Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts...
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Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire
DENVER — Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed...
In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health
President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for...
Recortes federales pueden afectar a programas en hospitales de prevención de la violencia con armas de fuego
DENVER. — Hace siete años, Erica Green se enteró a través de Facebook que le habían disparado a su hermano....
Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds
After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired...
An Arm and a Leg: Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year...
Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the...
Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts
When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient...
Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster
Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California,...
Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of...
