Journalists Evaluate Rural Voter Sentiment, MAHA Movement, and Gene-Editing Finding
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
October 2026
Why EHR Delivery Has Become a Strategic Decision: Operating Models and Clinician Burnout
For years, healthcare organizations have pursued IT cost optimization through familiar tactics: renegotiating contracts, extending hardware refresh cycles, consolidating vendors, and managing cloud spending. Those efforts can produce incremental savings,…
Wandercraft Acquires Ekso Bionics from ChronoScale to Form World’s Largest Medical Exoskeleton Powerhouse
What You Should Know Dynamic physical AI and robotic mobility pioneer Wandercraft announced the acquisition of Ekso Bionics, Inc. from a subsidiary of ChronoScale Holdings Corporation, the transaction was unanimously…
AKASA Launches Autonomous Mid-Cycle AI for Inpatient Coding and CDI
What You Should Know Healthcare revenue cycle generative AI company AKASA announced the commercial launch of its autonomous AI platform for the revenue cycle mid-cycle, expanding beyond AI-powered prebill review…
Most Healthcare Is Local: Connecting Epic with Regional Health Information Exchanges
Imagine a patient who arrives at the hospital for a transplant evaluation. She’s been treated at three different health systems over the past two years, seen specialists across the region,…
Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups
Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease…
Midterms Have Revived Universal Healthcare Debate. These States Are Ahead of Everyone.
While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are crafting a more ambitious plan to implement universal coverage in…
Heidi II Launches Autonomous Clinical Agents to Execute 10M Weekly Visit Tasks
What You Should Know Global AI care partner platform Heidi (formerly Heidi Health) announced the commercial launch of Heidi II, evolving its platform from passive ambient clinical documentation into an…
M&A: Grindr Acquires PurposeMed for $250M to Build Full-Stack “Grindr Health” Telehealth Rail
What You Should Know Social networking platform Grindr Inc. announced an agreement to acquire PurposeMed Inc., the parent company of virtual HIV-prevention platform Freddie, for an upfront base purchase price…
Tiny Health Secures $33M to Scale Microbiome Intelligence Platform Across Lifespan
What You Should Know Microbiome intelligence and precision diagnostics platform Tiny Health announced the completion of an oversubscribed $33 million Series B financing round led by B Capital, bringing the…