How Medicaid Contractors Stand To Gain From Trump鈥檚 Policy
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States Pay Deloitte, Others Millions To Comply With Trump Law To Cut Medicaid Rolls
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.
Listen: Trump鈥檚 NIH 鈥楻eset鈥 Is Driving Away Scientists
In President Donald Trump鈥檚 second term, federal data shows, the National Institutes of Health has lost about 4,400 workers. Scientists say the departures harm the nation鈥檚 ability to respond to disease outbreaks, develop treatments, and confront public health problems. 麻豆女优 Health News spoke with six scientists about why they left.
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The NIH Workforce Is Its Smallest in Decades. Here鈥檚 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.
The People 鈥 And Research 鈥 Lost in the NIH Exodus
Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people 鈥 more than 20% of its staff 鈥 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.
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin鈥檚 鈥楢bility To Kill Cancer Cells鈥
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released 鈥渋n a few months.鈥 Ivermectin, used to deworm horses and other animals, has become a symbol of resistance against the medical establishment among supporters of Kennedy鈥檚 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥 agenda and many conservatives.
Trump Rules Force Cancer Registries To ‘Erase’ Trans Patients From Public Health Data
In 2026, U.S. cancer registries that receive federal funding will be required by the Trump administration to classify patients鈥 sex as only male, female, or not stated/unknown.
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The Covid Contrarian Clubhouse Makes Its Mark on Trump鈥檚 Washington
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US Cancer Registries, Constrained by Trump Policies, To Recognize Only 鈥楳ale鈥 or 鈥楩emale鈥 Patients
Under Trump policies, cancer registries in 2026 will have to classify sex data strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change scientists and advocates say will harm the health of one of the nation鈥檚 most marginalized populations.
A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They鈥檙e Running US Health Policy.
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exercising significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.
Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems
As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing Medicaid work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligibility systems.
Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties鈥 Resolve
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse in negotiations. Which side will blink first?
Watch: Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Tumble After Trump Cuts
Fewer people are seeking care at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, a renowned research hospital, under the second Trump administration.
Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks
The Trump administration’s cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new 麻豆女优 Health News analysis shows.
Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Have Plummeted Under Trump, Jeopardizing Care
The renowned research hospital that cares for people with rare or life-threatening diseases has been pummeled by an employee exodus and the gutting of research, both driven by the Trump administration.
Listen: Some Scientists Speak Out on Deep Cuts to National Cancer Institute, While Others Flee
The U.S. has made enormous progress reducing cancer mortality since the 1990s, partly due to significant investment in research at the National Cancer Institute. But scientists say the Trump administration has been hollowing out the agency in its push to dramatically shrink the federal government.
World鈥檚 Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos
After spearheading a 34% cut in cancer mortality, the National Cancer Institute at the NIH is bleeding resources and staff and could see its budget cut by nearly 40%.
