# care costs (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover care costs. Page: Feed: --- ## [Headless FDA Gets a New Nominee](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/headless-fda-gets-a-new-nominee) _2026-08-20 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ Listen now | “What the Health?” from KFF Health News and WAMU [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212057654/55d107499ada275a12005d67d5b8037b.mp3) ## [New Guidance on Public Charge Determinations Does Not Specify Key Concepts, Likely Resulting in Immigrant Families Facing Ongoing Confusion and Fear](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/new-guidance-on-public-charge-determinations) _2026-08-19 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released guidance for officials to make public charge determinations under new regulations that take effect on September 18, 2026. ## [Trump’s Vaccine Agenda](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/trumps-vaccine-agenda) _2026-08-13 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ Listen now | “What the Health?” from KFF Health News and WAMU [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211081884/4b5d4d4f5fb7db276105c51c8ab43f16.mp3) ## [New Regulation Prohibits Federal Medicaid Funds From Covering Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Young People](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/new-regulation-prohibits-federal) _2026-08-13 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ On August 11, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a much-anticipated final rule prohibiting federal Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds from covering certain gender-affirming care services for young people. ## [As FDA Approves First-Ever mRNA Flu Vaccine For Older Adults, Past KFF Polling Showed Most In This Age Group Were Uncertain About the Technology’s Safety](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/as-fda-approves-first-ever-mrna-flu) _2026-08-07 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ On August 5, 2026 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever messenger RNA (mRNA) flu vaccine for adults 50 and older. ## [Doing More and Defying Labels in New Mexico](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/doing-more-and-defying-labels-in) _2026-08-05 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ A "Beyond the Data" column from KFF President and CEO, Dr. Drew Altman ## [ACA Marketplace Insurers Are Proposing a Median Premium Increase of About 15% in 2027](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/aca-marketplace-insurers-are-proposing) _2026-08-04 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ ACA Marketplace insurers’ proposed rate filings for 2027 are now available from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ## [The Politics of Grant Cuts](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/the-politics-of-grant-cuts) _2026-07-30 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ Listen now | “What the Health?” from KFF Health News and WAMU [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209155365/b54718427cc39adb096596b1e9b2662b.mp3) ## [Are Health Care Costs THE Top Issue for Voters?](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/are-health-care-costs-the-top-issue) _2026-07-29 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ A "Beyond the Data" column from KFF President and CEO, Dr. Drew Altman ## [CMS’s Decision to End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plans Could Mean Larger Premium Increases for Some Beneficiaries Next Year](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/cmss-decision-to-end-temporary-subsidies) _2026-07-29 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced plans to end the temporary Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration after 2026. ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K4OOUj68JzQW) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [US needs to find outbreaks before patients do](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/us-needs-to-find-outbreaks-before) _2026-07-28 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ The cyclospora outbreak reveals a public health system that often detects threats only after people are already ill. ## [Video: Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable?](https://kfforg.substack.com/p/video-did-the-affordable-care-act) _2026-07-24 · KFF · KFF’s Substack_ The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been criticized for not living up to its name. ## [America’s health care boom: More administrators, fewer doctors](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/americas-health-care-boom-more-administrators) _2026-06-02 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Celebrating this job growth hides an expensive administrative bloat. ## [Building resilience to the effects of climate change: My time at the Vatican](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/building-resilience-to-the-effects) _2026-05-30 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ I had the great honor earlier last month to join colleagues from around the world at the Vatican, advising the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on building resilience to the effects of climate change. ## [Drug prices in US are too high. Here’s how to lower them.](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/drug-prices-in-us-are-too-high-heres) _2026-05-19 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ The gap between US drug prices and those abroad is not a market outcome — it is the result of deliberate political and regulatory choices. ## [The system didn’t catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us.](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/the-system-didnt-catch-the-hantavirus) _2026-05-15 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ The cruise ship outbreak reveals how vulnerable the United States remains to infectious diseases despite lessons from COVID. ## [Discussing the hantavirus outbreak on PBS NewsHour](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/discussing-the-hantavirus-outbreak) _2026-05-13 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ You have probably been reading about the hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius — with 9 confirmed cases and three deaths. ## [To lower health care costs, fix who does the work](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/to-lower-health-care-costs-fix-who) _2026-05-05 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Letting nurses, pharmacists, and AI handle routine care could make the system cheaper and more efficient. ## [Health insurance isn’t containing costs. It’s fueling them.](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/health-insurance-isnt-containing) _2026-04-21 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ High deductibles and flawed incentives are pushing prices higher while leaving patients less protected. ## [AI didn't replace me as a doctor. It made me better.](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/im-a-doctor-heres-what-opened-my) _2026-04-16 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ My op-ed in The Washington Post on how AI enhanced my medical training and judgement ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/URLUTynT1f7l) _2026-04-16 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [To lower health care costs, cut the paperwork](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/part-6-to-lower-health-care-costs) _2026-04-07 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Prior authorization has become a barrier to care rather than a safeguard against excess. ## [How to fix America's relationship with healthcare](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/how-to-fix-americas-relationship) _2026-04-02 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ My talk with The Washington Post’s Megan McArdle on high healthcare costs and what we can do about them. ## [The U.S. needs to be worried about Iranian biological materials](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/the-us-needs-to-be-worried-about) _2026-03-25 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ A pathogen released intentionally or accidentally could be worse than Covid-19 ## [How to make value-based care work better](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/doctors-should-be-paid-to-keep-patients) _2026-03-24 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Value-based care works when physicians lead and take real accountability. ## [When markets fail, prices need guardrails](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/when-markets-fail-prices-need-guardrails) _2026-03-10 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ $22,000 for a $11,000 surgery? No excuses—just market power. Cap the price. ## [End the policies that protect hospital monopolies](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/end-the-policies-that-protect-hospital) _2026-02-24 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ From payment distortions to certificate-of-need laws, government rules often reward consolidation and block new entrants. Reforming them would spur competition and lower costs. ## [Competition and health care: Bigger isn’t always better](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/competition-and-health-care-bigger) _2026-02-10 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Bigger health systems promised efficiency. Instead, they delivered higher prices and fewer options for patients. ## [We are fighting the wrong war on healthcare.](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/we-are-fighting-the-wrong-war-on-healthcare) _2026-01-27 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Washington keeps arguing over who should pay the bill while ignoring what’s driving costs in the first place — a policy failure decades in the making. ## [Three things in public health to be thankful for](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/three-things-in-public-health-to) _2025-11-25 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ As this tumultuous year draws to a close — and especially during this season of thanksgiving — it’s important to recognize the contributions that deserve gratitude. ## [Can Caffeine Stunt Your Growth?](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/can-caffeine-stunt-your-growth) _2025-11-17 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ Short answer: No. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179387521/c2eb5cab256f66fc6fb05be6712fc895.mp3) ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IR4KZUA6HFrT) _2025-11-17 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Are Carrots Good for your Eyesight?](https://amomentinhealth.substack.com/p/are-carrots-good-for-your-eyesight) _2025-11-06 · Ashish K Jha · A Moment in Health_ I’m sure a lot of you have been told this in your childhood. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179386840/aca5aaa3fd867803847bb12e3f7a9bd9.mp3)