Psychiatristsā Use of Biomarkers Could Open a New Window Into Mental Health Diagnoses
The worldās largest professional psychiatry organization is preparing for the day when biological indicators can help diagnose and treat mental illness.
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In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals
Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but thereās a potential hitch.
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Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax
Across California and the nation, health providers, advocates, local officials, and state legislators are eyeing tax increases to offset a loss of more than $900 billion in federal Medicaid dollars as a result of the GOPās One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In Los Angeles County, community clinics have banded together in support of a half-cent sales tax.
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āDark Moneyā Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments
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Medicare Advantage āDark Moneyā Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies
Medicare Advantage insurers say a proposal by the Trump administration to keep their payments nearly flat next year may lead to service cuts that harm seniors struggling to afford health care. A decision is due by early next month.
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Families Scramble To Pay Five-Figure Bills as Clock Ticks on Promised Preauthorization Reforms
Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek preapproval from insurers before proceeding with medical care. Patient advocates and medical providers remain skeptical.
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Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.
Thousands of primary care practices are fighting to remain financially viable and independent. Many are banding together to form Independent Physician Associations, or IPAs, to increase their market power.
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Cosmetic Surgery Investigation Prompts Warnings for Patients, and a Push for Tighter Safety Standards
A national plastic surgeons group is warning people to ādo their homeworkā before having liposuctions, Brazilian butt lifts, or other cosmetic procedures after an investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and NBC News.
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Florida Hasnāt Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the stateās program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.
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The NIH Workforce Is Its Smallest in Decades. Hereās the Work Left Behind.
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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone
Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation's ability to respond to illness.
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The People ā And Research ā Lost in the NIH Exodus
Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people ā more than 20% of its staff ā as the Trump administration slashed the federal workforce. Hear from six scientists on why they walked out the door and the work they left behind.
By Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton 40 Years of Health Policy
Episode 436This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has ā and has not ā changed since 1986.
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Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis
Mobile crisis units are trained to respond to emergency calls when people are experiencing delusions or hallucinations. But unlike police departments, which are generally funded by local taxpayers, mobile crisis teams donāt have a single, reliable funding source. As a result, some are closing down, despite successful operations and local support.
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Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their Statesā Rural Health Fund Plans
Some Republican state lawmakers and state health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administrationās $50 billion federal rural health fund. Federal administrators already approved statesā plans, but in many cases, state lawmakers must greenlight spending.
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Medicaid Is Paying for More Dental Care. GOP Cuts Threaten To Reverse the Trend.
More than three dozen states cover dental services for low-income and disabled individuals on Medicaid, in recognition of such careās importance to overall health. But with about $900 billion in funding cuts expected to hit states over the next decade, many programs could roll back dental coverage.
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A Canadian Hospital Scoops Up Nurses Who No Longer Feel Safe in Trumpās America
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He Needs an Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped ā Until It Didnāt.
Diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, a California man was prescribed a drug that costs thousands of dollars a month. He said he was reassured that the drugmakerās copay card would cover his share, but after two months, the card was empty.
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To Avoid Care Disruptions, Know When the Clock Runs Out on Your Prior Authorization
A Massachusetts woman knew the medicine her doctor prescribed required preauthorization, but she didnāt realize the approval had an expiration date. It took nearly three weeks of phone calls and paperwork to get her prescription refilled.
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āYou Arenāt Trappedā: Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada Over Trumpās America
More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years. Ontario and Alberta have also seen more interest from Americans.
By Brett Kelman