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Luego de criticar a dem贸cratas por su pol铆tica transg茅nero, Newsom veta una medida de salud clave

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La ley habr铆a obligado a las aseguradoras a cubrir y a las farmac茅uticas a dispensar 12 meses de terapia hormonal de una sola vez a pacientes transg茅nero y a otras personas.

After Chiding Democrats on Transgender Politics, Newsom Vetoes a Key Health Measure

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have expanded access to hormone therapy, a top priority for the trans community. Advocates say it would have ensured continuity in gender-affirming care amid Trump administration attacks. Analysts say it鈥檚 another sign of the Democrat鈥檚 move to the center.

Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses

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Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.

El crecimiento del empleo en salud se ve empa帽ado por medidas contra inmigrantes y recortes a Medicaid

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Seg煤n economistas, las medidas del presidente Donald Trump contra la inmigraci贸n y los recortes a los programas de seguro p煤blico amenazan con frenar el crecimiento del sector.

Health Care鈥檚 Employment Growth Clouded by Immigration Crackdown, Medicaid Cuts

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The health care sector has accounted for nearly half of this year鈥檚 U.S. job growth. But economists say immigration crackdowns and Medicaid cuts could create a drag on the sector just as more workers are needed to support a growing population of older Americans.

In the Fallout From Trump鈥檚 Health Funding Cuts, States Face Tough Budget Decisions

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The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by declining state tax revenues, a slowdown in pandemic spending, and economic uncertainty. State and local governments now face difficult decisions.

Even in States That Fought Obamacare, Trump鈥檚 New Law Poses Health Consequences

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GOP lawmakers in 10 states have refused for a decade to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. But when President Donald Trump got another whack at Obamacare, these holdout states went unrewarded.

New Medicaid Federal Work Requirements Mean Less Leeway for States

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More than a dozen states are seeking their own versions of Medicaid work requirements. But the incoming federal standards pose questions around how much leeway states have to design their rules.

A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive in Georgia. It’s Unclear if State Law Required It.

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The anti-abortion movement is rallying around new laws that establish fetal 鈥減ersonhood.鈥 Doctors are scrambling to adjust, but even conservatives don鈥檛 always agree on how such laws should be applied.

Lawfully Present Immigrants Help Stabilize ACA Plans. Why Does the GOP Want Them Out?

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The GOP鈥檚 tax and spending law and a new rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make it harder to enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans, will raise consumers鈥 out-of-pocket costs, and could prompt younger, healthier people, including lawfully present immigrants who will lose financial aid, to drop coverage.

States Pass Privacy Laws To Protect Brain Data Collected by Devices

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Colorado, California, and Montana have passed neural data privacy laws meant to prevent the exploitation of brain information collected by consumer products.

Estados aprueban leyes de privacidad para proteger la informaci贸n que los dispositivos recogen del cerebro

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Colorado, California y Montana est谩n entre los estados que recientemente han exigido la protecci贸n de los datos neurales recopilados por dispositivos fuera del 谩mbito m茅dico.

Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That鈥檚 Unsupported

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CNN pundit Scott Jennings said almost 5 million nondisabled Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.” But a recent analysis found only about 300,000 cited a lack of interest in working as the reason they were unemployed.

Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom

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President Donald Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they鈥檙e working to qualify for health care coverage, allocating $200 million for states that expanded Medicaid to prepare systems to verify people鈥檚 eligibility. Georgia鈥檚 program, which has been expensive and difficult to administer, has had limited enrollment.

$50B Rural Health 鈥楽lush Fund鈥 Faces Questions, Skepticism

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Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump鈥檚 massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and clinic leaders worry the infusion won鈥檛 reach the right places.