{"id":2228478,"date":"2026-04-17T10:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2228478"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:12:09","slug":"spanish-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/spanish-homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2230896 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-on-air tag-cdc tag-environmental-health tag-hospitals tag-public-health tag-technology content-types-article\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2230896\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/on-air\/kff-health-news-tick-bites-ai-podcasts-cdc-erica-schwartz04-25-26\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/on-air\/kff-health-news-tick-bites-ai-podcasts-cdc-erica-schwartz04-25-26\/\">Gounder Culls the News, From Ticks and AI to Who Might Lead CDC<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here\u2019s a collection of their appearances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-25T00:00:00+00:00\">April 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2230134 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry series-the-week-in-brief state-connecticut content-types-article\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2230134\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/the-week-in-brief-connecticut-doctors-dentists-medical-debt\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/the-week-in-brief-connecticut-doctors-dentists-medical-debt\/\">In Connecticut, Doctors and Dentists Are More Likely Than Hospitals To Sue Patients<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/noam-n-levey\/\">Noam N. Levey<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2231339 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2231339\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/what-the-health-podcast-rfk-jr-vs-congress\/\">&#8216;What the Health?&#8217; Podcast: RFK Jr. vs. Congress<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. completed his tour of House and Senate committees this week, ostensibly to promote President Donald Trump\u2019s budget proposal for his department but also to answer for some of his more controversial positions, particularly on vaccines. Meanwhile, Trump signed an order to facilitate the use of hallucinogens to treat mental health conditions. Victoria Knight of Bloomberg Government, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times join KFF Health News\u2019 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, as part of our \u201cHow Would You Fix It?\u201d series, Rovner interviews Harvard public health professor David Blumenthal. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2230362 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry tag-biden-administration tag-cancer tag-cms tag-emergency-medicine tag-hhs tag-hospitals tag-trump-administration state-new-york\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2230362\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/emergency-room-ed-boarding-hospital-beds-long-waits-crisis\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo illustration of a medical worker pushing a patient in a gurney. The end of the gurney is dissolving into the void.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/emergency-room-ed-boarding-hospital-beds-long-waits-crisis\/\">A \u2018Barbaric\u2019 Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Patients are getting stuck in the emergency department for days while waiting for a spot in an inpatient ward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/elisabeth-rosenthal\/\">Elisabeth Rosenthal<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letter-to-the-editor tag-covid tag-long-covid tag-organ-donation tag-reproductive-health state-michigan\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228677\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/letter-to-the-editor\/urgent-care-abortion-organ-donors-chatbots-medical-debt-april-2026\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/letter-to-the-editor\/urgent-care-abortion-organ-donors-chatbots-medical-debt-april-2026\/\">Readers Chime In on Reproductive Rights, Therapy Chatbots, Medical Debt, and More<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2230749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-public-health tag-affordable-care-act tag-multimedia tag-obama-administration tag-video podcast-series-what-the-health series-how-would-you-fix-it\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2230749\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/health-care-policy-political-divide-david-blumenthal-interview\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/thumb-WTH-interview_David.png?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/thumb-WTH-interview_David.png?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/thumb-WTH-interview_David.png?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/thumb-WTH-interview_David.png?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/health-care-policy-political-divide-david-blumenthal-interview\/\">Watch: Acknowledging Health Care\u2019s Great Divide<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As part of her &#8220;How Would You Fix It?&#8221; series, podcast host Julie Rovner chats with health policy expert David Blumenthal about how politics can gum up health policy progress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By Julie Rovner and Hannah Norman <span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-article-hero__byline-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-article-hero__byline-sep-icon\" width=\"6\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 6 6\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"3\" cy=\"3\" r=\"1.5\" \/><\/svg><\/span> Interview by <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/\">Julie Rovner<\/a> and video by <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/\">Hannah Norman<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicare tag-medicare-advantage tag-midwest-bureau tag-premiums funder-arnold-ventures funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-missouri-foundation-for-health state-alaska state-connecticut state-illinois state-maine state-massachusetts state-new-york state-ohio partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228699\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicare\/medigap-medicare-advantage-premiums-rate-increase-few-alternatives\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-859285234.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-859285234.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-859285234.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-859285234.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"An upward red arrow rests on a stethoscope on a pale blue background.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicare\/medigap-medicare-advantage-premiums-rate-increase-few-alternatives\/\">Medigap Premiums Leap, and Consumers Have Few Alternatives<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Millions of people rely on the supplemental insurance to offset the deductibles, copayments, and other costs faced by enrollees in the traditional Medicare program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-appleby\/\">Julie Appleby<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228111 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medicaid category-rural-health tag-legislation tag-nutrition tag-rural-health funder-helmsley-charitable-trust state-kentucky state-west-virginia partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228111\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicaid\/food-stamps-snap-work-requirements-hunger-west-virginia-foodbanks\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SNAP_04.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SNAP_04.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SNAP_04.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/SNAP_04.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Two older women stand smiling side by side in a parking lot on a sunny day.