Journalists Dig Into Government Shutdown and Rural Doctor Drought
51视频 Health News journalists made the rounds on national media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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As Trump Denies Climate Change, At Least 170 Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk
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Trump Called Digital Equity Act 鈥楻acist.鈥 Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone.
President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional, racist, and illegal. Then the $2.75 billion program for rural and underserved communities to gain internet access disappeared.
Starting To Feel the Shutdown鈥檚 Bite
Episode 417The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations 鈥 like for Medicare telehealth programs 鈥 is leaving some doctors and patients high and dry. Meanwhile, the FDA quietly approved a new generic abortion pill. Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 51视频 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also, Rovner interviews Sarah Grusin of the National Health Law Program.
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Listen: Why ‘TrumpRx’ Might Not Save You Money
On the "Today, Explained" podcast, 51视频 Health News' Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government.
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University of California Researchers, Patients Wary of Trump Cuts Even as Some Dollars Flow Again
Biomedical researchers and patients are caught in the middle as the Trump administration continues its campaign to strip grants from universities accused of bias. Courts have restored some frozen funds to California universities, but academics studying brain tumors, lung cancer, and strokes worry their grant dollars remain a bargaining chip.
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This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.
The Trump administration has restored promised funds to a program that teaches people in health care how to work with aging Americans.
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Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown
Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend billions of dollars in federal tax credits that have dramatically lowered premiums and contributed to record-low rates of uninsured Americans. It鈥檚 a chance to talk about a winning issue 鈥 and maybe regain support from working-class voters.
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GOP Falsely Ties Shutdown to Democrats鈥 Alleged Drive To Give All Immigrants Health Care
Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs. Democrats鈥 funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace for legal immigrants who will lose access once certain provisions of the Republicans鈥 tax and spending law take effect.
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Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust
The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to do, could threaten its financial viability. Such a move also would suggest that the science is unsettled, that vaccines may be riskier than diseases, which is a fallacy.
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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses
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.
By Paula Andalo Democrats Make This Shutdown About the ACA
Episode 416The foreshadowed federal shutdown came after Congress failed to pass required spending bills, with Democrats demanding Republicans renew the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies in exchange for their votes. While a shutdown does not affect Medicare and Medicaid, it could eventually hinder activities from every corner of the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, as Democrats and Republicans point fingers, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pursues policies and personnel that would undermine vaccines. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Bloomberg News join 51视频 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss the news. Also this week, Rovner interviews 51视频 Health News鈥 Cara Anthony, who wrote a recent 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature about an out-of-network eye surgery that left one kindergartner鈥檚 family with a big bill.
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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse.
As a warming climate intensifies storms, 51视频 Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump administration鈥檚 cuts leave the nation less prepared.
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Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties鈥 Resolve
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse in negotiations. Which side will blink first?
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Readers Speak Up for Patients Who Can’t, and for Kids With Disabilities
51视频 Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Health Care鈥檚 Employment Growth Clouded by Immigration Crackdown, Medicaid Cuts
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.
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Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump鈥檚 Medicaid Work Rules
Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.
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States Target Ultraprocessed Foods in Bipartisan Push
States are taking aim at chemicals and additives in foods as Republicans and Democrats alike embrace at least one aspect of the Trump administration鈥檚 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥 push. It鈥檚 a shift for Republicans, who had vilified past Democratic efforts to impose government will on what people eat and drink.
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Journalists Recap Coverage on Organ Harvesting, Obamacare, and Medicaid Cuts
51视频 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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鈥楬istoric鈥 White House Announcement on Autism and Tylenol Causes Confusion
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