All posts by rebecca

KFF Health News: Red and Blue States Alike Want To Limit AI in Insurance. Trump Wants To Limit the States.

It’s the rare policy question that unites Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California: How should health insurers use AI? Regulating artificial intelligence, especially ... Read more

Senators Introduce Social Media Scams Legislation

A new bill to combat fraudulent ads on social media platforms was introduced in the United States Senate soon after the Alliance’s “Stop the Scam” webinar last month. Sen. Ruben Gallego (AZ) and Sen. Bernie Moreno (OH) introduced the Safeguarding Consumers from Advertisi... Read more

KFF Health News: New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard

Lori Kelley’s deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work. The 59-year-old, who lives in Harrisburg, North Carolina, closed her nonprofit circus arts school last year because she could no longer see well enough to complete paperwork. She then worked mak... Read more

KFF Health News: Your Next Primary Care Doctor Could Be Online Only, Accessed Through an AI Tool

When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician. MacDonald wanted to find a new doctor right away. She needed refills for her blood pressure medications and wanted to book a foll... Read more

KFF Health News: Blurry Line Between Medical and Vision Insurance Leaves Patient With Unexpected Bill

Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May. The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat it in 2022, and she uses medicated drops ... Read more

Retiree Power: 25 Years and Growing, the Alliance’s 2026 National Membership Meeting

Join retiree activists from across the country for Retiree Power: 25 Years and Growing, the Alliance for Retired Americans’ 2026 National Membership Meeting. This special gathering marks our 25th anniversary and will bring members together to elect national officers, deb... Read more

KFF Health News: Doctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.

When Jeannine Urban went in for a checkup in November, she had her doctor’s full attention. Instead of typing on her computer keyboard during the exam, Urban’s primary care physician at the Penn Internal Medicine practice in Media, Pennsylvania, had an ambient artificial i... Read more

KFF Health News: These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People

Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives, seeking support for a proposed federal rule setting minimum staff levels for nursing homes. Finally, after decades of advocacy,... Read more

Department of Justice Acknowledges Misconduct by Trump-Vance Administration, DOGE Employees by Unlawfully Accessing and Misusing Social Security Data

Baltimore, Md. – After a bombshell filing in federal court made by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), wherein DOJ admitted to multiple inaccuracies and misrepresentations it made to federal courts in a case challenging the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)... Read more