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More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the onset of the covid pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is teaching people how to provide end-of-life care for relatives and community members.
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Kennedy Sharpens Vaccine Attacks, Without Scientific Backing
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that the aluminum ingredients in vaccines cause a variety of harmful reactions, from allergies to autism. Scientists say that鈥檚 wrong and warn of risks if they鈥檙e removed. Here are some of the basics.
The Covid Contrarian Clubhouse Makes Its Mark on Trump鈥檚 Washington
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What To Know About the CDC鈥檚 Baseless New Guidance on Autism
A reshaped CDC website suggesting that vaccines cause autism has appalled the medical community.
Las quejas sobre deficiencias en Medicare Advantage son comunes, pero la supervisi贸n federal es rara
Documentos gubernamentales obtenidos por 麻豆女优 Health News muestran que la agencia que supervisa Medicare Advantage no se esfuerza por hacer cumplir normas vigentes.
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.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA
Republicans are solidifying their opposition to extending pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and seem to be coalescing around giving money directly to consumers to spend on health care. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to leave his mark on the agency, with the CDC altering its website to suggest childhood vaccines could play a role in causing autism. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Avik Roy.
Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.
Health systems drop out of Medicare Advantage plans all the time. Yet government documents obtained by 麻豆女优 Health News show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health providers are so skimpy they violate legal requirements.
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.
FDA鈥檚 Plan To Boost Biosimilar Drugs Could Stall at the Patent Office
Drug industry officials and analysts praised the FDA鈥檚 plans to streamline regulation of 鈥渂iosimilars,鈥 which are cheaper alternatives to biologic drugs. But patents that block such drugs from the U.S. market are getting harder to fight.
Represi贸n de Trump empuja a inmigrantes v铆ctimas de violencia dom茅stica a las sombras
Adem谩s de ser m谩s vulnerables a la violencia sexual, los inmigrantes enfrentan m煤ltiples desaf铆os de salud f铆sica y mental, seg煤n los investigadores.
Listen: New Federal Guidelines Could Weaken Consumer Protections Against Medical Debt
The Trump administration has taken another step to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing rules that undercut state efforts to keep these debts off consumers鈥 credit reports.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: The Government Is Open
The record-long federal shutdown is over after a small group of Democrats agreed to a deal with most Republicans that funds the government through January 鈥 but, notably, does not extend more generous Affordable Care Act tax credits. Plus, new details are emerging about how the Trump administration is using the Medicaid program to advance its policy goals. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Appleby, who wrote the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature.
ICE Crackdown Heightens Barriers for Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims
Immigrant victims of domestic violence have long encountered hurdles when seeking help from police and courts. The Trump administration鈥檚 immigration crackdown has made victims without legal status even more afraid to report abuse, advocacy groups say.
Readers Take Congress to Task and Offer Their Own Health Policy Fixes
麻豆女优 Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Health Care Costs Jump to the Fore as Candidates Jockey To Be California Governor
During a California gubernatorial debate, candidates promised to protect people鈥檚 access to health care and fight back against Trump administration cuts. With the contest a year away, polling shows voters want the next governor to minimize out-of-pocket health care costs, increase mental health care, and expand caregiving services.
As Health Companies Get Bigger, So Do the Bills. It鈥檚 Unclear if Trump鈥檚 Team Will Intervene.
As health systems, doctor groups, and insurers merge into ever-bigger giants, patient care gets more expensive. Yet the Trump administration has sent mixed signals about its willingness to intervene 鈥 and shown some disdain for Biden officials鈥 more aggressive approach.
Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington鈥檚 Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care
As voters feel financial pressure from runaway health care costs and crave innovations that would provide relief, the standoff in Congress has been firmly rooted in the status quo 鈥 keeping an existing provision of the Affordable Care Act alive.
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.
