Holly Hacker
@hollyhacker
Data editor @KFFHealthNews. Former @dallasnews investigative reporter. Fueled by French roast & curiosity. I love a good scatterplot.
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NEW: The Trump administration’s cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new analysis by @HMLLarweh, @rachanadpradhan and @raelnb shows. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…
There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived at the emergency room in the small hospital at intersection of two dirt roads in Ekalaka, MT. There never is. Experts believe ERs, especially in rural areas, increasingly operate with few or no doctors. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/r…
Thanks to the Red Line @wmata train operator for suggesting we transfer at Ft Totten to escape this morning’s RL delay hellscape.
The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers. @vanesanchez_g + @dchangmiami report for KFF Health News + @NBCNews. ⤵️ nbcnews.com/health/health-…
Trying to make sense of the massive changes at HHS? @jrovner leans on her 40 years covering HHS to put this moment in context and answer questions from @tradeoffspod listeners about what this means for hospitals, states, research + more. tradeoffs.org/2025/04/03/mak…
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Making Sense of Sweeping Cuts at HHS
Veteran health care reporter Julie Rovner breaks down the massive cuts and reorganization at HHS and answers listeners’ questions about what to expect next.
NEW: At least 230 U.S. counties have both a dire shortage of dentists and largely unfluoridated water, which could lead to rampant tooth decay and a lifetime of dental pain and costs. @BrettKelman reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…
The man responsible for a $1.3 billion fraud scheme. A doctor who gave unnecessary eye injections. A CEO made a fortune on pain and pee. President Trump claims he will stop health care fraudsters. In his first term, he let these fraudsters go. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…
NEW: “This is America. It’s not supposed to be this way.” More than 200 counties lack high-speed internet and health care providers, a KFF Health News investigation found. 📝: @sjtribble + @hollyhacker kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…
When Slack is down and we have to operate in Microsoft Teams…
🧵Opioid settlement money was meant to be spent on the addiction crisis specifically. So when I heard a Kentucky county spent $15,000 of it on an ice skating rink, I needed to learn more. Here's what I found: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/i…
We @KFF had already downloaded these government data files and will be able to see what, if anything, changes if/when the data come back online
THREAD: Federal government surveys and datasets that have been taken offline
JOURNO Friends: With the new Purdue Pharma deal announced, it's the perfect time to dig into reporting on opioid settlements. @KFFHealthNews can help! We're hosting a webinar to share tips on how you can use our database of 7,000+ ways state & local govts are spending the money
❗️ Help requested from @KFFHealthNews reporter. Working on a story for the @latimes. Are you a health provider that has been evacuated or lost your home due to the fires? We'd like to talk to you. My dms are open. Thank you.
Advocates for environmental justice, an ideal that everyone has the right to live in a healthy environment regardless of race or class, say U.S. incinerators overburden people of color. @dchangmiami reports from Florida. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…
“It seems like it’s an even more widespread problem than we realized,” said Clare Pace, a researcher at the University of California-Berkeley who is examining possible exposure from PFAS-contaminated pesticides. @hnorms report: californiahealthline.org/news/article/p…
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources - Califor...
Researchers found toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water wells dotting California’s rural farming regions, far from known contamination sources. The discovery complicates the state’s drinking...
What happened in health policy in 2024, and what should we expect in 2025? KFF’s @DrewAltman and @jrovner discuss on the last @KFFHealthNews #WhatTheHealth episode of the year. 🎧 Listen here: on.kff.org/402ELD2
Federal law says Native Americans don't owe anything when the Indian Health Service agrees to pay for their care at private hospitals. But some get billed+sent to collections anway due to backlogs or mistakes from the IHS, financial middlemen+providers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…
NEW: Database by @KFFHealthNews, @JohnsHopkinsSPH & @ShatterproofHQ tracks 7,000+ ways opioid settlement money has been used, shining light on public health settlements worth $50B: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o… In this 🧵, I’ll share a bit on how we built this & what we found.
NEW: In the wake of Hurricane Helene, 70 people were rescued by helicopters from an Appalachian hospital destroyed by flash flooding from a nearby river. Why was it built on a flood plain in the first place? 📝: @laurenmsausser & @hollyhacker kffhealthnews.org/news/article/u…
This story, like just about every story I write for @KFFHealthNews, is available for any news organization to republish completely for free. The illustration also. Yes, really. Have at it. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…
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