Hannah Norman
@hannahnorman.bsky.social
Video producer & visual reporter @kffhealthnews.org. Fan of mountains and burrata.
New moms all over social media are talking about their incredibly high medical bills after having a baby. I wanted to know, why is that the case? And what are possible solutions?
Here's my video for @kffhealthnews.org:
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Here's my video for @kffhealthnews.org:
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Watch: Why Is Having a Baby So Expensive in the US? - KFF Health News
KFF Health News video producer Hannah Norman breaks down why new parents are getting billed thousands of dollars for births.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New moms all over social media are talking about their incredibly high medical bills after having a baby. I wanted to know, why is that the case? And what are possible solutions?
Here's my video for @kffhealthnews.org:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Here's my video for @kffhealthnews.org:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Turning 26 has become a birthday many Americans dread. Young adults without jobs that provide health insurance find that their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.
You can watch/read our story for @kffhealthnews.org + the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
You can watch/read our story for @kffhealthnews.org + the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Turning 26 has become a birthday many Americans dread. Young adults without jobs that provide health insurance find that their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.
You can watch/read our story for @kffhealthnews.org + the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
You can watch/read our story for @kffhealthnews.org + the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/h...
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Medicaid work requirements. We've been hearing that a lot lately. But what exactly are they? And how will the affect Americans?
Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.
📹: @hannahnorman.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.
📹: @hannahnorman.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Watch: What Are Medicaid Work Requirements? - KFF Health News
KFF Health News' Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Medicaid work requirements. We've been hearing that a lot lately. But what exactly are they? And how will the affect Americans?
Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.
📹: @hannahnorman.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.
📹: @hannahnorman.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Under the Trump admin, the National Cancer Institute is cutting $ for a program designed to improve disparities in cancer care by linking U.S. cancer centers with minority-serving colleges and universities.
These partnerships have trained 8,500+ scientists.
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These partnerships have trained 8,500+ scientists.
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World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos - KFF Health News
After spearheading a 34% cut in cancer mortality, the National Cancer Institute at the NIH is bleeding resources and staff and could see its budget cut by nearly 40%.
kffhealthnews.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Under the Trump admin, the National Cancer Institute is cutting $ for a program designed to improve disparities in cancer care by linking U.S. cancer centers with minority-serving colleges and universities.
These partnerships have trained 8,500+ scientists.
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These partnerships have trained 8,500+ scientists.
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Among the thousands of federal workers that HHS fired this year: CDC researchers who advised clinicians on how to prescribe contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.
My latest on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @kffhealthnews.org www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-cdc...
My latest on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @kffhealthnews.org www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-cdc...
HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk
The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.
www.cbsnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Among the thousands of federal workers that HHS fired this year: CDC researchers who advised clinicians on how to prescribe contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.
My latest on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @kffhealthnews.org www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-cdc...
My latest on @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @kffhealthnews.org www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-cdc...
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NEW: Violent crime was already trending down when Trump campaigned on addressing unbridled crime in America.
Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention.
My latest for @cnn.com and @kffhealthnews.org
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/h...
Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention.
My latest for @cnn.com and @kffhealthnews.org
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/h...
Trump decried crime in America, then gutted funding for gun violence prevention | CNN
The U.S. Department of Justice canceled $500 million in grants to public safety organizations nationwide, including some that address gun violence. One clinic in St. Louis lost a $2 million award to d...
www.cnn.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW: Violent crime was already trending down when Trump campaigned on addressing unbridled crime in America.
Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention.
My latest for @cnn.com and @kffhealthnews.org
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/h...
Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention.
My latest for @cnn.com and @kffhealthnews.org
www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/h...
Millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren’t adequate to access advanced telehealth services.
My latest @kffhealthnews.org video with @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My latest @kffhealthnews.org video with @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Watch: In a ‘Dead Zone,’ Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach - KFF Health News
Chief rural health correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble explains how millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren’t adequate to access ...
kffhealthnews.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren’t adequate to access advanced telehealth services.
My latest @kffhealthnews.org video with @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My latest @kffhealthnews.org video with @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Melt resistant ice cream? That's due to a super ingredient: Polysorbate 80, an emulsifier. Researchers say such ingredients may cause a variety of health problems like damaging the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, or triggering inflammation.
Watch this video by @hannahnorman.bsky.social ⤵️
Watch this video by @hannahnorman.bsky.social ⤵️
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts That Resist Melting: a 24-Hour Experiment
YouTube video by KFF Health News
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May 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Melt resistant ice cream? That's due to a super ingredient: Polysorbate 80, an emulsifier. Researchers say such ingredients may cause a variety of health problems like damaging the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, or triggering inflammation.
Watch this video by @hannahnorman.bsky.social ⤵️
Watch this video by @hannahnorman.bsky.social ⤵️
In the name of science (& @kffhealthnews.org), I left a Drumstick vanilla caramel sundae cone on my kitchen counter for 24 hours.
Spoiler: It didn't melt!
