In New York, Providers Must Put Patient Costs on the Table
The routine is familiar for most people: When checking in for an appointment with a doctor or other health care...
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Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown’s ‘Chilling Effect’
The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even...
Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the...
Indiana Lawmakers Seek To Forbid Hospital Monopolies, but One Merger Fight Remains
Union Health is making a new bid to Indiana regulators to buy its rival hospital in Terre Haute as the...
Her Case Changed Trans Care in Prison. Now Trump Aims To Reverse Course.
In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in...
Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. Not Quite Right.
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to...
Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress
The Senate Finance Committee got its chance March 14 to question Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the...
Without Federal Action, States Wrestle With Kratom Regulation
HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers are grappling with how — if at all — the state should rein in kratom,...
Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos
Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation...
Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red...
