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Phil Galewitz
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Senior Correspondent, KFF Health News
Washington, D.C., United States
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Ireland, Poland, Dubrovnik , Culture, History , Amsterdam, Food, France , Spain, Scotland , Art, Malta , General Travel , Greece, Turkey, Italy, Wine
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By Sam Whitehead Verified, Phil Galewitz Verified| Ottumwa Courier Verified For many years, Eric Wunderlin's health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around Dayton, Ohio, making so little he said he sometimes had to choose between paying rent and buying food
By Phil Galewitz Verified| News from the States@ MANSFIELD — When DeSoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952, officials were banking on its main funding source remaining stable: Medicaid, the joint federal-state health program for low-income people and the disabled. But those dollars are now in jeopardy, as President Donald Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress move to shrink the nearly $900 billion health program that covers more than 1 in 5 Americans
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KFF Health News
KFF Health News is a national newsroom and a key program of KFF, formerly known as the Kaiser Family Foundation. It specializes in health policy journalism and investigative reporting, focusing on U.S. health care policy, politics, and systemic issues such as care disparities and public health challenges. The organization produces award-winning investigative journalism, recognized as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 and 2024. It collaborates with KFF’s research teams to provide policy analysis and engages in public health campaigns like Greater Than HIV and Greater Than Covid to educate the public and combat misinformation. KFF Health News also tracks health-related misinformation through the Health Information & Trust Initiative, ensuring accurate information reaches the public. KFF Health News serves a diverse audience, including policymakers, media outlets, and the general public, providing accessible reporting on health issues that impact communities across the nation. It operates under the leadership of CEO Dr. Drew Altman and is supported by KFF’s endowment and external grants.
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