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Real Estate Investors Profit From Long-Term Care While Residents Languish
Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch over their performance but deny responsibility for bad care.
Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data
After ϳԹ News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.
In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals
Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-ϳԹ News investigation finds.
An Arm and a Leg: The Accidental Architect of America’s Drug Patent Problem
An Arm and a Leg launches its “101” series with the story of Alfred Engelberg, a lawyer who’s been crusading to improve access to generic drugs by fixing loopholes in a law he helped draft more than 40 years ago.
Tu nuevo terapeuta: conversador, indiscreto… y difícilmente humano
Muchos pacientes consideran muy atractivo un terapeuta no humano impulsado por inteligencia artificial, incluso más atractivo que una persona en un sillón reclinable y con actitud severa
Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps — with little evidence they work and few regulations.
Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
As artificial intelligence embeds itself into health care, some physicians and patient advocates worry it could be used by insurance companies to refuse payment for care. Maryland passed one law banning AI from acting alone on a denial. Meanwhile, Virginia’s then-governor vetoed that state’s attempt at regulating AI in health insurance.
Nuevas reglas federales de Medicaid exigen un mes de trabajo. Algunos estados piden más
Indiana encabeza ese impulso, con una nueva ley que exige a los solicitantes demostrar que han estado trabajando o participando en una actividad similar por tres meses consecutivos para recibir beneficios.
Cae la inscripción de inmigrantes en Medi-Cal y expertos lo atribuyen a las políticas de Trump
La situación comenzó a agravarse durante el verano, impulsada por las noticias sobre redadas migratorias en todo el sur de California.
New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.
Starting next year, about 18.5 million adults will be subject to new Medicaid work rules in 42 states and Washington, D.C. Applicants must show they’ve been working for at least a month before receiving benefits. Some Republican-controlled states want to triple the required work period.
Medi-Cal Immigrant Enrollment Is Dropping. Researchers Point to Trump’s Policies.
A ϳԹ News analysis found Medi-Cal lost almost 100,000 immigrants without legal status in the second half of 2025. California officials say it’s not clear if immigrants are losing coverage faster than other populations, but researchers said the most obvious driver is fear of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Cómo hacer que un plan de salud con deducible alto funcione para tí
Los planes con deducibles altos pueden ser un problema si la persona necesita atención médica constante o sufre un crisis de salud inesperada.
Para muchos pacientes que salen de terapia intensiva, la lucha apenas comienza
Más de 5 millones de personas son admitidas cada año en terapias intensivas en unos 5.000 hospitales en Estados Unidos, y las investigaciones muestran que más de la mitad experimenta estos efectos secundarios. La edad avanzada aumenta las probabilidades.
How To Make a High-Deductible Health Plan Work for You
Lower premiums often mean higher costs when you get sick and need care. Among the ways to plan ahead and soften the financial hit: health savings accounts, which act like a medical piggy bank.
The Trump Administration Is Seeking Federal Workers’ Sensitive Medical Data. That’s Raising Alarms.
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For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun
A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.
Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow
Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using AI to wrongfully withhold treatment, and new research illuminates the risks.
What the Health? From ϳԹ News: Abortion Pills, the Budget, and RFK Jr.
This week, the Trump administration won a court battle to delay a ruling on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, angering its own anti-abortion allies. Meanwhile, the president’s budget arrived on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are unlikely to agree to its proposed cuts to Health and Human Services programs. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Maya Goldman of Axios join ϳԹ News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People
Fourteen states now allow health coverage through state farm bureaus. Though they generally share many features of Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, they aren’t insurance. Neither are they typically subject to federal or state health insurance requirements, and the benefits may be less generous or predictable than those of Obamacare plans.
Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas
When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care facility stepped in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