Here's what happened: www.youtube.com/shorts/YYklG...
Spoiler: It didn't melt!
Here's what happened: www.youtube.com/shorts/YYklG...
May 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In the name of science (& @kffhealthnews.org), I left a Drumstick vanilla caramel sundae cone on my kitchen counter for 24 hours.
Spoiler: It didn't melt!
Here's what happened: www.youtube.com/shorts/YYklG...
Spoiler: It didn't melt!
Here's what happened: www.youtube.com/shorts/YYklG...
Many processed foods are made with chemicals linked to health concerns. To a great extent, the FDA allows food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe.
What could go wrong?
📹 w/ @oonazenda.bsky.social for @kffhealthnews.org:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLx9...
What could go wrong?
📹 w/ @oonazenda.bsky.social for @kffhealthnews.org:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLx9...
How Risky Chemicals Get Into America’s Food Supply
YouTube video by KFF Health News
www.youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Many processed foods are made with chemicals linked to health concerns. To a great extent, the FDA allows food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe.
What could go wrong?
📹 w/ @oonazenda.bsky.social for @kffhealthnews.org:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLx9...
What could go wrong?
📹 w/ @oonazenda.bsky.social for @kffhealthnews.org:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLx9...
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NEW: The last time Missouri's Medicaid program was strapped for cash:
- 100,000 people lost their health insurance,
- credit card debt went up,
- debt in collections increased.
Now, Republicans in Congress are considering cuts that would big even bigger and hit every state.
My latest 👇
- 100,000 people lost their health insurance,
- credit card debt went up,
- debt in collections increased.
Now, Republicans in Congress are considering cuts that would big even bigger and hit every state.
My latest 👇
The prospect of sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid is alarming to some Missourians who remember the last time the public medical insurance program for those with low incomes or disabilities was pressed for cash in the state. #moleg #mogov via @kffhealthnews.org
As Republicans in Congress eye sweeping Medicaid cuts, Missouri offers a preview • Missouri Independent
A Congress ponders Medicaid cuts, a previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people’s lives.
missouriindependent.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: The last time Missouri's Medicaid program was strapped for cash:
- 100,000 people lost their health insurance,
- credit card debt went up,
- debt in collections increased.
Now, Republicans in Congress are considering cuts that would big even bigger and hit every state.
My latest 👇
- 100,000 people lost their health insurance,
- credit card debt went up,
- debt in collections increased.
Now, Republicans in Congress are considering cuts that would big even bigger and hit every state.
My latest 👇
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My latest, for @kffhealthnews.org and @cbsnews.com: Social Security is cracking.
It's declaring people wrongly dead. Beneficiaries and lawyers say records are getting misplaced. Checks are getting sent to the wrong address.
The agency is getting worse, they think, at sending money to people:
It's declaring people wrongly dead. Beneficiaries and lawyers say records are getting misplaced. Checks are getting sent to the wrong address.
The agency is getting worse, they think, at sending money to people:
At Social Security, these are the days of the living dead
In recent weeks, Social Security has been plagued by problems related to technology, system errors, and even the marking of living people as dead.
www.cbsnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My latest, for @kffhealthnews.org and @cbsnews.com: Social Security is cracking.
It's declaring people wrongly dead. Beneficiaries and lawyers say records are getting misplaced. Checks are getting sent to the wrong address.
The agency is getting worse, they think, at sending money to people:
It's declaring people wrongly dead. Beneficiaries and lawyers say records are getting misplaced. Checks are getting sent to the wrong address.
The agency is getting worse, they think, at sending money to people:
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This week marks 100 days into the second Trump administration. Here's what we're watching in health care and health policy:
May 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This week marks 100 days into the second Trump administration. Here's what we're watching in health care and health policy:
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Do you have an experience related to reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services workforce that you’d like to share with KFF Health News?
Message us on Signal at (415) 519-8778 or get in touch here. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
Message us on Signal at (415) 519-8778 or get in touch here. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
Share Your HHS Story With Us - KFF Health News
Do you have an experience related to reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services workforce that you’d like to share with KFF Health News? Tell us here.
kffhealthnews.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Do you have an experience related to reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services workforce that you’d like to share with KFF Health News?
Message us on Signal at (415) 519-8778 or get in touch here. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
Message us on Signal at (415) 519-8778 or get in touch here. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
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Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Want to know the top health care and health policy issues each week? KFF Health News will be back with a weekly recap of the news you need to know about.
Read our reporting at kffhealthnews.org and be sure you’re following us!
Read our reporting at kffhealthnews.org and be sure you’re following us!
March 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Want to know the top health care and health policy issues each week? KFF Health News will be back with a weekly recap of the news you need to know about.
Read our reporting at kffhealthnews.org and be sure you’re following us!
Read our reporting at kffhealthnews.org and be sure you’re following us!
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UPDATE: At least some fired CDC workers have had their jobs reinstated and have been cleared to return to work March 5, according to emails I obtained. "We apologize for any disruption that this may have caused," said the CDC email, which was unsigned and sent this afternoon.
