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Medicare
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KFF Health News: Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?
April 07, 2026: Family physician Eric Boose has been using an artificial intelligence tool to get back to what he calls “old-fashioned medicine” — talking with patients face-to-face, without having to type into a computer at the same time. Read More >
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KFF Health News: Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare
March 23, 2026: John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he’s waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare. He was already thinking about delaying it — then his monthly Obamacare insura Read More >
Medicaid
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KFF Health News: New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
February 11, 2026: 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 Read More >
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KFF Health News: Solving the Home Care Quandary
January 08, 2026: You’re ready to leave the hospital, but you don’t feel able to care for yourself at home yet. Or, you’ve completed a couple of weeks in rehab. Can you handle your complicated medication regimen, along with shopping and co Read More >