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California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan
Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, with officials advising diet and exercise instead. California and other states say the drugs are too costly, even as the Trump administration announces plans to lower prices.
Planes de Medicaid refuerzan el contacto con afiliados ante los cambios que se avecinan
Nueva ley recorta m谩s de $900.000 millones en financiamiento federal para Medicaid. Tambi茅n elimina alrededor de $187.000 millones del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria.
To Knock Down Health-System Hurdles Between You and HIV Prevention, Try These 6 Things
It鈥檚 been more than 10 years since the FDA first approved an HIV prevention drug. Today, people who could benefit from preexposure prophylaxis often struggle to access the lifesaving medicine or run into doctors without the education or empathy to offer affirming care. And those lapses can produce billing headaches.
Advertisements Promising Patients a 鈥楧ream Body鈥 With Minimal Risk Get Little Scrutiny
While federal officials say they are cracking down on misleading drug ads, cosmetic surgery remains a 鈥渂uyer beware鈥 market.
Qu茅 significa la decisi贸n sobre la vacuna contra la hepatitis B para la gente
Un comit茅 de los Centros para el Control y Prevenci贸n de Enfermedades vot贸 para poner fin a la recomendaci贸n universal de aplicar la vacuna contra la hepatitis B a los reci茅n nacidos.
Nueva tarifa de $100.000 por visa impuesta por Trump afecta a trabajadores de salud rurales
El sistema de salud en Estados Unidos depende del personal nacido en el extranjero para cubrir plazas como m茅dicos, enfermeros, t茅cnicos y otros profesionales, especialmente en zonas rurales.
Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers
With subsidies that give consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums set to expire, lawmakers are again debating the Affordable Care Act. The difference this time: It鈥檚 happening in the middle of ACA open enrollment.
Vaccine Panel鈥檚 Hepatitis B Vote Signals Further Turbulence for Immunization Policy, Public Trust
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision to no longer recommend the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. 鈥楧isabled鈥? No Way.
Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care, and provide community.
Aunque se reanuda SNAP, nuevas reglas laborales amenazan el acceso al programa de alimentos por a帽os
Ahora, los estados deben cumplir con las nuevas reglas o enfrentar sanciones que podr铆an obligarlos a cubrir una parte mayor del costo del programa.
Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come
Even as the federal government resumed funding the nation鈥檚 largest food assistance program, people risk losing access to the aid because of new rules.
They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.
Few nursing homes are set up to care for people needing help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS or other infirmities. Insurers often resist paying for ventilators at home, and innovative programs are now endangered by Medicaid cuts.
Las regulaciones federales sobre bicicletas el茅ctricas son limitadas y los esfuerzos para ampliarlas se han estancado, lo que ha dejado a estados y condados con la tarea de llenar ese vac铆o.
Kids and Teens Go Full Throttle for E-Bikes as Federal Oversight Stalls
States, counties, and schools step in to improve safety amid an uptick in e-bike injuries, while federal regulatory efforts stagnate.
Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks
New details from health officials suggest the whooping-cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt of the consequences.
Ciudades fracasan en reducir las muertes por accidentes de tr谩nsito
Estas fatalidades han aumentado un 20% a lo largo de Estados Unidos con respecto a hace una d茅cada: de 32.744 en 2014 a 39.345 en 2024.
鈥楾hey Don鈥檛 Return Home鈥: Cities Across US Fail To Curb Traffic Deaths
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston reported more traffic fatalities than homicides last year. Despite local, state, and federal safety initiatives, such as Vision Zero, traffic deaths across the U.S. are higher than they were a decade ago.
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
Journalists Shed Light on Opioid Settlement Cash, New Medicaid Work Requirements
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
White House Calls This 9/11-Era Fund 鈥榃asteful.鈥 Red and Blue States Rely on It.
States from California to Texas say they rely on tens of millions in federal funding to help them prepare for the next pandemic, cyberattack, or mass-casualty catastrophe. The Trump administration wants to cut it.
