Colleen Deguzman

The U.S. Capitol on Feb. 8. Medicare pays hospitals about double the rates it pays other providers for the same services. A House-passed bill would take a small step toward eliminating the difference. Hospital lobbyists seek to make sure it never becomes law. (Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News)

In fight over Medicare payments, the hospital lobby shows Its strength

February 16, 2024 at 6:12 a.m.

In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power to protect their bottom lines.

Medi-Cal’s reliance on prisoners to make cheaper eyeglasses proves shortsighted

July 12, 2022 at 6:28 a.m.

To dodge hefty costs for eyewear, California’s health insurance program for low-income people, Medi-Cal, has an innovative strategy: It contracts exclusively with the state’s prisons, and inmates make glasses for...

A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle

June 9, 2022 at 10:03 a.m.

Research out this week examines how an area's political environment can affect its mortality rate.

President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2022. (Photo: Saul Loeb/ Getty Images)

Fact Check: Biden Sets High Bar in 1st State of the Union Speech

March 2, 2022 at 10:21 a.m.

What a difference a year makes. The speech was delivered to a largely unmasked crowd of lawmakers, justices, and Cabinet members in the House chamber.

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