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Colorado Legislature Establishes New Commission on Medicaid to Examine Long-Term Care and Financial Sustainability

By Matt VanAuken, DP Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director Earlier this year, the Colorado Legislature enacted a significant new...

$50 Billion Rural Health Fund Falls Short of Covering Deep Medicaid Cuts, Analysis Finds

Editorial Note: Originally published on July 16, 2025, this report has been updated over time to incorporate new data, reporting,...

Untangling the Blame: New KFF Video Series Examines the Real Role of Health Insurers in America’s Healthcare Crisis

As political leaders from across the ideological spectrum continually point fingers at health insurance companies for skyrocketing medical costs and...

Beyond the Premium: Why Hospital Consolidation, Not Just Insurers, Drives America’s Health Care Cost Crisis

The escalating cost of health insurance premiums has become an unsustainable burden, placing immense financial strain on employers and consumers...

Volume 54: Navigating the Intersection of Misinformation, AI Search, and Public Health Communication

As health communicators and public health organizations strive to keep pace with an increasingly complex digital landscape, two major shifts...

Trump Administration Implements Sweeping Executive Actions and Regulations Impacting LGBTQ+ Health Programs and Care

As he commenced the first day of his second term, President Trump initiated a series of executive orders and policy...

U.S. Global Health Strategy Overhaul Yields 34 Bilateral Agreements and Triggers Funding Reductions

The United States government is actively reshaping its international health footprint under a new policy framework, initiating a wave of...