{"id":6872,"date":"2026-03-24T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=6872"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:19:59","slug":"listen-to-the-latest-kff-health-news-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=6872","title":{"rendered":"Listen to the Latest &#8216;KFF Health News Minute&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" 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, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=500,333 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=1270,847 1270w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=770,513 770w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=840,560 840w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=720,480 720w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=570,380 570w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=370,247 370w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=270,180 270w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=170,113 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=100,67 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=120,80 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/2023_kffhealthnews-minute.png?resize=1170,780 1170w, 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=\"(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>March 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Amid federal spending cuts and suspicion of fluoride, tooth problems are sending more kids to the ER. Plus, patients look to health savings accounts to deal with rising medical costs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/031726-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>March 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: Looming Medicaid cuts could mean states stop covering dental care for adults, and a growing number of U.S. nurses are moving to Canada.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/031126-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>March 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news: The Trump administration is calling for sharp restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug ads, and for some people facing skyrocketing health insurance costs, becoming eligible for Medicare because of a new diagnosis is a terrible irony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/030326-Health-Minute_mixdown.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Feb. 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Some places are bringing back house calls to try to fight maternal and infant mortality, and almost all Americans benefit from health care subsidies in different forms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/022426-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Feb. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arielle\u00a0Zionts\u00a0reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Some health systems are using AI\u00a0tools to help patients\u00a0get primary care, and the Trump administration\u2019s new data-sharing rules make going to the hospital more dangerous for people without legal status.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/021726-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Feb. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Moves by the Trump administration have slowed cancer research, and more of America\u2019s doctors are working into their golden years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/021146-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Feb. 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the week\u2019s news: American farmers are being hit hard by the end of extra Obamacare subsidies, and hospitals are starting their own Medicare Advantage plans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/020326-HM_mixdown.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Jan. 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zach Dyer reads this week\u2019s news: An expensive new gene therapy that can potentially cure people with sickle cell disease will be covered by Medicaid, but only when it works for patients. Plus, community health centers are preparing to help care for millions more uninsured people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/HM012826_mixdown.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Jan. 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arielle\u00a0Zionts\u00a0reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Some states are cutting public funding for\u00a0a type of autism therapy, and older adults are more likely than younger ones\u00a0to stop taking GLP-1 drugs\u00a0such as\u00a0Ozempic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/012126-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Jan. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jackie Forti\u00e9r reads the week\u2019s news: Parents are confused by an overhaul of U.S. childhood immunization guidelines, and while people 65 and older make up the fastest-growing homeless population in the country, traditional homeless shelters often can\u2019t accommodate them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/011325-Health-Minute-Mix.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Jan. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zach Dyer reads the week\u2019s news:\u00a0Instead of extending\u00a0extra\u00a0Affordable Care Act subsidies that would keep monthly premiums more affordable, some Republicans are pushing health savings accounts. Plus,\u00a0people seeking cheaper\u00a0health insurance options outside the ACA marketplaces\u00a0may\u00a0find some, but they\u00a0come with downsides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/010625-Health-Minute-Mix.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Jan. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Katheryn Houghton reads the\u00a0week\u2019s news: AI voices\u00a0can help patients who have had\u00a0their voice boxes removed\u00a0sound like themselves again, and many state-run psychiatric hospitals\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have enough beds to treat patients unless\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0been charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/122925-Health-Minute.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><em>The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday on CBS News Radio.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"block--category-tag-list \">\n<div class=\"category-tag-list__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"block--category-tag-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRelated Topics\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\tContact Us\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSubmit a Story Tip\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n#Listen #Latest #KFF #Health #News #Minute<br \/>\nListen to the Latest &#8216;KFF Health News Minute&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 19 Sam Whitehead reads the week\u2019s news: Amid federal spending cuts and suspicion of fluoride, tooth problems are sending more kids to the ER. 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