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Hundreds of hospitals nationwide are bracing for Medicaid cuts as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Some state lawmakers are eyeing loans and other forms of financial aid to distressed hospitals in rural and urban areas, as healthcare providers warn of cuts to critical services and scramble for funding.
The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what the Department of Health and Human Services terms “real food.â€
A bug bite and an allergic reaction ultimately sent a North Carolina woman to the emergency room, where she had a couple of brief chats with a doctor and a dose of medicine. Now she questions why the charges were so high.
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Patients are getting stuck in the emergency department for days while waiting for a spot in an inpatient ward.
Moving through the California Senate are two bills, informed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News reporting, that would strengthen protections for patients brought to health facilities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News investigation finds.
A rural Nebraska dialysis unit that was hemorrhaging money closed, upending patients’ lives. That’s despite a federal rural health program that granted the state more than $200 million this year to improve health care in rural communities.
A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.
States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund meant to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking when potential organ donors provide consent or change their minds.
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Health care prices are on the rise, and patients are flummoxed that even insurance companies aren’t doing more to control costs.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years. Ontario and Alberta have also seen more interest from Americans.
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State officials believe they’ve found a way to extend the life of federal Rural Health Transformation Program money Wyoming is receiving as part of last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — by investing most of it.
Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it’s mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for negotiations over pay.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
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