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- Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay
on April 18, 2026 at 9:00 amKFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
- Tu nuevo terapeuta: conversador, indiscreto… y difícilmente humano
by Darius Tahir on April 17, 2026 at 6:53 pmMuchos pacientes consideran muy atractivo un terapeuta no humano impulsado por inteligencia artificial, incluso más atractivo que una persona en un sillón reclinable y con actitud severa
- Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Humanby Darius Tahir and Oona Zenda on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 am
With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps — with little evidence they work and few regulations.
- Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
by Lauren Sausser on April 17, 2026 at 9:00 amAs artificial intelligence embeds itself into health care, some physicians and patient advocates worry it could be used by insurance companies to refuse payment for care. Maryland passed one law banning AI from acting alone on a denial. Meanwhile, Virginia’s then-governor vetoed that state’s attempt at regulating AI in health insurance.
- Nuevas reglas federales de Medicaid exigen un mes de trabajo. Algunos estados piden más
by Samantha Liss on April 16, 2026 at 8:14 pmIndiana encabeza ese impulso, con una nueva ley que exige a los solicitantes demostrar que han estado trabajando o participando en una actividad similar por tres meses consecutivos para recibir beneficios.
- Cae la inscripción de inmigrantes en Medi-Cal y expertos lo atribuyen a las políticas de Trump
by Claudia Boyd-Barrett on April 16, 2026 at 7:30 pmLa situación comenzó a agravarse durante el verano, impulsada por las noticias sobre redadas migratorias en todo el sur de California.
- New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.by Samantha Liss on April 16, 2026 at 9:00 am
Starting next year, about 18.5 million adults will be subject to new Medicaid work rules in 42 states and Washington, D.C. Applicants must show they’ve been working for at least a month before receiving benefits. Some Republican-controlled states want to triple the required work period.
- Medi-Cal Immigrant Enrollment Is Dropping. Researchers Point to Trump’s Policies.by Claudia Boyd-Barrett on April 15, 2026 at 9:00 am
A KFF Health News analysis found Medi-Cal lost almost 100,000 immigrants without legal status in the second half of 2025. California officials say it’s not clear if immigrants are losing coverage faster than other populations, but researchers said the most obvious driver is fear of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
- Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite the State’s $219M in Rural Health Funding
by Arielle Zionts on April 15, 2026 at 9:00 amA rural Nebraska dialysis unit that was hemorrhaging money closed, upending patients’ lives. That’s despite a federal rural health program that granted the state more than $200 million this year to improve health care in rural communities.
- Estados cambian leyes para evitar que hijos de inmigrantes detenidos entren al sistema de cuidado temporal
by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez on April 14, 2026 at 1:44 pmEl gobierno federal no lleva un registro de cuántos niños han ingresado a este sistema como consecuencia de operativos de control migratorio, lo que dificulta saber con qué frecuencia ocurre.
