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Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund To Help Pay for Abortion Care
The state is using an old source of funding to pay for a new money crunch: assisting out-of-state patients with the costs associated with abortion.
鈥楢 Fear Pandemic鈥: Immigration Raids Push Patients Into Telehealth
With intensified immigration enforcement in California, community clinics serving Latino and immigrant populations say they鈥檝e noticed an increase in appointment cancellations and telehealth usage. But, as the covid-19 pandemic showed, accessing the necessary technology can be a challenge and virtual appointments can take a person鈥檚 health care only so far.
Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community
In rural Colorado and across rural America, Medicaid is a lifeline, especially for people who wouldn鈥檛 otherwise have easy access to health care. That includes low-income seniors who need supplemental coverage in addition to Medicare, and people of all ages with disabilities.
Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
Some doctors and the groups that represent them say physicians鈥 extensive training leads to better emergency care, and that some hospitals are trying to save money by not hiring them. They support new laws in Indiana, Virginia, and South Carolina that require physicians to be on-site 24/7.
Gu铆a para encontrar seguro de salud a los 26
Es muy probable que tengas menos opciones en el mercado que las que ten铆as en el plan de tus padres. Prep谩rate para hacer cambios y concesiones.
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.
A Guide To Finding Insurance at 26鈥
It鈥檚 a difficult rite of passage for young adults without job-based insurance. Here are some tips for getting started.
Inside the CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo
Fired-then-reinstated workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worry about the future of public health amid proposed agency downsizing.
California Taps Medicaid To Train and Recruit Behavioral Health Workers
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Even in States That Fought Obamacare, Trump鈥檚 New Law Poses Health Consequences
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.
Watch: Millions of Americans Live Where Telehealth Is Out of Reach
In this video report, InvestigateTV and 麻豆女优 Health News take viewers to Alabama, Idaho, and West Virginia to explore how gaps in internet connectivity and telehealth access cause residents to live sicker and die younger on average than their peers in well-connected regions.
As California鈥檚 Behavioral Health Workforce Buckles, Help Is Years Away
California has put a greater focus on behavioral health workers, but a huge spike in demand, an aging workforce, and employee burnout continue to hamper mental health and substance use treatment. The state is tapping Medicaid funds to train, recruit, and retain workers, but it will be a long time before the impacts are evident.
Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans鈥 Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals
Veterans often face hurdles when they want the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for care from clinics and hospitals outside the federal system. A bill in Congress, coupled with a major funding request from the Trump administration, could help clear the path for many rural veterans.
New Medicaid Federal Work Requirements Mean Less Leeway for States
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.
This Physician-Scientist Is Taking on Trump on Behalf of Disadvantaged Communities
California researcher Neeta Thakur is leading a challenge to President Donald Trump鈥檚 new administration 鈥 one that pits public health science against political ideology. Whether she prevails could influence both the future of academic research and the health of those she鈥檚 spent her life trying to help.
Medicaid: nuevo requisito federal de trabajo deja a estados sin mucho margen de maniobra
Algunos buscan modificaciones espec铆ficas a las nuevas normas para cada estado. Otros pretenden implementar los requisitos laborales antes de que la ley federal entre en vigencia a finales de 2026.
Work Requirements and Red Tape Ahead for Millions on Medicaid
Work requirements are coming for the millions of Americans on Medicaid, due to the Republican tax and spend bill that President Donald Trump signed into law July 4. Currently, Georgia is the only state with a work requirement. Eligible Georgians say it鈥檚 very hard to get the system to confirm they qualify, putting their benefits at risk.
Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs
The workforce of a federal agency that oversees billions in grants for primary health care, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health services, and workforce training has been slashed, sparking fears of what鈥檚 to come.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Next on Kennedy鈥檚 List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, is eyeing an overhaul of two more key entities as part of his ongoing effort to reshape health policy. And President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week that would enable localities to force some homeless people into residential treatment. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, 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 these stories and more. Also, Rovner interviews Sara Rosenbaum, one of the nation鈥檚 leading experts on Medicaid, to mark Medicaid鈥檚 60th anniversary this week.
Chronically Ill? In Kennedy鈥檚 View, It Might Be Your Own Fault
In their zeal to 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again,鈥 top Trump administration officials depict patients and the doctors who treat them as partly responsible for whatever ails them.
