This volume explores politically motivated misinformation targeting gender-affirming care, transgender people, and its impact on online discourse, legislation, and health care access. We also examine Florida Surgeon General Ladapo’s recent misleading claims about mRNA vaccines and new technology that can predict if social media users will share disinformation.
As the 2024 presidential election draws near, there are sharp differences in former President Trump’s and Vice President Harris’ records on health coverage and spending, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, prescription drugs, and more. At Noon ET on Tuesday, October 1, Larry Levitt, KFF’s executive vice president for health policy, will moderate a 45-minute…More
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President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise, as secretary of Health and Human Sciences. Two Senate committees will question Kennedy this week on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system….
Joel Keenan, M.D., owner of York Primary Care in Maine, describes new tools in his eClinicalWorks EHR that are saving him time
UnitedHealth Group has had a difficult year marked by a dramatic stock drop, leadership shake-up and mounting regulatory scrutiny. Experts point to its aggressive Medicare Advantage strategy and a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape as key drivers of its challenges. The post Analysis: The No Good, Very Bad Year for UnitedHealth appeared first on MedCity News.
Además de los dolores ocasionales, envejecer puede traer sorpresas desagradables y enfermedades graves. Las relaciones de largo plazo con doctores de confianza suelen hacer que incluso las malas noticias sean más llevaderas. Perder ese respaldo —especialmente en medio de una crisis de salud— puede ser aterrador. Por eso, existen requisitos federales poco conocidos que, se…
In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency warning that they both would be cut from Medicaid, the health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. Under a Florida law passed in 2021, Rokx was supposed to receive 12 months of continuous coverage after giving birth….
Berry Street’s new GLP-1 nutrition program supports patients who are starting GLP-1s, currently taking them or transitioning off of them. Patients receive care from registered dietitians and certified nutrition specialists. The post Berry Street Introduces GLP-1 Nutrition Program appeared first on MedCity News.