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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 dollars, courts and juries found. Now, Trump says cracking down on fraud is a priority.
The anti-fluoride movement has more momentum than ever. In rural counties with few dentists, tooth decay could surge to levels that have not been seen in decades, experts warn.
Since the Trump administration began firing federal workers, they say they feel overwhelmed, have obtained or considered seeking psychiatric care and medication, and are anxious about paying their bills. And soon, their health insurance will run out.
As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programsâ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions.
Enrollment of underrepresented groups at medical schools fell precipitously this academic year after the Supreme Courtâs 2023 ban on affirmative action. Education and health experts worry the Trump administrationâs anti-DEI measures will only worsen the situation, even in states like California that have navigated bans on race-conscious admissions for years.
Republicans have proposed legislation in several states to ban the pioneering technology used in covid shots. Many doctors worry a huge medical advance could be rolled back.
At least 20 states have settled disputes with health insurance giant Centene since 2021 over allegations that its pharmacy benefit manager operation overcharged their Medicaid programs. Two holdouts appear to remain: Georgia has not yet settled, and Florida officials wonât answer questions about its Centene situation.
The Trump administrationâs sudden firings have gutted training programs across the nation that bolstered state and local public health departments.
Amid doctor shortages, several states have stopped requiring foreign-trained providers to repeat residencies before theyâre fully licensed. Critics say patients could be harmed because of the loosened training requirements.
In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. Itâs unclear whether the new protections will stick under Trump.
The town of Havana, Florida, is seeking a family doctor to practice in the rural community. Incentives include rent-free office space with medical equipment owned by the town. With a physician shortage hitting small communities hard, town leaders put want ads in newspapers and on social media.
Several states require schools to assemble teams of law enforcement and education officials to identify students who could become mass shooters and intervene before itâs too late. But some experts say the efforts often face a lack of guidance and significant pressure, putting them at risk of maligning innocent students.
State legislatures nationwide, including several in the South, are spending millions to improve rural health outcomes and access. For years, though, most Southern states have refused billions of federal dollars to provide public health insurance to more low-income adults. That isnât likely to change with Trump back in office.
With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels from home or work â even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child when somethingâs wrong.
California and Massachusetts are teaching immigrants their rights while Florida and Texas are collecting patientsâ immigration status. As states offer differing guidelines for interacting with immigrant patients, hospitals around the U.S. say they wonât turn people away for care because of their immigration status.
The number of unhoused seniors in the U.S. is expected to triple by 2030. About half of this population is becoming homeless for the first time. Homeless services struggle to help. Finding affordable housing thatâs also accessible for older Americans with medical conditions is an extra challenge.
Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia â states with some of the worst health outcomes â also have some of the highest childhood vaccination rates. But doctors and health officials worry a rising tide of vaccine skepticism is causing those public health bright spots to dim.
Across the country, trash incinerators disproportionately overburden majority-Black and -Hispanic communities. Though the number of incinerators has declined nationwide since the 1980s, Florida offers financial incentives to waste management companies that expand existing facilities or build new ones.
The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov â the federal marketplace that serves 31 states â is well below last yearâs as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give âDreamersâ access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges.
A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage and qualify for subsidies amid the annual open enrollment period.
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