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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Taps Dr. Oz to Run CMS

Mehmet Oz, MD, has been an outspoken supporter of the President-elect

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<乌鸦传媒>'Stop RFK War Room'; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump's White House Return Poised to Tangle Healthcare Safety Net

Public health insurance programs likely to be scaled back

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<乌鸦传媒>What Trump Has Proposed for Healthcare in a Second Administration

A look at Trump's history and ideas floated on the campaign trail

<乌鸦传媒>How the Election Results Could Affect Healthcare in the U.S.

Anand Parekh breaks down the possible futures for abortion rights, EMTALA, and Obamacare

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<乌鸦传媒>For People With Opioid Addiction, Medicaid 鈥楿nwinding鈥� Raises the Stakes

It's unclear how many have lost coverage

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<乌鸦传媒>What Will CDC, FDA, and CMS Look Like After the Election?

We talked to healthcare experts to get their predictions for a Trump or Harris administration

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<乌鸦传媒>IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot

Public health and access to care are at stake in the 2024 election

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Survival in Aggressive Breast Cancer

Study also showed that patients were more likely to receive timely treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care

Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors, Not AI, Should Authorize Treatments

A new California law shows the way

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Might Cut Cardiovascular Risk for This One Group

Negative results overall hid a benefit for some who won the insurance lottery in Oregon

<乌鸦传媒>Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization

Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress

Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with 乌鸦传媒 about his time in Arizona's state legislature

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<乌鸦传媒>Too Many Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Aren't Getting Appropriate Preventive Care

Findings from my recent study shook me to my core

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<乌鸦传媒>Inside Conservative Activist Leonard Leo's Long Campaign to Gut Planned Parenthood

Current lawsuit alleges Planned Parenthood and affiliates defrauded Texas and Louisiana Medicaid

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Performing Abortions 'Will Be Prosecuted' If GOP Returns to Power, Senator Says

They're coming for IVF next, Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells delegates at the Democratic convention

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<乌鸦传媒>New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act

Republicans say changes are needed regarding misreported incomes and enhanced subsidies

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<乌鸦传媒>What Medicare Advantage Changes Would a Trump or Harris Administration Make?

Experts also predict next administration's potential moves on the ACA, drug price negotiations

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<乌鸦传媒>Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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<乌鸦传媒>Where Harris and Trump Stand on Top Issues in Healthcare

From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here's how the presidential candidates stack up

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<乌鸦传媒>The Politics Holding Back Medicaid Expansion in Some Southern States

But the drumbeat of support, as one Southern state lawmaker put it, grows louder

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<乌鸦传媒>More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds

Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show

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<乌鸦传媒>The Postpartum Cliff Doesn't Need to Be So Steep

Extending the standard of care to at least 1 year post-birth can save lives

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<乌鸦传媒>Extend the Hospital-at-Home Waiver Before It's Too Late

Older adults should continue to receive care where they feel and heal their best

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Lags, Medicaid Leads for Biosimilar Uptake

Infliximab copycat usage varies widely with payer type

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Allows State to Offer Medicaid Incentive for Hospitals to Erase Patient Debt

North Carolina's plan could help 2 million low- and middle-income people get rid of medical debt

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<乌鸦传媒>Committee for Economic Development: A Mighty 'Influencer' in Health Policymaking

This group's meeting brought civil discourse on healthcare to the nation's capital

<乌鸦传媒>Can App Data Link Sleep and Chronic Disease?; AI Model to Manage Diabetes

Also in TTHealthWatch: a monoclonal antibody for ulcerative colitis

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<乌鸦传媒>Trauma Patients Without Insurance Taken Off Life Support Sooner, Study Finds

Clinicians must "uncomfortably" examine bias in life-and-death decisions, says expert

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<乌鸦传媒>This Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients 鈥� and Makes Money Doing It

Doctors, nurses, and social workers are testing a new business model

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<乌鸦传媒>The Supreme Court Did Not Deliver 'Wins' for Reproductive Rights This Term

They simply evaded critical questions about access

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<乌鸦传媒>Can a Medicaid Plan That Requires Work Succeed?

First year of Georgia experiment is not promising

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<乌鸦传媒>Gail Wilensky, Former CMS Administrator, Dies at 81

Ran Medicare and Medicaid under President George H.W. Bush

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<乌鸦传媒>With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied

We need the rule of law to protect public health

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<乌鸦传媒>Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List of Healthcare Worries

A third of people 65 or older reported difficulty paying for healthcare expenses

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<乌鸦传媒>Access to Pediatric Care Is Rapidly Eroding

The health of future generations is at stake

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<乌鸦传媒>What Should Be Done About Long-Term Care?

Experts disagree on whether the private insurance market can provide the answers

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<乌鸦传媒>Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage

Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn't Keeping Up.

Funding constraints could undermine the decades-long battle

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