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What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: Digesting Trump鈥檚 Big Budget Law

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President Donald Trump鈥檚 big budget bill became his big budget law on July 4, codifying about $1 trillion in cuts to the Medicaid program. But the law includes many less-publicized provisions that could reshape the way the nation pays for and receives health care. Meanwhile, at the Department of Health and Human Services, uncertainty reigns as both staff and outside recipients of federal funds face cuts. Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Bloomberg News join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Appleby, who reported the latest 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature, about some very pricey childhood immunizations.

Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills

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A Colorado bill banning surprise billing for ambulance rides passed unanimously in both legislative chambers, only to be met with a veto from the governor. As more states pass such legislation, some are hitting the same snag 鈥 concerns about raising premiums.

Aseguradoras rechazan leyes estatales que protegen contra facturas sorpresa por uso de ambulancias

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Cuando una compa帽铆a de ambulancias cobra m谩s de lo que una aseguradora est谩 dispuesta a pagar, los pacientes pueden terminar con una factura enorme de la que no tienen escapatoria.

What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: Trump鈥檚 Bill Reaches the Finish Line

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The House on Thursday moved to approve the largest-ever cuts to federal safety net programs, the last step before the measure goes to President Donald Trump鈥檚 desk. After the Senate very narrowly passed the bill, House GOP leaders ushered it past resistance from conservatives wary of adding trillions to the federal debt and moderates concerned about its cuts to Medicaid. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has continued to pursue his anti-vaccine agenda, despite promising that he would not. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

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

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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.

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

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Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care 鈥 with ramifications that could touch all Americans.

To Cut Medicaid, the GOP鈥檚 Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care

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Republicans are attempting to use the budget reconciliation process to boost President Donald Trump鈥檚 priorities and reduce health coverage. That process has been used to pass nearly every major piece of health legislation for decades 鈥 except usually lawmakers use it to expand health care, not cut it, writes Julie Rovner.

Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump鈥檚 Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance

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Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP鈥檚 work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they鈥檙e unable to hold jobs.

鈥楳AGA鈥 Backers Like Trump鈥檚 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥 鈥 Until They Learn of Health Consequences

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A new poll finds that most adults oppose the GOP bill that would extend many of President Donald Trump鈥檚 tax cuts while reducing spending on domestic programs including Medicaid. Most Trump backers support the plan until they learn that millions would lose health coverage and local hospitals would lose funding.

What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn鈥檛

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week did something he had promised not to do: He fired every member of the scientific advisory committee that recommends which vaccines should be given to whom. And he replaced them, in some cases, with vaccine skeptics. Meanwhile, hundreds of employees of the National Institutes of Health sent an open letter to the agency鈥檚 director, accusing the Trump administration of policies that 鈥渦ndermine the NIH mission.鈥 Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

Newsom鈥檚 Push To Block Law Could Save California Nursing Homes Over $1 Billion

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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to block a state law that requires nursing homes to have 96 hours of backup power in the case of emergencies, potentially giving the industry a break from spending over $1 billion on facility upgrades. Patient advocates say rolling back the nursing home industry requirements for preparedness could jeopardize the safety of residents.

Trump鈥檚 鈥極ne Big Beautiful Bill鈥 Continues Assault on Obamacare

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The domestic policy legislation the House advanced in May includes the most substantial rollback of the Affordable Care Act since President Donald Trump and his Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017 that would have largely repealed President Barack Obama鈥檚 signature domestic accomplishment.

Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles

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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

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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.

Trump鈥檚 DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying 鈥楰ickbacks鈥 for Primo Customers

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The Department of Justice alleges that several major health insurers paid brokerages 鈥渉undreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks鈥 to get agents to steer consumers into their Medicare Advantage plans, allegations the insurers strongly dispute.

The GOP鈥檚 Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It鈥檚 Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.

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Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid, the government health program for those with low incomes or disabilities.

After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage

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Gov. Gavin Newsom was elected to office in 2019 on a promise of universal health care. He dramatically expanded coverage, but after six years, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts 鈥 including to the nation鈥檚 largest health care expansion to immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.

An Arm and a Leg: A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective

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Two stories from Washington, D.C., give listeners a sense of what changes the Trump administration has been making to health policy, with 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner and Arthur Allen.