Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans
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51视频 Health News covers the health issues facing people who live in America鈥檚 rural reaches.
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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.
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A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth 鈥 And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills
Health insurance generally doesn鈥檛 cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.
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Tribal Groups Assert Sovereignty as Feds Crack Down on Gender-Affirming Care
Native American groups declare that tribal sovereignty trumps state and federal efforts to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for two-spirit and LGBTQ+ tribal citizens. Tribes are analyzing the risk of opposing Trump鈥檚 policies, advocates say.
Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
Episode 407Medicaid may have monopolized Washington鈥檚 attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what鈥檚 in Trump鈥檚 big budget law, and polls suggest many don鈥檛 like what they see. Julie Appleby of 51视频 Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 51视频 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews historian Jonathan Oberlander to mark Medicare鈥檚 60th anniversary.
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Tribal Health Officials Work To Fill Vaccination Gaps as Measles Outbreak Spreads
Native American tribes and health organizations are hosting clinics and calling patients to counteract low measles vaccination rates and limited access to health care as the disease spreads across the country.
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Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients
A doctor doing environmental health research in rural Maine is working to establish the best practices to treat patients exposed to 鈥渇orever chemicals,鈥 potentially leading the way for practitioners across the nation.
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Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.鈥檚 Goals for a Healthier National Diet
The Trump administration has said improving American nutrition is a priority, but deep cuts to federal food assistance could lead people to forgo healthy food in favor of cheaper alternatives.
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$50B Rural Health 鈥楽lush Fund鈥 Faces Questions, Skepticism
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.
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Journalists Dig Into Megabill’s Slashing of Medicaid. Plus, How To Avoid Tick Bites.
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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In Rush To Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
The health industry couldn鈥檛 persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump鈥檚 tax and spending bill for many reasons. A big one: Congressional Republicans were more worried about angering Trump than a backlash from hospitals and low-income constituents back home.
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Journalists Tally State and Local Health Care Implications of GOP Megabill
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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The Foster Care System Has a Suicide Problem. Federal Cuts Threaten To Slow Fixes.
Children and young adults in the U.S. foster care system suffer from mental health disorders and die by suicide at far higher rates than the general population, yet the system doesn鈥檛 uniformly screen and treat children who are at risk.
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Doulas, Once a Luxury, Are Increasingly Covered by Medicaid 鈥 Even in GOP States
Even as states brace for significant reductions in federal Medicaid funding over the next decade, conservative legislatures across the country are passing laws that grant doula access to Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Insurers Fight State Laws Restricting Surprise Ambulance Bills
A Colorado bill banning surprise billing for ambulance rides passed unanimously in both legislative chambers, only to be met with a veto from the governor. As more states pass such legislation, some are hitting the same snag 鈥 concerns about raising premiums.
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Journalists Assess Health Impacts of Trump’s Megabill, Who Will Feel Them, and When
51视频 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and regional media this week to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care 鈥 with ramifications that could touch all Americans.
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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured
Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. 鈥淭he effects could be catastrophic,鈥 one policy analyst predicts.
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鈥榃e Need To Keep Fighting鈥: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding
While Congress fails to stave off cuts to HIV care, community leaders in Mississippi and beyond race to limit the damage.
By Amy Maxmen Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
Episode 402The 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 51视频 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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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.