Trump’s health agency ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees.
Findings from five states show they have uncovered few who are improperly receiving benefits.
Experts described the reviews as "incredibly wasteful and inefficient."
OK: Using Rural Health Transformation $ to realign services could mean “shutting down service lines."
MT: Rightsizing could mean “downsizing."
WY: RHTP bill says facilities getting funding must “reduce unprofitable, duplicative or nonessential service lines."
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Montana is one of at least 10 states whose leaders say a federal rural health funding program could lead hospitals to cut services.
That has "hospitals on pins and needles," one former CEO said.
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The Trump administration faces the challenge of naming a new CDC director who can both satisfy the MAHA movement and get confirmed by the Senate.
Also, vaccine policies in limbo and a legal ruling on care for trans teenagers.
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President Trump will soon nominate a permanent director for the CDC, acting chief Jay Bhattacharya told agency employees at a Wednesday staff meeting.
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Some health policy analysts worry new proposals by the Trump administration targeting fraud in the ACA marketplace miss that mark and instead will make it harder for people who are eligible to enroll.
“It is time to open up a can of ‘Whoop Ass’”: Inside infant formula makers’ competition for preemies.
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States are racing to update their computer systems to adhere to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The changes will add red tape and restrictions for Medicaid and SNAP benefits. Contractors like Deloitte stand to gain millions.
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Have you started on a GLP-1 for weight loss? Here’s what you need to know and do to be successful. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
When medical bills started rolling in, a Florida woman wondered why her insurance suddenly wasn’t covering them.
The answer? She owed a balance of 5 cents, so her insurer canceled her policy.
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Federal health officials have ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees. After seven months, findings from five states show the reviews have unco...
States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund meant to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.
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Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health and interim leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the CDC staff, “I know that it has been such a difficult year.”
Behind their warm-and-fuzzy marketing, infant formula industry giants Abbott, maker of Similac products, and Mead Johnson, maker of the Enfamil line, have turned neonatal intensive care units into are...
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The Trump administration faces the challenge of naming a new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who can both satisfy the Make America Healthy Again movement and get confirmed b...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs w...
So you’ve decided to go on a GLP-1 to lose weight. These medicines might seem like an easy way to drop unwanted pounds, but you’ll likely need to do a few other things to be successful long-term.
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When medical bills started rolling in, a teacher’s aide in Florida wondered why her insurance suddenly wasn’t covering them. The answer? She owed a balance of 5 cents, so her insurer canceled her poli...
States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund meant to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.
