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Nuevas alternativas para resolver la crisis del cuidado de salud en casa

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El cuidado en el hogar ya es una de las ocupaciones de m谩s r谩pido crecimiento en el pa铆s: el a帽o pasado hab铆a 3,2 millones de asistentes de salud en el hogar y de cuidado personal, frente a 1,4 millones una d茅cada atr谩s.

Millions of Americans Are Expected To Drop Their Affordable Care Act Plans. They鈥檙e Looking for a Plan B.

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An estimated 4.8 million people are expected to go without health coverage because Congress did not extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. But even without a health plan, people will need medical care in 2026. Many of them have been thinking through their plan B to maintain their health.

California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan

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Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, with officials advising diet and exercise instead. California and other states say the drugs are too costly, even as the Trump administration announces plans to lower prices.

What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: New Year, Same Health Fight

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Congress returned from its break facing a familiar question: whether to extend the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans that expired at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke a promise to Bill Cassidy, the chairman of Senate health committee, by overhauling the federal government鈥檚 childhood vaccine schedule to reduce the number of diseases for which vaccines will be recommended. Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.

On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They鈥檒l Pay

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Millions of people gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reducing pressure on counties in states that fund care for the uninsured. With federal policies expected to reverse that trend, county officials wonder how they will fill the gap 鈥 and who will pay for it.

It鈥檚 the 鈥楪old Standard鈥 in Autism Care. Why Are States Reining It In?

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States facing yawning budget shortfalls have begun cutting Medicaid reimbursements for a wide variety of services. In some states, dramatic cuts are targeting therapies that many families of autistic people say are essential to caring for their loved ones.

Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here鈥檚 This Year鈥檚 Best Advice for Patients.

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As the crowdsourced investigative series from 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News approaches its eighth anniversary, 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 offers its top takeaways of 2025 to help patients manage, decipher, and even fight their medical bills.

Medicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes

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Even as President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers say the One Big Beautiful Bill Act targets waste, fraud, and abuse, Medicaid health plans are hosting events across the U.S. to prevent low-income families from losing health insurance and food benefits next year.

Washington鈥檚 Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More

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The White House says encampment sweeps have enhanced the capital, but city leaders estimate nearly 700 homeless people roam by day and bed down outdoors by night. Some have scattered to the suburbs while others avoid detection, making it hard for medical providers to care for them.

Disability Rights Lawyers Threatened With Budget Cuts, Reassignments

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The Trump administration wants deep funding cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say the Justice Department pushed out many of its lawyers who worked on such issues.

Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?

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On 鈥淲hat the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News,鈥 distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner sat down with Avik Roy, a GOP health policy adviser, to talk about how health care has evolved as a Republican Party issue.

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains

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Scientists are conducting genetic analyses to see if the measles outbreak that started in Texas is still spreading from state to state. It鈥檚 a contentious question, because the findings may determine whether America loses its measles-free status.

What the Health? From 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News: The GOP Still Can’t Agree on a Health Plan

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Senate Democrats were promised a vote by mid-December on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, but Republicans still can鈥檛 decide whether they want to put forward their own alternative or what that might include. Meanwhile, the CDC and FDA are roiled by debates over vaccines. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also, Rovner interviews 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Aneri Pattani about her project tracking opioid settlement payments.

Republicans Left Tribes Out of Their $50B Rural Fund. Now It鈥檚 Up to States To Share.

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The Trump administration has championed its Rural Health Transformation Program as an investment in American families who have been left behind. But Native American tribes, whose communities have a significant presence in rural America and have some of the greatest health needs, are ineligible to apply directly for funding.