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Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Blue States
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is hunting for Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse in at least six Democratic-led states that expanded coverage to low-income and disabled immigrants without legal status, according to records obtained by 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News and The Associated Press.
La administraci贸n Trump investiga el gasto de estados dem贸cratas en Medicaid para inmigrantes
Estos estados brindan cobertura m茅dica integral a inmigrantes pobres y con discapacidades que viven en el pa铆s sin estatus migratorio permanente.
Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks
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 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News analysis shows.
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
In 2017, when President Donald Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors helped turn Congress against it. Now, as Trump tries again to scale back Medicaid, Republican governors 鈥 whose constituents stand to lose federal funding and health coverage 鈥 have gone quiet on the health consequences.
California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk
Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.
Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.
Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles
Estos estados, la mayor铆a liderados por dem贸cratas, dan seguro m茅dico a algunos inmigrantes de bajos ingresos 鈥攁 menudo ni帽os鈥, independientemente de su estatus migratorio.
Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
Human, Bird, or Dog Waste? Scientists Parsing Poop To Aid DC鈥檚 Forgotten River
A huge infrastructure project coupled with a new scientific review of microbes in the water could be bringing Washington, D.C., closer to a once-unimaginable goal 鈥 a safely swimmable Anacostia River.
Debido a los riesgos para la salud, no se puede nadar en el Anacostia desde hace m谩s de medio siglo. El agua contaminada puede causar enfermedades gastrointestinales y respiratorias, as铆 como infecciones oculares, nasales y cut谩neas.
Wash, Dry, Enroll: Finding Medicaid Help at the Laundromat
State Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs have long struggled to connect with lower-income Americans to help them access care. Now some are trying an alternative approach: meeting them at the laundromat.
Lavar, secar, inscribirse: c贸mo obtener Medicaid鈥 en la lavander铆a
Trabajadores, muchos de los cuales son biling眉es, visitan lavander铆as para establecer relaciones, generar confianza y conectar a las personas con la asistencia del gobierno
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care
Uber and Lyft have become a critical part of the nation鈥檚 infrastructure for transporting ailing people from their homes 鈥 even in rural areas 鈥 to medical care sites in major cities such as Atlanta.
Medicaid 鈥楿nwinding鈥 Decried as Biased Against Disabled People
People with disabilities say they are abruptly losing their Medicaid home health benefits and are being advised incorrectly when they call state offices for more information. 鈥淓very day the anxiety builds,鈥 one beneficiary told 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News.
VIP Health System for Top US Officials Risked Jeopardizing Care for Soldiers
The historically troubled White House Medical Unit is just one part of a government health system that gives VIP care to top officials, military officers, military retirees, and families. Pentagon investigators say some were prioritized over rank-and-file soldiers.
Massive Kaiser Permanente Strike Looms as Talks Head to the Wire
Both sides, still at loggerheads over pay and staffing, agreed to keep bargaining after unions announced a possible strike Oct. 4-7. If no deal is reached, a walkout by about 75,000 KP workers in five states could disrupt care.
Lifting DC鈥檚 Strict Indoor Mask Mandate Triggers Mix of Confusion, Anxiety and Relief
Some business owners, wondering whether it鈥檚 too soon to ease the requirement, long for more guidance and support from the mayor.
DC鈥檚 Harllee Harper Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?
Expectations are high for the city鈥檚 first-ever gun violence prevention director to curb the surging murder rate with interventions outside of traditional law enforcement.
With Few Takers for COVID Vaccine, DC Hospital CEO Takes 鈥極ne for the Team鈥
Howard University Hospital officials are eager to get their 1,900 employees vaccinated, but so far few are showing up.
Distrusting Trump, States Plan to Vet COVID Vaccines Themselves. Bad Idea, Say Experts.
California and at least five other states have said they may independently vet any vaccines. Experts warn that could needlessly confuse the public.
