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Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’?

By Hannah Norman April 3, 2023

The full health risks of wearing apparel made with PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are still unknown. But states are taking action so clothing makers will remove them.

An Arm and a Leg: A Doctor’s Love Letter to ‘The People’s Hospital’

By Dan Weissmann April 3, 2023

Could a charity hospital founded by a crusading Dutch playwright, a group of Quakers, and a judge working undercover become a model for the U.S. health care system? In this episode of the podcast “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with Dr. Ricardo Nuila to find out. Nuila’s new book, The People’s […]

FDA Evaluates ‘Safety Concerns’ Over Dental Devices Featured in KHN-CBS Investigation

By Anna Werner, CBS News and Brett Kelman March 31, 2023

A KHN and CBS News investigation found that a dental appliance called the AGGA has been used by more than 10,000 patients, and multiple lawsuits allege it has caused grievous harm to patients.

Daily Edition for Friday, March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023

Preventive care coverage, unclaimed medical accounts, the Medicaid enrollment cliff, covid, social media, guns, and more are in the news.

Readers and Tweeters Are Horrified by Harm Tied to Dental Device

March 31, 2023

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews March 30, 2023

A U.S. District Court ruling overturned the section of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive health services — from colonoscopies to diabetes screenings and more — available at no cost to consumers.

Decisión de un juez haría que algunas pruebas de detección de cáncer sin costo fueran cosa del pasado

By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews March 30, 2023

La decisión podría afectar los exámenes de detección sin copago y servicios preventivos similares que la mayoría de los estadounidenses con seguro tienen como parte de sus planes de salud.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A Judicial Body Blow to the ACA

March 30, 2023

A federal judge in Texas has dealt a big setback to the Affordable Care Act. The same judge who tried in 2018 to declare the entire ACA unconstitutional has now ruled that the law’s main provisions for preventive care are unconstitutional and, therefore, unenforceable nationwide. Also this week, North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

Daily Edition for Thursday, March 30, 2023

March 30, 2023

A psychiatric bill, buying Narcan over the counter, xylazine and fentanyl, covid, mental health, gun violence, and more are in the news.

$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.

By Aneri Pattani March 30, 2023

Spending the money effectively and equitably is a tall order for state and local governments, and a lack of transparency in the process is already leading to fears of misuse.

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