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Para muchos pacientes que salen de terapia intensiva, la lucha apenas comienza

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Más de 5 millones de personas son admitidas cada año en terapias intensivas en unos 5.000 hospitales en Estados Unidos, y las investigaciones muestran que más de la mitad experimenta estos efectos secundarios. La edad avanzada aumenta las probabilidades.

Los estados se enfrentan a otro reto con las nuevas reglas laborales de Medicaid: la falta de personal

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Las agencias estatales de Medicaid pueden tener dificultades para mantener suficiente personal que ayude a las personas a inscribirse en los beneficios. La salud puede estar en peligro.

States Change Custody Laws To Keep Children of Detained Immigrants Out of Foster Care

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As President Donald Trump’s heightened immigration enforcement continues across the country, some states are updating temporary guardianship laws to keep the children of detained and deported immigrants out of state custody.

How To Make a High-Deductible Health Plan Work for You

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Lower premiums often mean higher costs when you get sick and need care. Among the ways to plan ahead and soften the financial hit: health savings accounts, which act like a medical piggy bank.

Pennsylvania Town Faces Fallout From Trump’s Environmental Rule Rollback

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Even as the Trump administration publicly embraces the Make America Healthy Again movement and its ideals about reducing corporate harm to the environment, it has taken steps to stall environmental protections that MAHA followers hold dear.

Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow

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Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using AI to wrongfully withhold treatment, and new research illuminates the risks.

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Abortion Pills, the Budget, and RFK Jr.

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This week, the Trump administration won a court battle to delay a ruling on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, angering its own anti-abortion allies. Meanwhile, the president’s budget arrived on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are unlikely to agree to its proposed cuts to Health and Human Services programs. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Maya Goldman of Axios join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People

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Fourteen states now allow health coverage through state farm bureaus. Though they generally share many features of Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, they aren’t insurance. Neither are they typically subject to federal or state health insurance requirements, and the benefits may be less generous or predictable than those of Obamacare plans.

States Face Another Challenge With Medicaid Work Rules: Staffing Shortages

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Some states already don’t have enough staff to quickly process Medicaid applications and answer enrollees’ phone calls. Researchers say they may not be prepared to handle new Medicaid work rules, predicting people will lose coverage as a result.

Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas

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When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care facility stepped in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.

Personas mayores inmigrantes pierden la cobertura de Medicare a pesar de haber aportado por años

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La ley One Big Beautiful Bill Act del Partido Republicano, firmada en julio pasado por el presidente Donald Trump, prohíbe que ciertas categorías de inmigrantes con presencia legal accedan a Medicare.

Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?

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Your doctor might ask to have an AI tool listen during your next appointment. If you opt in, you will likely get more of your doctor’s attention. But the technology is not perfect. Here’s what to know.

This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit

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Montana was on track to start reimbursing doulas, who support new and expectant parents, through Medicaid this year. But state officials halted that plan amid a budget shortfall. Other such services deemed optional under Medicaid are at risk nationwide as states brace for federal cuts.

La búsqueda de Trump de inscritos indocumentados en Medicaid arroja muy pocos infractores

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Siete meses después, los resultados de cinco estados compartidos con KFF Health News muestran que las revisiones han encontrado poca evidencia de que este sea un problema generalizado.