Phil Galewitz

Phil Galewitz

Phil Galewitz, senior correspondent, covers Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care, hospitals, and various state health issues. He has covered health for more than three decades. He is a former board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. As a Kaiser Media Fellow in 2004-05, he wrote about community solutions for the uninsured. Before coming to KFF Health News, Phil was a national health industry writer for The Associated Press and worked for The Palm Beach Post and The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor’s in health planning and administration and a master’s in public administration with an emphasis in health policy, both from Penn State University.
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HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs to Help Find Undocumented Immigrants

Trump’s HHS has ordered state programs to help them find immigrants on Medicaid.

In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry

Republican lawmakers were warned that millions of Americans would lose access to healthcare and hospitals would close. They ignored the…

GOP Governors Mum as Congress Prepares To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States

The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political…

Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants

President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without…