Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, Again?
In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got…
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The Covid ‘Contrarians’ Are in Power. We Still Haven’t Hashed Out Whether They Were Right.
In October, Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya hosted a conference on the lessons of covid-19 in order “to do better in the next pandemic.” He…
Deny and Delay? California Seeks Penalties for Insurers That Repeatedly Get It Wrong
When Colleen Henderson’s 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies…
Iowa Medicaid Sends $4M Bills to Two Families Grieving Deaths of Loved Ones With Disabilities
Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who…
Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers,…
Love Safely: Prioritizing Sexual Health This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is all about love, connection, and special moments. As you plan your celebrations today and beyond, don’t forget one of the most i…
432 Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure; Breakdown By State
From Becker’s Financial Management There are 432 rural hospitals vulnerable to closure, according to a Feb. 11 report from Chartis, a healthcare adv…
White House Forms ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Commission
From Becker’s Leadership and Management President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy Again Commission afte…
2025 ARC States’ Co-Chair Elected: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
Elected by his fellow Appalachian state governors, Maryland Governor Wes Moore is now ARC’s 2025 States’ Co-Chair. He is the 72nd States’ Co-Cha…
A Dose of Love: The Winning Health Policy Valentines
Nothing sweeps us off our feet like a health policy valentine. Readers showed their love this season, writing poetic lines about surprise medical bills, bird…