KFF Health News

The Affordable Care Acts gives consumers access to free screenings and preventative care through their insurance plans — it's just a matter of knowing their rights.

Isolation gowns are supposed to protect health care workers from splattered bodily fluids. But new studies suggest that too much liquid seeps through some disposable gowns, creating a risk of infection.

The federally required data release could affect future prices or even how employers contract for health care. Many will see for the first time how well their insurers are doing compared with others.

Work-based benefits may expand access to abortion for people who live in areas where the service is unavailable, but experts warn that claiming benefits could create a paper trail for law enforcement.

Anti-vaccine advocates have repurposed a catchy, succinct, and potent slogan. Its unlikely source: the reproductive rights movement, which has been linked to the phrase for more than 50 years.

Doctors and lawmakers in California want cannabis producers to warn consumers of the increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders and other health risks on their packaging labels and in advertising, similar to requirements for cigarettes.

For now, monkeypox poses a low risk to the U.S. public, but it could become a problem if the spread is left unchecked.

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

As temperatures climb across the country, health experts are concerned for the well-being of children.

The Biden administration’s latest plan to address opioid overdose deaths includes $30 million for harm reduction measures, but many conservative states don’t allow them.