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicaid\/food-stamps-snap-work-requirements-hunger-west-virginia-foodbanks\/\">Food Stamp Work Rules Don\u2019t Increase Employment, Researchers Say<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Work requirements will encourage people who are able to work to seek and maintain jobs, proponents say. But researchers haven\u2019t found that they lower the unemployment rate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/taylor-sisk\/\">Taylor Sisk<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2230753 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-noticias-en-espanol category-race-and-health tag-california-legislature tag-hospitals tag-immigrants tag-latinos tag-legislation funder-california-health-care-foundation funder-california-wellness-foundation community-media-california-media community-media-hispanic-media series-state-watch state-california\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2230753\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/en-california-legisladores-buscan-proteger-a-pacientes-bajo-custodia-del-ice\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/GettyImages-150973191_1350.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/GettyImages-150973191_1350.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/GettyImages-150973191_1350.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/GettyImages-150973191_1350.jpg?w=1350&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/en-california-legisladores-buscan-proteger-a-pacientes-bajo-custodia-del-ice\/\">En California, legisladores buscan proteger a pacientes bajo custodia del ICE<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Dos proyectos de ley que avanzan en el Senado estatal buscan impedir que agentes de inmigraci\u00f3n a\u00edslen a pacientes de sus seres queridos e interfieran con su capacidad de obtener ayuda legal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/claudia-boyd-barrett\/\">Claudia Boyd-Barrett<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229421 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-race-and-health tag-california-legislature tag-hospitals tag-immigrants tag-legislation funder-california-health-care-foundation series-state-watch state-california partner-the-associated-press\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229421\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/ice-custody-immigrant-patient-protection-california-legislation\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-683074020.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-683074020.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-683074020.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-683074020.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A close-up shot of the rotunda of the California Capitol in Sacramento. An American flag is seen on a pole to the left.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/ice-custody-immigrant-patient-protection-california-legislation\/\">California Lawmakers Seek Protections for Patients in ICE Custody<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Moving through the California Senate are two bills, informed by KFF Health News reporting, that would strengthen protections for patients brought to health facilities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/claudia-boyd-barrett\/\">Claudia Boyd-Barrett<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229400 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-cancer tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration funder-arnold-ventures funder-colorado-health-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation series-priced-out state-colorado state-south-carolina partner-usa-today\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229400\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/cancer-survival-costs-testing-treatment-premiums-deductibles-trump\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=1350&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Two people pose for a photo together, smiling. The person on the left holds signs that read, &quot;Survivor&quot; and &quot;Avocate.&quot; The person the right holds a sign that reads, &quot;Fighter.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/cancer-survival-costs-testing-treatment-premiums-deductibles-trump\/\">They\u2019re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren\u2019t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The costs of posttreatment care are forcing cancer survivors to make tough choices. GOP proposals to bring down health insurance costs won\u2019t help people who need constant care and monitoring, health policy researchers and patient advocates say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/renuka-rayasam\/\">Renuka Rayasam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicaid tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-pregnancy tag-reproductive-health tag-rural-health tag-trump-administration tag-womens-health funder-arnold-ventures funder-headwaters-foundation funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-montana-healthcare-foundation series-state-watch state-montana\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229052\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicaid\/doula-care-pregnancy-medicaid-montana-budget-cuts\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/MT-Doula_05.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/MT-Doula_05.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/MT-Doula_05.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/MT-Doula_05.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A doula holds a baby while sitting on a couch.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicaid\/doula-care-pregnancy-medicaid-montana-budget-cuts\/\">Montana Moves Ahead With Doula Pay but Warns Medicaid Cuts Still May Come<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Montana health officials say they\u2019re seeking to add doula services to the state\u2019s Medicaid program, reversing a previous statement that they would \u201cnot be moving forward\u201d amid a budget shortfall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/katheryn-houghton\/\">Katheryn Houghton<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2138213 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-multimedia series-health-minute content-types-article\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2138213\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/listen-to-the-latest-kff-health-news-minute-2026\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/listen-to-the-latest-kff-health-news-minute-2026\/\">Listen to the Latest &#8216;KFF Health News Minute&#8217;<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8220;KFF Health News Minute\u201d brings original health care and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance tag-hhs tag-technology tag-trump-administration tag-congress series-agency-watch partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228955\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/opm-federal-workers-health-records-hipaa-democratic-letters\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2197648687-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2197648687-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2197648687-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2197648687-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A flag with the seal of the Office of Personnel Management flies in the wind.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/opm-federal-workers-health-records-hipaa-democratic-letters\/\">Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers\u2019 Health Data<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers\u2019 medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/amanda-seitz\/\">Amanda Seitz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/maia-rosenfeld\/\">Maia Rosenfeld<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228954 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance tag-audio tag-high-deductible-plans tag-multimedia tag-out-of-pocket-costs series-health-care-helpline partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228954\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/listen-health-care-helpline-life-kit-high-deductible-plans-out-of-pocket-costs\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/HHH-Logo-v4-final-copy.