Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

Summary: In the first few months of 2026, the healthcare world is seeing big changes. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now helping patients find doctors and even giving voices back to people who lost their voice boxes. However, new government rules are slowing down cancer research and making hospitals risky for people without legal status because of data sharing. While Medicaid is trying a new approach by paying for expensive sickle cell cures only if they actually work, many farmers are losing help with their insurance bills. Meanwhile, America’s doctors are getting older and keeping their jobs longer, while older patients are quitting popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic faster than younger people.

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