Indiana Lawmakers Seek To Forbid Hospital Monopolies, but One Merger Fight Remains
Union Health has made a new bid to buy its only rival hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. The system passed one hurdle after lawmakers watered down a bill that threatened the proposed deal. That means the merger will now face a likely showdown with Indiana’s new governor.
Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs
As Congress mulls significant cuts to Medicaid, Native American tribes are bracing for potentially devastating financial fallout. That’s because Medicaid is the largest third-party payer for Native American health programs, funding that has helped address chronic underfunding of the Indian Health Service.
Her Case Changed Trans Care in Prison. Now Trump Aims To Reverse Course.
President Donald Trump ordered a halt to gender-affirming medical care for transgender prisoners in federal custody, and to housing trans women in female prisons. The new policies raise alarms for a formerly incarcerated trans woman. She said the order denies lifesaving medical care and creates a road map for rape.
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.
Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. Not Quite Right.
Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk
Checking the Facts on Medicaid Use by Latinos
Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress
Without Federal Action, States Wrestle With Kratom Regulation
Barbershop Killing Escalates Trauma for Boston Neighborhood Riven by Gun Violence
Journalists Share How Additives Enter Food Supply and Measles Harms Kids’ Immune Systems
Progressives Seek Health Privacy Protections in California, But Newsom Could Balk
California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts
The Injured: One Year Later
A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors
Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series “The Injured” looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.