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/HHH-Logo-v4-final-copy.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/HHH-Logo-v4-final-copy.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/HHH-Logo-v4-final-copy.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/listen-health-care-helpline-life-kit-high-deductible-plans-out-of-pocket-costs\/\">Listen: Cheap Health Insurance Isn\u2019t Always Cheap<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Across the country, people are choosing lower monthly premiums in exchange for higher out-of-pocket risk. Reporter Jackie Forti\u00e9r explains what the shift means for Americans\u2019 health and wallets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jackie-fortier\/\">Jackie Forti\u00e9r<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228343 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-courts category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-medicare tag-cms tag-midwest-bureau tag-nursing-homes tag-trump-administration funder-arnold-ventures funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-missouri-foundation-for-health series-state-watch state-illinois state-california partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228343\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/real-estate-investment-trusts-senior-housing-nursing-homes-profit\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/REIT-Leslie-Adams-02-3840.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/REIT-Leslie-Adams-02-3840.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/REIT-Leslie-Adams-02-3840.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/REIT-Leslie-Adams-02-3840.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A man wearing a plaid button-up shirt sits on the front step of a home for a portrait\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/real-estate-investment-trusts-senior-housing-nursing-homes-profit\/\">Real Estate Investors Profit From Long-Term Care While Residents Languish<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch over their performance but deny responsibility for bad care.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courts category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-doctors tag-graphics tag-hospitals tag-multimedia series-diagnosis-debt series-state-watch state-connecticut partner-ct-mirror\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228622\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/medical-debt-connecticut-doctors-sue-patients\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A woman stands outside in a wooded area.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/medical-debt-connecticut-doctors-sue-patients\/\">In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-KFF Health News investigation finds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/noam-n-levey\/\">Noam N. Levey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/katy-golvala-and-jenna-carlesso-ct-mirror\/\">Katy Golvala, CT Mirror<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jenna-carlesso-ct-mirror\/\">Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2183401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance category-on-air category-medicaid tag-abortion tag-emergency-medicine tag-midwest-bureau tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-reproductive-health tag-womens-health funder-headwaters-foundation funder-missouri-foundation-for-health funder-montana-healthcare-foundation state-michigan state-montana content-types-article\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2183401\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/on-air\/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-on-air_weekly.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/on-air\/on-air-april-18-2026-urgent-care-abortion-doulas-farm-bureau-health-plans\/\">Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas&#8217; Pay<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here\u2019s a collection of their appearances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00\">April 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228116 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mental-health tag-childrens-health tag-immigrants tag-trump-administration series-state-watch series-the-week-in-brief content-types-article\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228116\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/mental-health\/the-week-in-brief-immigrant-children-guardianship-laws\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/the-week-in-brief-thumbnail.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/mental-health\/the-week-in-brief-immigrant-children-guardianship-laws\/\">States Update Guardianship Laws To Keep Children of Immigrants Out of Foster Care<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jazmin-orozco-rodriguez\/\">Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00\">April 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-mental-health category-noticias-en-espanol tag-childrens-health tag-technology funder-california-wellness-foundation funder-doris-duke-foundation state-illinois state-nevada state-california\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229007\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/tu-nuevo-terapeuta-conversador-indiscreto-y-dificilmente-humano\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand drawn illustration of a young person holding their cell phone to their chest surrounded by robotic AI therapists, which are trying to get her to take a seat on a recliner couch. Text on their screens says, &quot;TRUST ME!&quot; &quot;YOU&#039;RE SO RIGHT!&quot; &quot;You can trust me!&quot; and &quot;Exactly.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/tu-nuevo-terapeuta-conversador-indiscreto-y-dificilmente-humano\/\">Tu nuevo terapeuta: conversador, indiscreto\u2026 y dif\u00edcilmente humano<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Muchos pacientes consideran muy atractivo un terapeuta no humano impulsado por inteligencia artificial, incluso m\u00e1s atractivo que una persona en un sill\u00f3n reclinable y con actitud severa<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/darius-tahir\/\">Darius Tahir<\/a> <span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-article-hero__byline-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-article-hero__byline-sep-icon\" width=\"6\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 6 6\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"3\" cy=\"3\" r=\"1.5\" \/><\/svg><\/span> Illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/\">Oona Zenda<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00\">April 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-mental-health tag-childrens-health tag-midwest-bureau tag-rural-health tag-technology funder-doris-duke-foundation funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health state-arizona state-illinois state-nevada state-california partner-the-washington-post\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228281\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/mental-health\/ai-chatbots-therapy-big-risks-few-regulations\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand drawn illustration of a young person holding their cell phone to their chest surrounded by robotic AI therapists, which are trying to get her to take a seat on a recliner couch. Text on their screens says, &quot;TRUST ME!&quot; &quot;YOU&#039;RE SO RIGHT!&quot; &quot;You can trust me!&quot; and &quot;Exactly.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/mental-health\/ai-chatbots-therapy-big-risks-few-regulations\/\">Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps \u2014 with little evidence they work and few regulations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a 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