New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage
A work requirement is coming to Medicaid. Sam Whitehead tells WAMUās āHealth Hubā how to keep your coverage ā and whoās exempt from the new rule.
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Sandwiched Between Caring for Kids and Aging Parents? Reach Out for Resources
Squeezed between their young children and aging parents, the sandwich generation is juggling a lot. Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discusses embracing her identity as a caregiver and which resources are available to Washington, D.C., residents caring for family members.
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Millions of Kids Could Lose Insurance as GOP Healthcare Cuts Start To Bite
Big cuts to healthcare programs in the 2025 GOP budget law are creating an affordability crunch for many Americans: Higher health insurance premiums. Confusion about who Medicaid will cover under the new rules. Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner explains how the changes could leave nearly 2 million children uninsured.
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ICE Arrests Are Separating Families. Hereās How To Plan Ahead.
As immigration authorities carry out President Donald Trumpās promise to conduct whatās billed as the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, several states are passing laws to protect the children of detained immigrants. Guardianship can become complicated when no family or friends are available to take temporary custody.
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Listen: A Federal Agency Is After Workers’ Health Data, and Critics Are Alarmed
The Trump administration is seeking unprecedented access to medical records of federal workers and retirees, and their families. The data could be used to implement cost-saving measures, but it would also give the administration access to reams of personal information. Legal experts and insurers say the pursuit is overbroad.
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Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
As artificial intelligence embeds itself into health care, some physicians and patient advocates worry it could be used by insurance companies to refuse payment for care. Maryland passed one law banning AI from acting alone on a denial. Meanwhile, Virginiaās then-governor vetoed that stateās attempt at regulating AI in health insurance.
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Listen: What To Do When Health Insurance Slips Out of Reach
2026 has been a challenging year to buy health insurance. Contributing factors include changes to the Medicaid program and hikes to the cost of Obamacare plans. But doctors and researchers say there are ways people without insurance can find affordable care.
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Effective but Underprescribed: HIV Prevention Meds Arenāt Reaching Enough People
PrEP has been available for more than a decade, but billing mistakes, lack of awareness, and lingering stigma keep many people from getting the lifesaving HIV prevention medication.
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Listen: Many Tents Are Gone, but Washington’s Homeless ā And Their Health Problems ā Arenāt
Sweeps of encampments scatter homeless people, as medications are tossed and street medicine providers scramble to reconnect with their patients. Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discusses the aftermath on the Jan. 28 edition of WAMUās āHealth Hub.ā
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Trump Rules Force Cancer Registries To ‘Erase’ Trans Patients From Public Health Data
In 2026, U.S. cancer registries that receive federal funding will be required by the Trump administration to classify patientsā sex as only male, female, or not stated/unknown.
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Listen: Nationās Capital Cuts Traffic Deaths as Rates Rise Across US
National traffic deaths are higher than they were a decade ago, despite safety initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels. But recently that trajectory has changed in Washington, D.C., itself.
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Listen: New Federal Guidelines Could Weaken Consumer Protections Against Medical Debt
The Trump administration has taken another step to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing rules that undercut state efforts to keep these debts off consumersā credit reports.
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Listen: Amid Shutdown Stalemate, Families Brace for SNAP Cuts and Paycheck Limbo
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared on WAMUās āHealth Hubā to discuss how the government shutdown is affecting food benefits and the help many Americans get to offset their health insurance premiums.
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Listen: Green Goodbyes: Choosing an Eco-Friendly Burial
Environmental and economic concerns prompt some people to explore obsequies options beyond metal caskets and cremation.
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Listen: Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, āMAHAā Reshapes Food Aid
The White House and congressional Republicans have made historic changes to the federal anti-hunger program SNAP. They say the changes will boost healthy eating for low-income Americans. Some nutrition experts arenāt so sure.
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Listen: As Kids Head Back to School, Parents Sort Out Confusion Over Vaccine Access
Confusion over federal immunization policy could have major implications for how families with private insurance and Medicaid pay for routine vaccinations. Some doctors are encouraging parents not to wait and get their children shots as soon as they are eligible.
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Listen: Regulatory Rollbacks and Federal Layoffs Threaten Americaās Food Supply
The Trump administrationās anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting moves risk unraveling the system of checks and balances that helps ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply, say consumer advocates and former employees of the FDA and Department of Agriculture.
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Listen: Some Scientists Speak Out on Deep Cuts to National Cancer Institute, While Others Flee
The U.S. has made enormous progress reducing cancer mortality since the 1990s, partly due to significant investment in research at the National Cancer Institute. But scientists say the Trump administration has been hollowing out the agency in its push to dramatically shrink the federal government.
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Lost in Translation: Interpreter Cutbacks Could Put Patient Lives on the LineĀ
Recent federal reductions in funding for language assistance and President Donald Trumpās executive order designating English as the official language of the United States have some health advocates worried that millions of people with limited English proficiency will be left without adequate support and more likely to experience medical errors.
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Q&A: What Does the Budget Bill Mean for Your Health?Ā
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner answers listenersā questions about how the āOne Big Beautiful Billā could affect health care in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
By Julie Rovner