July 21, 2026 ~ This article was originally published in KFF Health News on July 7, 2026. It was written by Susan Jaffe. Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for...
March 10, 2026 ~ This article was originally published in KFF Health News on February 27, 2026. It was written by Sarah Boden and Oona Zenda and illustrated by Oona Zenda. A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs at home...
January 6, 2026 ~ This article was originally published in KFF Health News on October 29, 2025. It was written by Bram Sable-Smith and illustrated by Oona Zenda. Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from the local hospital in Columbia,...
First, check to see if your doctor is included in your health insurance coverage. You can contact your insurance company to find out. You can also ask the doctor which health insurance plans they take. Second, consider checking if the doctor has any disciplinary records....