Medicaid 鈥楿nwinding鈥 Decried as Biased Against Disabled People
People with disabilities say they are abruptly losing their Medicaid home health benefits and are being advised incorrectly when they call state offices for more information. 鈥淓very day the anxiety builds,鈥 one beneficiary told 素人色情片Health News.
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
Some pumps used in end-stage heart failure caused a buildup of biological material that blocks blood flow from the device to the heart鈥檚 aorta. The FDA鈥檚 recall affects nearly 14,000 devices.
Becerra Joins the Fray Over Reproductive Rights
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is racking up frequent-flier miles as he hopscotches the country to highlight health issues the White House hopes will become pivotal for voters this year 鈥 none more so than reproductive rights. 鈥淣o woman today should fear [not having] access to the care that she needs. President Biden […]
Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group鈥檚 Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.
Opposition to Medicaid Expansion Thaws in an Unexpected Place: The Deep South
For more than a decade, some Southern states have resisted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, even though data suggest it could help their residents. Today, the large majority of uninsured Americans who would gain coverage under Medicaid expansion 鈥 and who would benefit from affordable access to care 鈥 live in non-expansion states […]
Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
While many Republican state lawmakers remain firmly against Medicaid expansion, some key leaders in holdout states are showing a willingness to reconsider. Public opinion, financial incentives, and widening health care needs make resistance harder.
Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device 鈥 But at What Risk?
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a patient鈥檚 death.
Desantis, Newsom to Tangle Over Hot-Button Health Issues
Florida鈥檚 Republican presidential hopeful, Ron DeSantis,and Democratic firebrand Gavin Newsom of California square off today in a contest of governors that can best be described as the debate to determine 驴qui茅n es m谩s macho? 鈥 who is more manly 鈥 about protecting your freedoms. Both men have led their respective states since 2019, and they鈥檝e […]
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Use Trump鈥檚 Covid Record to Court Vaccine Skeptics
Candidates see former President Donald Trump鈥檚 embrace of his administration鈥檚 covid-19 vaccine policies as an opportunity to gain ground. So far, their efforts haven鈥檛 found traction.
Estrategia de Trump y sus adversarios de campa帽a: desinformar sobre las vacunas contra covid
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La atenci贸n de salud, en el centro del debate entre DeSantis y Newsom
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Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go Mano a Mano
Florida鈥檚 Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and California鈥檚 Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will square off in a first-of-its-kind debate on Nov. 30. 素人色情片Health News compared the political rivals鈥 health care positions, showing how their policies have helped 鈥 or hindered 鈥 the health of their states鈥 residents.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Injects Presidential Politics Into the Covid Vaccine Debate
Losing ground in the Republican primary, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his top medical advisers dismissed the recent federal recommendation that almost everyone get an updated covid shot.
M茅dicos son reacios a preguntar el estatus migratorio de pacientes, a pesar de nueva ley de Florida
M茅dicos, enfermeras y expertos en pol铆tica sanitaria afirman que la ley ataca a personas marginadas que ya tienen dificultades para navegar el sistema de salud y que les disuadir谩 a煤n m谩s de buscar ayuda m茅dica.
Doctors Hesitate to Ask About Patients鈥 Immigration Status Despite New Florida Law
Florida鈥檚 new immigration law requires hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status at admission and in emergency rooms, and report that information plus the cost of care for residents without legal status. Doctors and nurses who oppose the policy seem reluctant to criticize lawmakers for fear of political retribution.
Familias huyen de los estados que niegan atenci贸n de salud a las personas trans
M谩s de una cuarta parte de los adultos trans encuestados por 素人色情片y The Washington Post a fines del a帽o pasado dijeron que se mudaron a otro vecindario, ciudad o estado en busca de un ambiente m谩s tolerante.
Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown on Transgender Care
As more states restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people, some are relocating to more welcoming destinations, such as California, Illinois, Maryland, and Nevada, where they don’t have to worry about being locked out of medical care.
Fraudsters Are Duping Homeless People Into Signing Up for ACA Plans They Can鈥檛 Afford
Homeless people are being fraudulently enrolled in health plans on the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 marketplace, induced with cash payments from insurance agents and brokers. Those who sign up for an ACA plan are disqualified from other forms of free and low-cost care and risk disruption in treatment.
How a 2019 Florida Law Catalyzed a Hospital-Building Boom
In Wesley Chapel, Fla., near Tampa, residents will soon have three general hospitals within a five-minute drive. The new construction is part of a hospital-building boom across Florida unleashed almost four years ago, when the state dropped a requirement that companies obtain government approval to open new hospitals.
驴Se podr谩 cumplir con la meta de terminar con la epidemia de VIH para 2030?
Debido a las interrupciones de la pandemia, los funcionarios federales no han tenido estimaciones s贸lidas de nuevas infecciones o el n煤mero de personas que viven con VIH desde finales de 2019.
