Nov 09 Watch 5:00 New study suggests link between medical imaging and pediatric cancer risk By John Yang, Kaisha Young Medical imaging, like X-rays and CT scans, are routine, non-invasive and painless tools used by doctors to make diagnoses. But a recent study of about 4 million children published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the radiation… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 6:44 Struggling rural hospitals compete for billions of dollars in federal funding By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Health systems in rural America are struggling. Many are losing money and over the past decade, more than 100 have closed. To address Medicaid shortfalls in the “One Big Beautiful” budget bill, Congress approved a $50 billion rural health transformation… Continue watching
Nov 06 WATCH: Johnson says he won't promise ACA vote in the House as part of a shutdown deal By Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he would not guarantee Democrats a vote on extending enhanced tax credits for those with coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Oct 30 Medicare patients go without needed treatment as government shutdown disrupts telehealth By Ali Swenson, Obed Lamy, Associated Press The shutdown, now in its fifth week, halted funding for Medicare's telehealth program, leaving many patients without vital services. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Johnson says Republicans 'have a long list of ideas' to address health care costs By Joey Cappelletti, Ali Swenson, Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson told a news conference Monday that the enhanced health care tax credits are “subsidizing bad policy." Republicans "have a long list of ideas" to address health care costs, he said, and are “grabbing the best ideas… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 1:44 Meet the nurse in Uganda who climbs a 1,000-foot ladder to save lives By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin To reach the isolated eastern Uganda mountain communities that need her help, nurse Agnes Nambozo scales a treacherous 1,000-foot ladder that is too steep for small children, mothers carrying babies and the sick to climb down. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 5:43 Why millions of Americans are facing a spike in health care costs By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for a significant hike in their 2026 health insurance premiums without the subsidies at the center of the government shutdown battle. It comes as insurance costs are rising significantly throughout the country. A KFF… Continue watching
Oct 21 Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, AP-NORC poll finds By Ali Swenson, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Federal policies have left millions of people at risk of skyrocketing health insurance premiums or of losing their health insurance altogether. Continue reading
Oct 16 Health care subsidies are at the heart of the shutdown fight. Here's who loses if they expire By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more affordable. Continue reading
Oct 08 More than 80% of eastern Congo health facilities out of medicine, Red Cross says By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding. Continue reading