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• KFF Health News: Democrats Seek To Spotlight Rising Health Costs by Forcing Vote on Trump Regulation

  June 18, 2026: In a move that mixes pure politics with weedy congressional procedures, Senate Democrats are seeking to force a vote to overturn a Trump administration rule that they say will make it harder to enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans and sharply r...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Trump Bought Tobacco Stocks and Raked In Industry Donations as FDA Eased Standards

  June 11, 2026: President Donald Trump, who once declared he had “saved” flavored vapes, grew his stock holdings this year to as much as $1.64 million in tobacco giant Philip Morris. He also had holdings in Altria and a third leading tobacco company, though a...Read more >

• Administration Launches Attacks on Vote-By-Mail Just In Time for Midterm Elections

  June 04, 2026: Last week, the United States Postal Service (USPS) proposed a new rule that would force states to provide data for mail-in and absentee voters to the federal government, including names, addresses, and envelope barcode information. The move came a...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.

  June 01, 2026: When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a 1,700-square-foot home in Terry...Read more >

• KFF Health News: 3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need

  May 29, 2026: Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She was in “reasonably good h...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs

  May 18, 2026: President Donald Trump earlier this year bought as much as $680,000 in stock of Eli Lilly, the maker of blockbuster obesity drugs, as the agencies he oversees undertook an agenda that largely benefited the company. On May 14, the federal gover...Read more >

• Social Media Platform Meta Made Millions from Fraudulent Medicare Ads on Facebook and Instagram; Scam Survivors Recognized on Capitol Hill

  May 15, 2026: A new report found that Meta, the corporation that owns Facebook and Instagram, has failed to stop scammers from repeatedly buying ads that target seniors. The report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that scam ads aimed at older adu...Read more >

• Medical Journal Confirms that Medicare’s Annual Cap on Out of Pocket Drug Costs is Keeping Seniors on their Medications

  May 15, 2026: New research shows that the Inflation Reduction Act’s provision capping yearly prescription drug costs has helped Medicare patients afford and stay on their prescription medications. The annual out-of-pocket drug costs cap is $2,100 for 2026. La...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up.

  May 15, 2026: Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry. No surprise. About 60% of American adults are “worried about being a...Read more >

• KFF Health News: A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs – What Older Americans Should Know

  May 06, 2026:   (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month. It’s a notable shift for Medicare, which has long been barred from cov...Read more >