [CATH-er-in HOW-tun]<\/em> reads the week\u2019s news: New rules that require millions of Americans to work to access Medicaid are stricter than many expected. Plus, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act protects many people\u2019s jobs \u2014 but there\u2019s a big catch.<\/p>\n

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June 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Whitehead reads the\u00a0week\u2019s news: More Americans\u00a0are getting\u00a0access to physician-assisted suicide as states legalize the practice. Plus, hundreds of people\u00a0allege\u00a0medical neglect in ICE detention centers.<\/p>\n

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June 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arielle Zionts [arr-ee-ELL ZY-ence]<\/em> reads the week\u2019s news: For some older adults, the risks of certain preventive screenings might outweigh the rewards. Plus, cost spikes for Obamacare plans have consumers seeking cheaper health coverage, which is often less comprehensive.<\/p>\n

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May 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackie Forti\u00e9r [FOR-tee-ay]<\/em> reads this week\u2019s news: Suicide prevention experts argue that improving Americans\u2019 financial well-being could save lives. Plus, the Trump administration proposes looser artificial intelligence safeguards to speed innovation in healthcare.<\/p>\n

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KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This article<\/a> first appeared on KFF Health News<\/a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday\u00a0via direct download or the RSS feed. Aug. 27 Katheryn Houghton\u00a0[CATH-er-in HOW-tun]\u00a0reads the\u00a0week\u2019s news:\u00a0A\u00a0wristband\u00a0with the words \u201cI\u00a0Gave\u00a0Birth\u201d\u00a0could be a lifesaving tool for new moms, and\u00a0many\u00a0homeless people will have to prove they\u2019re working to\u00a0stay on\u00a0Medicaid. Your browser does not support the audio element. Can\u2019t see the audio player?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}