Obed Manuel

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Medicaid cuts will hurt families and cost GOP politically, says Kentucky governor

Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.

What the new medical debt-credit report rule could mean for patients, health industry

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients’ financial futures.

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

NPR’s A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.