What Are 鈥業mproper鈥 Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?
The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud, or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers鈥 actions, not beneficiaries鈥 abuse.
Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions
According to the timeline in the May 12 executive order, prescription drug price reductions would not happen “almost immediately,鈥 but rather could take months or years. And extending the savings to Americans outside federal health insurance programs such as Medicare would likely require congressional action.
RFK Jr. Exaggerates Share of Autistic Population With Severe Limitations
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that “autism destroys families,鈥 adding that 鈥渕ost cases are now severe鈥 and describing children who will never work, play baseball, write poetry, or go on a date. Medical experts and people on the autism spectrum say Kennedy鈥檚 portrayal was skewed.
In Montana Senate Race, Democrat Jon Tester Misleads on Republican Tim Sheehy鈥檚 Abortion Stance
Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has said he supports letting states decide the abortion parameters within their borders and supports including exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the pregnant woman in legislation to restrict abortion.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Wrong About a Ban on NIH Research About Mass Shootings
Since 2020, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies have collectively funded millions of dollars in gun-related research, including studies addressing mass shootings.
Is Covid 鈥楿nder Control鈥 in the US? Experts Say Yes
PolitiFact has been tracking this campaign promise since 2020. Experts are now saying it’s fair to describe the covid pandemic as “under control.”
No, the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Won鈥檛 Strip $300 Billion From Medicare
Under the Medicare drug negotiations provisions in the reconciliation bill, the federal government would see its outlays reduced by about $300 billion. That reduction wouldn鈥檛 result from cuts in benefits. Instead, Medicare would be empowered to leverage its market power to pay lower prices for certain drugs.
Gu铆a para entender a las subvariantes de 贸micron
驴Qu茅 tan diferentes son estas subvariantes entre s铆? 驴Puede la infecci贸n por una subvariante proteger a alguien de la infecci贸n por otra? Y, 驴qu茅 tan bien funcionan contra estas variantes las vacunas que se desarrollaron antes de la aparici贸n de 贸micron?
A Guide to Help You Keep Up With the Omicron Subvariants
How different are the seemingly endless stream of emerging omicron subvariants from one another and how protected are we?
Charts Paint a Grim Picture 2 Years Into the Coronavirus Pandemic
The on-off nature of the pandemic “has led to a lot of the confusion and grumpiness,” says one expert. Another compares it to the exhaustion of the American public when hearing body counts during the Vietnam War.
Todo lo que hay que saber sobre omicron y las otras variantes del coronavirus
La variante omicron, conocida oficialmente como B.1.1.529, apareci贸 en noviembre en varios pa铆ses del sur de 脕frica. Las alarmas saltaron en todo el mundo cuando los funcionarios de salud p煤blica de Sud谩frica vieron que empezaba a superar a delta, la cepa dominante hasta ahora.
Omicron and Other Coronavirus Variants: What You Need to Know
This new variant has set off alarm bells in the public health community, but much remains to be learned about it.
Science Shows Mask-Wearing Is Largely Safe for Children
Scientists have found little evidence that the kind of masks worn by students negatively affect oxygen or carbon dioxide levels.
A ‘Dose of Hope’? Fact-Checking President Joe Biden’s First Speech to Congress
In his first speech before a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government for the benefit of a wider range of Americans, urging investments in jobs, climate change, child care, infrastructure and more.
Evaluating President Joe Biden鈥檚 First 100 Days in Office
Presidential historians say that Joe Biden鈥檚 first 100 days in office 鈥 a somewhat arbitrary but frequently cited milestone 鈥 have included an above-average number of major accomplishments.
One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death
Covid-19 has become the country鈥檚 third-leading cause of death, and isn鈥檛 far behind cancer.
Vacuna contra el coronavirus: 驴en qu茅 punto est谩 la investigaci贸n?
A principios de julio, hab铆a cerca de 160 ensayos de 聽vacunas en todo el mundo, seg煤n la Organizaci贸n Mundial de la Salud. Las tres vacunas m谩s avanzadas se encuentran en la fase 3.
A Coronavirus Vaccine: Where Does It Stand?
Under ordinary circumstances, these phases of vaccine development can take years to complete. But now, during the age of coronavirus, the timeline is being shortened. Here’s an inventory of where things stand.
Is A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Coming?
Some experts say the United States is arguably still in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic and history tells us that the 1918 influenza pandemic came in at least three waves. But that鈥檚 not necessarily a template for how the coronavirus pandemic will play out, because the coronavirus doesn鈥檛 have the same degree of seasonality that influenza does.
Refereeing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren On Public Support For ‘Medicare For All’
Polling supports Buttigieg’s claim.
