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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.
Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors 鈥 perhaps even dementia.
Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States
Republican proposals to tighten the use of special taxes to fund Medicaid programs could deprive states of billions of dollars for safety net health care. In California, any such limit would come on top of Medicaid cuts proposed by California Democrats in response to a $12 billion state deficit.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
The Supreme Court this week said Tennessee may continue to enforce its law banning most types of gender-affirming care for minors. The ruling is likely to greenlight similar laws in two dozen states. And the Senate is preparing to vote on a budget reconciliation bill that includes even deeper Medicaid cuts than the House version. Victoria Knight of Axios, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
With Property Seized and Federal Funding Uncertain, Montana Asbestos Clinic Fights for Its Life
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment allowing BNSF Railway to seize its assets. Now, the clinic鈥檚 federal funding is in jeopardy, too.
Trump Team鈥檚 Reworking Delays Billions in Broadband Build-Out
A Trump administration reworking of a $42 billion broadband expansion program will trigger delays as millions of rural Americans wait for promised connections and the telehealth services they bring.
Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink
The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010.
Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare
Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didn鈥檛 need to sign up for Medicare when they turned 65 because they had group health coverage. That delay sometimes forces people to cover medical expenses themselves.
The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year
An estimated 4 million Americans will lose health insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn鈥檛 extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage, which expire at the end of the year. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses, in part because they have not expanded Medicaid eligibility.
El precio que pagas por un plan del Obamacare podr铆a aumentar el pr贸ximo a帽o
Los subsidios mejorados durante la pandemia expiran a fines de 2025. Esto podr铆a generar una catarata de aumentos que afectar铆an a los consumidores.
鈥楴ot Accountable to Anyone鈥: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options
Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, these denials are frustrating and time-consuming. For patients, they can be devastating.
A Revolutionary Drug for Extreme Hunger Offers Clues to Obesity鈥檚 Complexity
A new drug is helping families who鈥檝e spent years padlocking fridges, chaining garbage cans, and hiding food as their children with Prader-Willi syndrome deal with unrelenting hunger. But additional progress 鈥 and a broader understanding of obesity 鈥 is now under threat as the government dismantles the pipeline for promising new research.
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What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn鈥檛
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week did something he had promised not to do: He fired every member of the scientific advisory committee that recommends which vaccines should be given to whom. And he replaced them, in some cases, with vaccine skeptics. Meanwhile, hundreds of employees of the National Institutes of Health sent an open letter to the agency鈥檚 director, accusing the Trump administration of policies that 鈥渦ndermine the NIH mission.鈥 Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
鈥極ne Big Beautiful Bill鈥 Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say
Rural hospitals would take an outsize hit from Republicans鈥 proposed cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs. Researchers say the financial erosion would trigger hospital closures and service cuts, especially in communities where large shares of patients are enrolled in Medicaid.
Echoing 2020, Police Use Rubber Bullets Against Protesters in Los Angeles
鈥淟ess lethal鈥 weapons are once again being used in Los Angeles 鈥 against people protesting the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration raids. With terms like 鈥渇oam,鈥 鈥渟ponge,鈥 and 鈥渂ean bag,鈥 the projectiles may sound harmless. They鈥檙e not.
As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers
Memory cafes are small social gatherings for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. The events are cheap to run and can offer measurable benefits. Memory loss experts say they may become an even more important tool in the face of federal cuts to health programs.
El riesgo de consumir marihuana聽aumentar铆a en los adultos mayores
Treinta y nueve estados y el Distrito de Columbia permiten ahora el consumo de cannabis con fines m茅dicos, y en 24 de esos estados, y en el distrito, el consumo recreativo tambi茅n es legal.
$20K Bonuses Among Latest Moves To Improve California鈥檚 Prison Mental Health System
After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions, advocates and a federal judge are betting that bonuses and better work accommodations will attract and keep the mental health professionals needed to better treat prisoners.
Journalists Recap State of NIH Cancer Research and Abortion Law’s Effect on Clinical Decisions
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.
Tribes Question Kennedy’s Promise To Protect Them From Health Cuts
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