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Host Dan Weissmann talks with Julie Rovner, Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News chief Washington correspondent and host of the āWhat the Health?ā podcast, about how cuts to federal programs are reshaping American healthcare.
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.
The Department of Justice in June issued a legal opinion saying states arenāt required to provide services that help people with disabilities remain in their homes. The new position has added momentum to statesā existing legal challenges to the requirement and triggered worries among people who rely on these services.
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Theyāre known for touting pandemic precautions, Affordable Care Act plans, and testing for lead in schools. This year, some former public health officials are touting themselves ā for governor or senator.
While acknowledging that changes must be made to the hospice industry, health policy researchers and providers worry that negative attention and the potential for overly punitive regulations could put patients at risk.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. AHRQ hasnāt issued a new one in over a year.
The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source. Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response ā and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
The tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety is pressuring hospitals to turn over patient records from emergency room visits, including about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products.
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana chairs the Senateās health committee. In an interview with Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Julie Rovner, he discusses the drug supply, his proposal to defray out-of-pocket costs, and his controversial vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary.
A year after the Environmental Protection Agency stripped grant money from dozens of communities nationwide during Trumpās DEI crackdown, a small Georgia city is struggling to address environmental health concerns.
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to the public, and they characterize the arrests as part of a government harassment campaign.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will āpseudonymizeā medical records it collects on more than 8 million people ā federal workers and retirees, and their family members. Democrats and employee unions say the agencyās move is an overreach.
Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.
Complex computer systems that decide whether people, including the disabled, get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trumpās signature tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.
Final regulations on Medicaid work requirements say enrollees must regularly obtain documentation ā possibly from medical professionals ā to prove that theyāre too sick to work. Doctors say the rules put them in a tough spot.
Last year, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by dozens of insurers to improve prior authorization, which often requires patients to seek approval before treatments. But prior authorization remains commonplace, and there's no evidence the government is trying to hold insurers to account.
President Donald Trumpās nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, expressed support for vaccines, including covid shots, in her confirmation hearing. That contrasts with the stance of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
With the federal Medicaid work requirements looming in January, Democrats are considering state legislation to call out big companies that employ workers enrolled in the safety net health program. Business giants such as Amazon and Walmart said the figures are misleading.
Californiaās laws still leave extradition decisions related to reproductive rights and gender-affirming care to its governor. But as states with abortion bans target California physicians who prescribe abortion pills across state lines, Democrats want to lock in protections for doctors, no matter who the next governor is.
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