Covered California alcanza r茅cord de inscripciones, pero peligran subsidios clave
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
January 23, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
La principal preocupaci贸n de los funcionarios de Covered California es la inminente expiraci贸n de los subsidios federales adicionales para pagar las primas de los seguros.
Hospitales dicen que no rechazar谩n pacientes, mientras los estados se posicionan sobre inmigraci贸n
By Vanessa G. S谩nchez Daniel Chang
January 23, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
Mientras Trump inicia la “operaci贸n de deportaci贸n m谩s grande” en la historia de la naci贸n, estados han emitido pautas marcadamente diferentes a los hospitales, cl铆nicas comunitarias y otros centros de salud, sobre c贸mo actuar con pacientes inmigrantes.
What To Know About Trump鈥檚 Executive Orders on US Health Care聽
By Tarena Lofton
January 22, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
From rolling back drug pricing policies to limiting gender-affirming care, President Donald Trump signed several health-related executive orders in the first hours of his second presidency. Here鈥檚 a roundup of the changes and what they mean.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Offers Buyouts To Nonunion Staff
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
The company points to the increasing costs of prescription and specialty drugs as a reason for its loss of more than $1 billion in insurance business over the past two years and for its need to cut costs dramatically. Other health and pharma news is on Eli Lilly’s work on an oral weight loss drug; how fitness and weight training can halve the risk of cancer patients dying; and more.
Study: Recreational Ketamine Outpaces Therapeutic Use For Depression
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
Also in the news, “renal denervation” shows promise as a treatment for high blood pressure; an estimated 17 million U.S. adults struggle with long-covid with no new treatments in sight; inequality grows in life expectancies among Americans; and more.
Morning Briefing for Wednesday, January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
Stay tuned for our new weekly edition, The Week in Brief, coming this Friday. Each week, we鈥檒l give you a fresh take on one of our top stories. Plus, we鈥檒l recap our social media coverage and our award-winning 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News journalism. Don鈥檛 miss out 鈥 !
Democrats Aim To Shield Medicaid From Potential Cuts Under Trump
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
Axios reports that some Republicans are avoiding answering whether they’re willing to cut Medicaid in order to help pay for an extension of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. More news on Medicaid comes from South Carolina and South Dakota.
Federal Health Agencies Ordered To Halt External Communications
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
The Trump administration moved swiftly to block communications from HHS, the FDA, the CDC, and the NIH. It is not clear whether Americans can still receive urgent notifications regarding foodborne disease outbreaks, drug approvals, and new bird flu cases. Meanwhile, new restrictions mean immigrant domestic abuse victims are no longer safe from ICE in women鈥檚 shelters.
Health Tech Industry Is Just Fine With Repeal Of Biden’s AI Regulating Order
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
Among the executive order’s directives, companies were required to report details of their technology to federal regulators. Separately, Doctors Without Borders, physicians, and industry top brass weigh in on President Donald Trump’s executive orders and policy proposals.
VA Secretary Nominee Faces Grilling Over Abortion, Project 2025 Stances
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
On reproductive rights for veterans, Doug Collins said, 鈥淲e will look at this rule.” On proposed Veterans Affairs cost-cutting measures, he said 鈥淲e鈥檙e not going to balance budgets on the back of veterans鈥 benefits.鈥 Outside the Beltway, lawmakers in Virginia, Nebraska, Kentucky, and North Carolina consider abortion-related measures.
At Least 9 Dead As Frigid Temps, Snow Thrash South; Power Outages Possible
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
Several people were thought to have died from hypothermia or exposure to the cold in Texas and Georgia, authorities said. Meanwhile, the Louisiana governor is warning residents not to use gas or electric stoves or ovens to heat homes because of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning or fire.
First Edition: Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
Morning Briefing
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans
By Amy Maxmen
January 22, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
To deliver on pledges from the new Trump administration to make America healthy again, policymakers will need to close gaps in longevity among racial and ethnic groups.
Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments
By Sarah Boden
January 22, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion to long-covid research without any new treatments yet brought to market. Patients and scientists say it鈥檚 time to push harder for breakthroughs.
La creciente desigualdad en la expectativa de vida entre los estadounidenses
By Amy Maxmen
January 22, 2025
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Original
La salud de los estadounidenses ha sido desigual durante mucho tiempo, pero un nuevo estudio muestra que la disparidad entre las expectativas de vida de diferentes grupos poblacionales casi se ha duplicado desde el a帽o 2000.
Trump Pulls US Out Of Paris Climate Agreement 鈥 Again
January 21, 2025
Morning Briefing
President Donald Trump has argued that the accord, first negotiated in 2015, is unfair to American businesses and the U.S. economy. In other news, Trump also took action on lethal injections and police chokeholds.
US Health Care Systems Post Another Bad Year For Cyberattacks
January 21, 2025
Morning Briefing
A record 184 million people had their health care data compromised in 2024. Despite the troubling numbers, one AHA adviser commends companies’ cooperation with authorities, saying quick action helped ward off further attacks. Also in the news: MedPAC, independent surgeons, and more.
Fauci Dismisses ‘Baseless Threats’ Over Handling Of Pandemic, Takes Pardon
January 21, 2025
Morning Briefing
The pardon stretches from Jan. 1, 2014, to Jan. 19, 2025, which includes his time as a member of the White House鈥檚 covid-19 task force. Meanwhile, HHS has debarred EcoHealth Alliance Inc. and its former president, Peter Daszak, for five years over its virus studies.
