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An Indiana hospital has retooled its bid to buy its local rival, arguing to state regulators that the other hospital might not survive without it. The Federal Trade Commission says otherwise. usnews.com/news/best-stat…

NEW: An Indiana hospital seeking to take over its rival won a reprieve when lawmakers watered down a bill that threatened the proposed deal. But now it faces a likely showdown with Indiana’s new governor. Samantha Liss reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/i…

An Indiana hospital has retooled its bid to buy its local rival, arguing to state regulators that the other hospital might not survive without it, Samantha Liss reports. The Federal Trade Commission says otherwise. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/i…

Powerful reporting.

"Of the 107, some 52—almost 50 percent—had cancer. By the time the paper was written, seven of them were dead." scientificamerican.com/article/a-pren…

‘A cruel April Fool’s joke’: HHS layoffs characterized by confusion, errors healthcaredive.com/news/hhs-layof… via Healthcare Dive

The dissolution of AHRQ is dislodging scores of experienced patient-safety experts, a brain drain that will be impossible to rectify, one researcher said. kffhealthnews.org/MjAwOTQzMQ via @kffhealthnews

In the current wild west era of college sports, Illinois shrugs off a state law requiring its athletes to report their NIL deals. Story w/ Jodi Cohen of ProPublica chicagotribune.com/2025/04/04/ill…

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NEW: Health experts say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of public records staffers at federal health agencies undercuts his promise to deliver “radical transparency.” Rachana D. Pradhan + Brett Kelman report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

"Americans will know less about their government and the industries it regulates and be less able to hold them both to account." kffhealthnews.org/MjAxMTgzNw via @kffhealthnews

Powerful reporting from Louisiana via Phil Galewitz kffhealthnews.org/MjAxMTE5Mw via @kffhealthnews

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Last summer, I received an intriguing tip. I heard the largest health care union in the U.S. — 1199SEIU — had spent over $60,000 on travel and lodging for the union president's daughter to accompany him on business trips as his caregiver. Thread incoming... 🧵

NEW: Technological gaps handicap rural hospitals as billions in federal funding to modernize infrastructure lags. The reliance on outdated tech and piecemeal systems challenge staffs and erode patient care. 📝: Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly Hacker, Caresse Jackman kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

A call for comfort brought the police instead. Now the solution is in danger. Recent funding and staffing cuts undermine the future of the 988 program. Samantha Liss reports for KFF Health News + ABC News. ⤵️ abcnews.go.com/Health/call-co…

Before 988 began, a woman who called a hotline was handcuffed and hospitalized, Samantha Liss reports. “The whole thing was an absolute, utter, traumatic nightmare.” Now she fears it could happen to others. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/9…

The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to cover a long list of preventive services. Why, then, was this Chicago patient billed more than $1,400 for what they thought was just an annual checkup? #BilloftheMonth Samantha Liss Lauren Sausser kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…

.Secretary Kennedy said an Arizona bill to ban unhealthy options from food aid was just the start of a national push. “We’re going to do that in the next four years,” he said. Katheryn Houghton + Samantha Liss report for KFF Health News + NPR. ⤵️ npr.org/sections/shots…

Samantha Liss and I found the group largely behind today's SNAP restriction legislation is the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank working to reshape the nation's public aid programs.