Affordable Care Act enrollment has exploded over the last few years, more than doubling, with much of the growth coming from states that voted for Donald Trump in 2024, a KFF analysis finds.
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Enrollment in ACA exchanges has exploded in recent years
Affordable Care Act enrollment has exploded over the last few years, more than doubling, with much of the growth coming from states that voted for Donald Trump in 2024, a KFF analysis finds.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: American Health Gets a Pink Slip
The Department of Health and Human Services underwent an unprecedented purge this week, as thousands of employees from the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies were fired, placed on administrative leave, or offered transfers to far-flung Indian Health Service facilities. Altogether, the layoffs mean the federal government, in a single day, shed hundreds if not thousands of combined years of health and science expertise. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Bloomberg News, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this enormous breaking story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who reported and wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature about a short-term health plan and a very expensive colonoscopy.
Nonprofit hospitals see margin improvement despite challenges
Nonprofit hospitals and health systems with early fiscal year ends (FYE) performed better financially as compared to the prior year, with the median operating margin for providers with early FYEs improving to 1.2% in 2024 – up from -0.5% in ’23.
Senate amendment leaves $880 billion in cuts that would likely target Medicaid
Congress is plowing ahead towards a budget reconciliation process ahead of its two-week recess starting on April 10.
Troubling for hospitals is a Senate amendment to a House budget resolution introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Senator Linds…
‘If They Cut Too Much, People Will Die’: Health Coalition Pushes GOP on Medicaid Funding
As House Republicans mull a massive $880 billion cut from federal programs likely including Medicaid, constituents, disability advocates, and health care providers are joining forces to lobby GOP members in California — including those who represent rural, deeply conservative pockets that stand to lose the most.
Medical device cybersecurity could be challenged by HHS staffing cuts
A hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday on the safety of legacy medical devices became a forum for Democrats to protest staffing cuts at Health and Human Services, one of the federal departments tasked with cybersecurity prote…
CVS Caremark taps Omada on GLP-1 program
CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, Caremark, is bringing Omada Health on board to be a part of its weight management program, with a focus on access to GLP-1 drugs.
Mass layoffs at HHS are underway
The Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul of government spending has come to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with employees receiving notices on Tuesday that their jobs have been eliminated.
How Much Will That Surgery Cost? 🤷 Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful.
Health care price transparency is one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington, D.C. But much of the information that hospitals and health plans have made available to the public is not helpful to patients, and there’s no conclusive evidence yet that it’s lowering costs or increasing competition.
