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This fall, the U.S. Government Accountability Office expects to release a report on how much it costs to run Georgia Pathways to Coverage â the countryâs only active Medicaid work requirement program â as other states and Congress consider similar programs.
Monica Soni, Covered Californiaâs chief medical officer, oversees an effort to hold health plans financially accountable for the quality of care they provide, including childhood vaccination rates, which have fallen in California and nationwide. She worries federal spending cuts could soon bring turbulence to the stateâs Affordable Care Act marketplace.
Members of Congress are back in Washington, and Republicans are struggling to find ways to reduce Medicaid spending without cutting benefits. Meanwhile, confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
The Biden administration shut off federal family planning grants to Tennessee and Oklahoma after the states directed clinics not to provide abortion counseling. The Trump administration restored the money, claiming two lawsuits were settled. They werenât.
The Trump administration defunded the National Institutes of Healthâs MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.
The Social Security Administration will now withhold 50% of many recipientsâ monthly benefits to claw back alleged overpayments â down from the 100% it announced in March, but way up from the 10% cap imposed under former President Joe Biden.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that "autism destroys families,â adding that âmost cases are now severeâ and describing children who will never work, play baseball, write poetry, or go on a date. Medical experts and people on the autism spectrum say Kennedyâs portrayal was skewed.
In many cases, the money flowed to addiction recovery programs that help rebuild lives by driving people to medical appointments and court hearings, crafting rĂŠsumĂŠs and training them for new jobs, finding them housing, and helping them build social connections unrelated to drugs.
When Congress returns next week, it will be writing a budget reconciliation bill thatâs expected to cut taxes but also make deep cuts to Medicaid. But at least some Republicans are concerned about cutting a program that aids so many of their constituents. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also, Rovner interviews Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ Rae Ellen Bichell about her story on how care for transgender minors is changing in Colorado.
In the wake of an executive order by President Donald Trump opposing gender-affirming surgeries for minors, hospitals are pausing procedures â even those already scheduled. Families fear the eventual loss of all gender-affirming care for their transgender kids.
Attitudes about a debunked link between measles vaccines and autism havenât budged that much. But thereâs a sharp partisan divide over whether the vaccine is safe.
In California, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Santa Clara County initiatives aimed at reducing racial disparities work but depend on federal dollars â money that might not flow amid budget cuts and a push to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
These fixers, officially known as caseworkers, unraveled complex and arcane health insurance rules to solve peopleâs coverage issues. They worked in a little-known federal department with which most consumers never interact â until they need help.
During his first news conference as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 16 ticked off things he thinks kids with autism will never do, including paying taxes, holding a job, and going on a date. Kennedyâs comments go against science and reality.
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Tensions between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are mounting, as he made a series of claims about autism this week â contradicting his agencyâs findings. Plus, President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order to lower drug prices as his administration explores tariffs that could raise them. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Plus, Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ Julie Rovner interviews two University of California-San Francisco researchers about an upcoming Supreme Court case that could have major ramifications for preventive care.
Leaders of the "Make America Healthy Againâ movement cheered the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Health and Human Services secretary, but their wish list is far from being realized.
A Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health News analysis underscores how the terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically. Of the organizations that had grants cut in the first month, about 40% are in states President Donald Trump won in November.
Emotionally overwhelmed, an Indiana woman dialed a mental health hotline. She didnât find the help she was looking for and hung up. Ultimately, she was handcuffed and hospitalized overnight. Now, amid federal cuts, she and others fear the U.S. response to similar crises will revert to more responses like that.
The Latino communities who make up significant proportions of year-round populations in Coloradoâs mountain towns already experience heightened mental health concerns. Now, deportation fears are increasing their stress.
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