Understanding Medicaid Home Care Amid CMS Focus on Potential Fraud and Abuse Authors: Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, and Robin Rudowitz Published: Feb 24, 2026

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/understanding-medicaid-home-care-amid-cms-focus-on-potential-fraud-and-abuse/

Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker Published: Feb 24, 2026

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-postpartum-coverage-extension-tracker/

Alcohol Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States Authors: Heather Saunders and Robin Rudowitz Published: Feb 24, 2026

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/alcohol-deaths-national-trends-and-variation-by-demographics-and-states/

Opioid Overdose Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States Authors: Heather Saunders, Nirmita Panchal, and Robin Rudowitz Published: Feb 24, 2026

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/opioid-overdose-deaths-national-trends-and-variation-by-demographics-and-states/

Suicide Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States Authors: Heather Saunders, Nirmita Panchal, and Robin Rudowitz Published: Feb 24, 2026

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/suicide-deaths-national-trends-and-variation-by-demographics-and-states/

Drugmakers lay out their legal arguments against Trump’s drug pricing experiments Medicare wants to lower U.S. drug prices by linking them to what other countries pay

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/24/pharma-opposition-medicare-drug-price-pilot-programs-strategy-emerges/ By John WilkersonFeb. 24, 2026 Washington Correspondent

Will Novo Nordisk’s slashing of obesity drug prices save patients’ money? It depends Experts say some will benefit from cuts to list prices, but it’s net prices that often matter more

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/24/novo-nordisk-weight-loss-drug-price-cut-examined/ By Elaine ChenFeb. 24, 2026 Elaine Chen, a national biotech reporter, is the co-author of The Readout, a newsletter about the business, science, and politics of biotech.