The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted programs whose participants bolstered state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. My latest on @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/h...
CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington | CNN
The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and loca...
www.cnn.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
UPDATE: At least some fired CDC workers have had their jobs reinstated and have been cleared to return to work March 5, according to emails I obtained. "We apologize for any disruption that this may have caused," said the CDC email, which was unsigned and sent this afternoon.
What is Medicaid, again??? We made an explainer @kffhealthnews.org:
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Watch: What Is Medicaid, Again? - KFF Health News
KFF Health News correspondent Sam Whitehead discusses Medicaid's history and role in the U.S. health system.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What is Medicaid, again??? We made an explainer @kffhealthnews.org:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?
Duolingo's owl mascot is a social media sensation. So why did they kill him off?
Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?
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NEW: I want to tell you about some of the most courageous people I've ever met.
One year ago they were injured during the mass shooting at the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: Shot, trampled, burned, scarred.
They've allowed @peggylowe.bsky.social and me into their lives to see their journeys
One year ago they were injured during the mass shooting at the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: Shot, trampled, burned, scarred.
They've allowed @peggylowe.bsky.social and me into their lives to see their journeys
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW: I want to tell you about some of the most courageous people I've ever met.
One year ago they were injured during the mass shooting at the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: Shot, trampled, burned, scarred.
They've allowed @peggylowe.bsky.social and me into their lives to see their journeys
One year ago they were injured during the mass shooting at the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: Shot, trampled, burned, scarred.
They've allowed @peggylowe.bsky.social and me into their lives to see their journeys
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We’d like to speak with personnel from the Department of Health and Human Services or its component agencies who believe the public should understand the impact of what’s happening within the federal health bureaucracy.
Share your story: kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
Share your story: kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
Share Your HHS Story With Us - KFF Health News
Do you have an experience related to reductions in the Department of Health and Human Services workforce that you’d like to share with KFF Health News? Tell us here.
kffhealthnews.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We’d like to speak with personnel from the Department of Health and Human Services or its component agencies who believe the public should understand the impact of what’s happening within the federal health bureaucracy.
Share your story: kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
Share your story: kffhealthnews.org/hhs-tips/
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In key moments during his first confirmation hearing for secretary of HHS, RFK Jr. mixed up Medicaid with Medicare and showed limited knowledge of the job’s scope.
KFF Health News journalists will break down key takeaways from the hearings in a live web event on Jan. 30 at 3:30pm ET: bit.ly/4hD8ati
KFF Health News journalists will break down key takeaways from the hearings in a live web event on Jan. 30 at 3:30pm ET: bit.ly/4hD8ati
Recapping the RFK Jr. Nomination Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists
YouTube video by KFF Health News
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January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In key moments during his first confirmation hearing for secretary of HHS, RFK Jr. mixed up Medicaid with Medicare and showed limited knowledge of the job’s scope.
KFF Health News journalists will break down key takeaways from the hearings in a live web event on Jan. 30 at 3:30pm ET: bit.ly/4hD8ati
KFF Health News journalists will break down key takeaways from the hearings in a live web event on Jan. 30 at 3:30pm ET: bit.ly/4hD8ati
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Has a denial from your insurer impacted your health or the life of someone you love?
We're looking for people to talk to who've experienced difficulty getting treatment due to prior authorization.
Share your story with us: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
We're looking for people to talk to who've experienced difficulty getting treatment due to prior authorization.
Share your story with us: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
January 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Has a denial from your insurer impacted your health or the life of someone you love?
We're looking for people to talk to who've experienced difficulty getting treatment due to prior authorization.
Share your story with us: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
We're looking for people to talk to who've experienced difficulty getting treatment due to prior authorization.
Share your story with us: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Two Senate committees will question RFK Jr. this week about everything from vaccines to abortion to Medicaid.
What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Tune in for a discussion with Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz and Julie Rovner, Thurs., Jan. 30, at 3:30pm EST. www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Tune in for a discussion with Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz and Julie Rovner, Thurs., Jan. 30, at 3:30pm EST. www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
Recapping the RFK Jr. Nomination Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists
YouTube video by KFF Health News
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January 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Two Senate committees will question RFK Jr. this week about everything from vaccines to abortion to Medicaid.
What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Tune in for a discussion with Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz and Julie Rovner, Thurs., Jan. 30, at 3:30pm EST. www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Tune in for a discussion with Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz and Julie Rovner, Thurs., Jan. 30, at 3:30pm EST. www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
We will be watching the upcoming RFK Jr. nomination hearings closely. @kffhealthnews.bsky.social reporters will break down their biggest takeaways live on Thursday afternoon. You can tune in on YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
Recapping the RFK Jr. Nomination Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists
YouTube video by KFF Health News
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We will be watching the upcoming RFK Jr. nomination hearings closely. @kffhealthnews.bsky.social reporters will break down their biggest takeaways live on Thursday afternoon. You can tune in on YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...
www.youtube.com/live/_ZzzWrP...