Health
Healthcare Oversight and Policy Issues
KFF Health News highlighted the challenges in overseeing opioid settlement funds due to a leadership vacuum. Additionally, changes to comply with Trump’s law are causing issues for Medicaid benefit systems, and prisoners granted early release continue to face difficulties finding long-term care.
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KFF Health News
The opioid settlements are a multibillion-dollar windfall with only loose spending suggestions rather than strict requirements. Some people directly affected by the crisis want stronger guardrails. But New York state’s experience highlights the challenge in finding a fiscal watchdog.
2026-07-21 09:00 UTC
KFF Health News
Complex computer systems that decide whether people, including the disabled, get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump’s signature tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.
2026-07-21 09:00 UTC
KFF Health News
Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.
2026-07-21 09:00 UTC