Bram Sable-Smith

Ten of the 24 people injured by bullets at the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting were children. As we followed the affected families, it quickly became clear that those kids are changed. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/k…

“We just hold our breath every legislative session,” an Idaho mom with two disabled sons, told @besables. “I feel like I’m always trying to prove their worth, to prove their value, and it’s exhausting.” kffhealthnews.org/MjE2MTQ2Ng via @kffhealthnews

Republicans have hitched themselves to the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, banking on its popularity to give them an electoral bounce, including a recent Superbowl ad featuring Mike Tyson. But the strategy carries risks, reports @besables ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/w…

Missouri Governor's FY27 budget anticipates a $713 million reduction in fed money for Medicaid expansion

If you feel like hospitals and insurers are fighting more often these days, you’re not alone! Here is what it could mean for your health care. @besables kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

"We are struggling to fight for our own survival." Read the full story w/@sjtribble looking at the fallout from Medicaid cuts in Idaho and North Carolina. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/s…

NEW: Trump's signature legislation is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid. But even before those cuts hits, states are slashing their programs. It's already making it harder for one North Carolina mom to find care for her disabled son.

NEW: Feel like you're reading more about hospitals fighting with insurers and even stranding patients out of network? It's not your imagination. Almost 1 in 5 hospitals had a brawl with an insurer in the past 4 years. Trump admin cuts mean we're likely to see even more...

HUGE:🏆 Congrats! Our colleague Peggy Lowe @KCUR and @besables @KFFHealthNews win a national Edward R. Murrow Award for their series on the Chiefs parade shooting survivors kcur.org/inside-kcur/20…

Thrilled to see that @KFFHealthNews and its partners won three national Murrow Awards!! @besables @DavidHilzenrath @NoamLevey @jodieTVnews @peggyllowe @maddycfox

NEW: A Missouri woman gave up guardianship of her son so she could be paid to be his caregiver. Proposed Medicaid work requirements might force her to prove she works to keep her insurance. @besables reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

🚨🚨🚨17 million projected to lose health insurance, @yabutaleb7 reports

The Senate has just passed what amounts to the biggest health reform plan since the ACA, rolling back many of the health insurance coverage increases achieved by the ACA.

68% of Americans support work requirements for Medicaid, according to a recent @KFF poll. But support dropped as low as 35% when respondents learned that most Medicaid recipients already work and could lose their coverage because of paperwork requirements.

NEW: Violent crime was already trending down when Trump campaigned on addressing unbridled crime in America. Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention. My latest for @CNN and @KFFHealthNews cnn.com/2025/06/03/hea…

NEW: As St. Louis deals with $1.6 billion in damage from a tornado, locals are helping hard-hit North St. Louis. Yet to show up is the federal government with an emergency declaration. @CaraRAnthony and @besables report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/s…

NEWS: County health departments nationwide have canceled vaccine clinics after federal funding was cut. HHS says it's because the pandemic is over. The clinics gave flu and measles shots, too. By @besables + @Ajzionts + @JackieFortier kffhealthnews.org/news/article/v…

On the #MAHA tour this morning in Arizona, @SecKennedy will hear from tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges related to self-governance in health care at the Tribal Self Governance Conference. I’m here for @KFFHealthNews

“It'd be like putting sheep in a hyenas’ den,” a formerly incarcerated trans woman told @besables about President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for housing trans women inmates in male prisons. @besables for KFF Health News + @19thnews. ⤵️ 19thnews.org/2025/03/transg…

FTC, Indiana Residents Pressure State To Block Terre Haute Hospital Merger. New reporting from @samanthann kffhealthnews.org/MTk0NTkzMw via @kffhealthnews

I’m reading some of the national coverage of Kaul’s abortion lawsuit. And this passage is not entirely true. foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-a…