{"id":1966416,"date":"2025-11-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?p=1966416&#038;post_type=article&#038;preview_id=1966416"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:18:24","slug":"listen-to-the-latest-kff-health-news-minute-2025","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/listen-to-the-latest-kff-health-news-minute-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to the Latest &#8216;KFF Health News Minute&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1658779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png 3840w, 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https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=200,134 200w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=315,210 315w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oct. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arielle Zionts reads the week\u2019s news: Though 13 states cover GLP-1s such as Wegovy for weight loss for people on Medicaid, many eligible people are missing out, and advance planning can help seniors aging alone maintain more control over their final days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/102825-Final-Health-Minute.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oct. 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: More men are developing osteoporosis, but insurance often won\u2019t pay to screen them, and the Trump administration\u2019s cuts to a digital equity program are setting back efforts to help some rural communities access telehealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/102025-Final-Health-Minute-mix_01.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oct. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: Most states allow medical providers to force employers to send them part of a patient\u2019s paycheck to cover unpaid medical bills, and the Trump administration\u2019s cuts to federal funding are making flood-prone hospitals more vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/101425-Health-Minute-final-mix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oct. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: Some cosmetic surgeons who have been sued multiple times for injuring patients have been able to get jobs with other clinics, and millions of people could dodge new Medicaid work rules where unemployment rates are high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/100725-Final-Health-Minute-Mix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oct. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news:&nbsp;Hospital charity care programs can still leave patients who qualify with big bills, and the Trump administration is rolling out a pilot program to use AI to deny care for Medicare patients in six states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/HM-093025-Final-Mix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept. 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arielle Zionts reads this week\u2019s news: Asking AI tools to interpret your lab results can have downsides, and more Americans are choosing environmentally friendly \u201cgreen burials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Final-HM-09232.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept. 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: Some independent rural hospitals are joining forces to try to survive, and public health guidance on head lice at school clashes with parents\u2019 preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/091725-Final-HM-_mixdown-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Federal cuts to food assistance could make it harder for families to stay healthy, and some health insurers are planning to reduce coverage of popular but expensive weight loss drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/HM-090925-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: New research shows that regular, moderate use of devices like computers and smartphones can be good for the cognitive health of older people, and human resources departments can help employees get health insurance companies to pay for covered care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/090225-Health-Minute-mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aug. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Emergency rooms with no doctor on staff are becoming more common in rural areas, and higher costs for Affordable Care Act plans could hit early retirees and small-business owners hard next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/HM-082525-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aug. 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: Some doctors are changing how they talk to patients about immunizations because of changes to federal vaccine policy, and 26 is the age with the highest uninsured rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/HM-082025-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aug. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Many states are making doulas more accessible, and opioid settlement money may get used to fill budget holes from federal funding cuts to Medicaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/081125-HM-Final-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aug. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: New Trump administration policies could limit patient access to qualified medical interpreters, and physicians often miss the signs of iron deficiency in older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/080425-HM-Final-mix-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: The Republican megabill President Donald Trump signed July 4 could lead rural health facilities to close, and previously rare mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue are on the rise in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/072925-HM-Final-mix-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Affordable Care Act health plans will likely be more expensive next year, and work requirements for Medicaid recipients can be expensive and hard to navigate for enrollees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/072325-Health-Minute-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown is threatening nursing home staff, and the country\u2019s largest&nbsp;health&nbsp;insurers say they\u2019ll&nbsp;simplify the process they use to decide whether to pay for doctor-ordered care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/071625-Health-Minute-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: Federal funding cuts have left some of the nation\u2019s most popular beaches without lifeguards this summer, and new research shows vaccines are good at keeping older adults out of the hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/070925-Health-Minute-Final-TC.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: The Trump administration is cutting some&nbsp;programs intended to prevent gun violence, and seniors who don\u2019t&nbsp;sign up for Medicare at age 65&nbsp;can be on the hook for medical bills, even if they still have health insurance through work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/070125-Health-Minute-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Gatherings called \u201cmemory caf\u00e9s\u201d can help both people with dementia and their caregivers reduce depression and isolation, and the looming end of some Affordable Care Act subsidies will make ACA plans much more expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/062525-Health-Minute-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: Cannabis use could be riskier for older adults, and research shows covid vaccines in pregnancy can protect pregnant women as well as newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/061725-Health-Minute-_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Inadequate communications infrastructure is harming the health of rural Americans, and ministroke symptoms may look mild but need medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/061125-Health-Minute-FINAL-mix.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: More than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021, and the federal government failed to warn the public about a major E. coli outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/060425-Health-Minute-FINAL-TC.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Fortier reads the week\u2019s news: New programs teach Black kids to swim competitively and help their parents learn too, and people in prison are often denied basic health care at the end of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/052825-Health-Minute-Final-TC-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads this week\u2019s news: Federal funding cuts are gutting HIV prevention programs, and financial pressures are leading to the closure of clinics that provide abortion care even in states where it\u2019s legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/052125-Health-Minute-Final-Mix-TC-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads this week\u2019s news: Using \u201celderspeak\u201d with seniors can be harmful, and independent pharmacists worry tariffs could force them to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Health-Minute-051425-Final-16LUFS-TC.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads this week\u2019s news: CPR and defibrillator training can give people the skills to help others survive cardiac arrest, and doctors are using telehealth to help thousands of patients each month access abortion care in states where it\u2019s banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Health-Minute-050625-final-mixdown-16LUFS-TC.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katheryn Houghton delivers the week\u2019s news: A new survey finds that more Americans are hearing false claims about measles and the vaccine that prevents it, and changes to federal health funding have advocates worried the White House is deprioritizing fighting addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Health-Minute-043025-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer reads this week\u2019s news: Concierge medicine could worsen the physician shortage in rural areas, and the Trump administration has canceled medical research grants that it says aren\u2019t in line with its priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Health-Minute-042325.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads this week\u2019s news: Families that rely on home health aides could pay the price for the Trump administration\u2019s anti-immigrant policies, and some local health departments are canceling scheduled services because&nbsp;the federal government is trying to take back health grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/HM-041625-16LUFS-TC-mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads this week\u2019s news: The Trump administration is rolling back accommodations for people with disabilities, and a charity is about to wipe out $30 billion of medical debt, but that won\u2019t stop Americans from accruing more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Health-Minute-040925-TC-16-LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads this week\u2019s news: The Trump administration may stop using a \u201cHousing First\u201d approach to ending homelessness, and Medicaid rules can force people with disabilities not to work in order to keep services they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/040325-Health-Minute-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zach Dyer delivers this week\u2019s news: Federal regulators want to collect more data to figure out why some CT scans deliver much more radiation than others, and opposition to mRNA vaccines could end promising efforts to cure diseases including pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/032525-Health-Minute-TC-16LUFS.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads this week\u2019s news: Recent firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could make it harder to control infectious disease 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