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<\/figure>\nApril 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: Rising health costs have some middle-aged adults skipping the doctor until Medicare will pick up the tab. Plus, there\u2019s little evidence that immigrants without legal status are using Medicaid, despite White House claims.<\/p>\n April 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Arielle Zionts reads the week\u2019s news: Scientists say staff losses at the National Institutes of Health could lead to fewer medical breakthroughs. Plus, doctors worry they\u2019ll see more kids with potentially deadly complications from measles, as cases surge.<\/p>\n March 26<\/strong><\/p>\n Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Consumers know which party they blame after Congress failed to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies. Plus, updated standards say seniors should aim for even lower blood pressure readings.<\/p>\n March 19<\/strong><\/p>\n Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Amid federal spending cuts and suspicion of fluoride, tooth problems are sending more kids to the ER. Plus, patients look to health savings accounts to deal with rising medical costs.<\/p>\n March 12<\/strong><\/p>\n Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: Looming Medicaid cuts could mean states stop covering dental care for adults, and a growing number of U.S. nurses are moving to Canada.<\/p>\n March 5<\/strong><\/p>\n Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: The Trump administration is calling for sharp restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug ads, and for some people facing skyrocketing health insurance costs, becoming eligible for Medicare because of a new diagnosis is a terrible irony.<\/p>\n Feb. 26<\/strong><\/p>\n Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Some places are bringing back house calls to try to fight maternal and infant mortality, and almost all Americans benefit from health care subsidies in different forms.<\/p>\n Feb. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n Arielle\u00a0Zionts\u00a0reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Some health systems are using AI\u00a0tools to help patients\u00a0get primary care, and the Trump administration\u2019s new data-sharing rules make going to the hospital more dangerous for people without legal status.<\/p>\n Feb. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Moves by the Trump administration have slowed cancer research, and more of America\u2019s doctors are working into their golden years.<\/p>\n Feb. 5<\/strong><\/p>\n Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: American farmers are being hit hard by the end of extra Obamacare subsidies, and hospitals are starting their own Medicare Advantage plans.<\/p>\n Jan. 29<\/strong><\/p>\n Zach Dyer reads this week\u2019s news: An expensive new gene therapy that can potentially cure people with sickle cell disease will be covered by Medicaid, but only when it works for patients. Plus, community health centers are preparing to help care for millions more uninsured people.<\/p>\n Jan. 22<\/strong><\/p>\n Arielle\u00a0Zionts\u00a0reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Some states are cutting public funding for\u00a0a type of autism therapy, and older adults are more likely than younger ones\u00a0to stop taking GLP-1 drugs\u00a0such as\u00a0Ozempic.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jan. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Parents are confused by an overhaul of U.S. childhood immunization guidelines, and while people 65 and older make up the fastest-growing homeless population in the country, traditional homeless shelters often can\u2019t accommodate them.<\/p>\n Jan. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Instead of extending\u00a0extra\u00a0Affordable Care Act subsidies that would keep monthly premiums more affordable, some Republicans are pushing health savings accounts. Plus,\u00a0people seeking cheaper\u00a0health insurance options outside the ACA marketplaces\u00a0may\u00a0find some, but they\u00a0come with downsides.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jan. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Katheryn Houghton reads the\u00a0week\u2019s news: AI voices\u00a0can help patients who have had\u00a0their voice boxes removed\u00a0sound like themselves again, and many state-run psychiatric hospitals\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have enough beds to treat patients unless\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0been charged with a crime.<\/p>\n The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday on CBS News Radio.<\/em><\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n This story can be republished for free (details<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\nUSE OUR CONTENT<\/h3>\n