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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 â whose constituents stand to lose federal funding and health coverage â have gone quiet on the health consequences.
Some of the nationâs most well-known beaches are managed by the National Park Service, which saw about 1,000 employees laid off in February by the quasi-agency Department of Government Efficiency, then led by Elon Musk. The void has become a serious public health and safety concern.
Following a petition from Democratic state attorneys general, the American Medical Association adopted a position that medical certification exams should not be required in person in states with restrictive abortion policies. The actionâs success was hailed as a win for Democrats trying to regain ground after the fall of Roe.
Republican proposals to tighten the use of special taxes to fund Medicaid programs could deprive states of billions of dollars for safety net health care. In California, any such limit would come on top of Medicaid cuts proposed by California Democrats in response to a $12 billion state deficit.
Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didnât need to sign up for Medicare when they turned 65 because they had group health coverage. That delay sometimes forces people to cover medical expenses themselves.
Rural hospitals would take an outsize hit from Republicansâ proposed cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs. Researchers say the financial erosion would trigger hospital closures and service cuts, especially in communities where large shares of patients are enrolled in Medicaid.
More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.
Worried that President Donald Trumpâs FDA might not act, a panel of cancer experts recommended that doctors consider testing before dosing patients with a commonly used but sometimes deadly cancer drug. It came too late for many patients.
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.
While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs â which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions â see trouble ahead for patients.
Some clinics that provide abortions are closing, even in states where voters have passed some of the nation's broadest abortion protections. Itâs happening in places like New York, Illinois, and Michigan, as reproductive health care faces new financial pressures.
Public health experts and advocates say that Health and Human Services regional offices, like the one in New York City, form the connective tissue between the federal government and locally based services.
In recent weeks, Social Security has been plagued by problems related to technology, system errors, and even the marking of living people as dead.
When a New York physician was indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar work. But some physicians vowed not to stop.
In 9 of 10 cases, a person in cardiac arrest will die because help doesnât arrive quickly enough. With CPR and, possibly, a shock from an automated external defibrillator, survival odds double. But Americans lack confidence and know-how to handle these interventions.
The Trump administration defunded the National Institutes of Healthâs MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.
Breakups between health providers and Advantage plans are increasingly common. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has allowed whole groups of patients to leave their plans.
These fixers, officially known as caseworkers, unraveled complex and arcane health insurance rules to solve peopleâs coverage issues. They worked in a little-known federal department with which most consumers never interact â until they need help.
Amid a youth mental health crisis and a shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds, residents of a St. Louis suburb opposed a plan to build a 77-bed pediatric mental health hospital. Resistance to such facilities has occurred in other communities as misconceptions about mental health spur fear.
Amid the Los Angeles wildfires, California's U.S. senators cosponsored legislation that would provide support to first responders who develop or die from service-related cancers. But those involved with similar efforts say the road to implementation is rough and paved with long waits, restrictive eligibility requirements, and funding issues.
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