Brett Kelman

@BrettKelman

Reporter with KFF Health News. Previously: The Tennessean, The Desert Sun and Pacific Daily News. Charisma is my dump stat. 615 218 8496, BrettK@kff.org

Nashville, TN KHN.org Joined February 2013

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Brett Kelman @BrettKelman Nov 1, 2024

I never would have guessed my journalistic niche would be "dental body horror," and yet here we are. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

kffhealthnews.org Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn - KFF... Americans are getting dental implants more than ever — and at costs reaching tens of thousands of dollars. Experts worry some dentists have lost sight of the soul of dentistry: preserving and fixing...

Brett Kelman @BrettKelman Oct 1, 2025

Fun fact: One the hospitals in this story is so close to a major American river that the only way I could take a good photo was from a kayak.

KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews Oct 1, 2025

NEW: At least 170 U.S. hospitals are at risk of significant or dangerous flooding, which could interrupt or halt patient care, according to a months-long KFF Health News investigation.

📝: @hollyhacker, @BrettKelman, @dchangmiami
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Brett Kelman @BrettKelman Oct 1, 2025

The government might be shut down, but Mother Nature doesn't care. At least 170 American hospitals face a major flood risk, which could cut off ERs and force evacuations. A @KFFHealthNews investigation from me, @hollyhacker and @dchangmiami. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

kffhealthnews.org At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse. - KFF Health... As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump...

Brett Kelman @BrettKelman May 5, 2025

I'm wading back in to the hellhole that is Twitter to share this story about the hellhole that is payday loans. Tennessee lawmakers are allowing "flex loans" to eat their constituents alive. Story by @TNLookout and @propublica, some of the best. tennesseelookout.com/2025/05/05/thi…

tennesseelookout.com This lender said its loans would help Tennesseans. It has sued more than 110,000 of them. •... The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Tennessee-based Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers.

Brett Kelman @BrettKelman Apr 1, 2025

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…

kffhealthnews.org Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk. - KFF Health News In his first term, President Donald Trump granted pardons or clemency to more than 60 convicted fraudsters, including health care executives who defrauded Medicare out of hundreds of millions of...