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Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos

Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.

A Guide to Finding Insurance at 26‌

It’s a difficult rite of passage for young adults without job-based insurance. Here are some tips for getting started.

Inside the CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo

Fired-then-reinstated workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worry about the future of public health amid proposed agency downsizing.

Listen: Regulatory Rollbacks and Federal Layoffs Could Threaten America’s Food Supply

The Trump administration’s anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting moves risk unraveling the system of checks and balances that helps ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply, say consumer advocates and former employees of the FDA and Department of Agriculture.

Even in States That Fought Obamacare, Trump’s New Law Poses Health Consequences

GOP lawmakers in 10 states have refused for a decade to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. But when President Donald Trump got another whack at Obamacare, these holdout states went unrewarded.

Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Have Plummeted Under Trump, Jeopardizing Care

The renowned research hospital that cares for people with rare or life-threatening diseases has been pummeled by an employee exodus and the gutting of research, both driven by the Trump administration.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Kennedy Cancels Vaccine Funding

The Health and Human Services secretary is winding down nearly $500 million in mRNA research funding, citing false claims that the technology is ineffective against respiratory illnesses — and notching a victory for critics of the covid vaccines. And President Donald Trump is demanding drugmakers drop their prices, quickly, but it’s unclear how he could make them comply. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News’ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more.

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As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

In recent years, locally acquired dengue cases have appeared in California, Florida, and Texas, parts of the U.S. where the disease isn’t endemic. Health and vector control officials worry that with climate change and the lack of a vaccine, dengue will take hold in a larger swath of North America.

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