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‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees

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Some hospitals are registering patients detained by federal immigration officers under pseudonyms and prohibiting staff from contacting family members. Attorneys and health care workers say the practices facilitate rights violations and create ethical concerns. Hospitals say they’re trying to protect patients.

What the Health? From ϳԹ News: The Hazards of ICE for Public Health

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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is not just roiling politics but also directly affecting the provision of health care, medical groups say. Meanwhile, in Washington, federal spending bills have been stalled by the fight over immigration enforcement funding after the shooting death of a second person in Minneapolis this month. Maya Goldman of Axios, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join ϳԹ News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.

This Teen Never Got His Day in Vaccine Court. His Former Lawyer Now Advises RFK on Its Overhaul.

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The federal government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was supposed to help patients with their medical bills while protecting vaccine supply. But allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are routinely transferring cases from that program to launch lawsuits against drugmakers.

Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm

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Studies increasingly offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had covid infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed covid vaccine recommendations and cut research.

Doctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.

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Patients say they find AI summaries of doctor visits user-friendly, but it’s not clear if their appointments are improving. In any case, doctors appear to be embracing the high-tech innovation.

Cansados de pelear con las aseguradoras, hospitales ofrecen sus propios planes Medicare Advantage

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Aunque los planes administrados por hospitales representan solo una pequeña porción del mercado de Medicare Advantage, su número de afiliados sigue creciendo, en línea con el aumento general de beneficiarios de ese sistema.

These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People

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Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.

What the Health? From ϳԹ News: Health Spending Is Moving in Congress

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Lawmakers appear on the brink of passing a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services and a bipartisan health policy bill delayed for over a year. But the outlook is bleaker for the health care outline released by President Trump last week. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join ϳԹ News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews oncologist and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to discuss his new book, “Eat Your Ice Cream.”

Los pagos de Medicaid por el tratamiento de la anemia falciforme dependerán de su éxito

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Actualmente hay dos terapias génicas aprobadas por la FDA, con costos de $2,2 millones por paciente en un caso y $3,1 millones en el otro, sin incluir el gasto de la hospitalización prolongada que requieren.

Estados Unidos podría perder su estatus de país libre de sarampión

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Esto marca un cambio importante desde que Estados Unidos eliminara el sarampión en el año 2000. Hasta ahora, el virus aparecía de manera esporádica, con personas infectadas en el extranjero, pero rara vez provocaba brotes locales debido a las altas tasas de vacunación.

What the Health? From ϳԹ News: Culture Wars Take Center Stage

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With lawmakers still mired over renewing enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, much of Washington has turned to culture war issues. Meanwhile, “confusion” remains the watchword at HHS as personnel and funding decisions continue to be made and unmade with little notice. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join ϳԹ News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews ϳԹ News’ Elisabeth Rosenthal, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” report.