Reporter @kffhealthnews.org‬. I write about decisions made by powerful individuals and institutions, and the real-life impact on Americans' health. Find me on Signal: username rachanadpradhan.83https://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3mr5yzlgxns2o“I just wanted to give up”: People with disabilities have been denied Medicaid benefits due to IT problems. The problems foreshadow trouble as states ready major changes to their Medicaid programs under Trump's signature One Big Beautiful Bill. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/deloitte-medicaid-eligibility-system-denials-michigan-trump-policy-piles-on/ @kffhealthnews.org21 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5yzlgxns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3moimoi3i4s22Tennessee pharmacies are selling potent ivermectin, led by an anti-vaccine doctor who's taken "bucketloads" The state was the nation's first to allow adults to buy the drug at a pharmacy without individual prescriptions By Brett Kelman + me @kffhealthnews.org https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/ivermectin-pharmacies-tennessee-anti-vaccine-doctor-denise-sibley/17 Jun 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3moimoi3i4s22https://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3mnhrbqscms2rThe Trump administration’s rollout of a mandate that millions of Medicaid enrollees work or risk losing benefits is forcing states to scrap months of preparation. States had already committed to paying contractors millions to comply w/the law. @kffhealthnews.org https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/trump-law-medicaid-work-rules-states-overhaul-eligibility-systems/04 Jun 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhrbqscms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3mitlpuxfrc2oStates are paying contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum millions of dollars to help them comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a law that will strip health and food benefits from millions. "This is a pretty big payday,” one expert told us. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/state-medicaid-work-requirements-eligibility-systems-deloitte-accenture-optum/06 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitlpuxfrc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3mgcuhuomek2eThe number of people employed at the NIH is at its lowest level in at least two decades. Hear from six scientists run out by Trump and the work they left behind on cancer research, tick-borne diseases, and more. Me + @k-hought.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org for @cnn.com https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/health/nih-scientists-work-kff-health-news05 Mar 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcuhuomek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3mfph2zkmuk24Katheryn is truly one of the best. Give her a follow to see all her work @kffhealthnews.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfph2zkmuk24https://bsky.app/profile/rachanadpradhan.bsky.social/post/3mej4nvalps2sThe National Cancer Institute, the federal research agency charged with leading the war against the nation’s second-largest killer, is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official. New from me @kffhealthnews.org https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ivermectin-cancer-treatment-nih-study-dewormer-offlabel-drug/10 Feb 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:vsggbarizdnosmpep35pgisd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej4nvalps2s