BOISE, Idaho — Physicians are expected to take the stand in Idaho’s capital on Tuesday to argue that the state’s near-total prohibition of abortion care is jeopardizing women’s health, forcing them to carry fetuses with deadly anomalies, and preventing doctors from intervening in potentially fatal medical emergencies. Their testimony is scheduled to lead off the…
Emily Tavis estaba en una primera cita en diciembre cuando levantó la vista y se dio cuenta que estaban pasando por la esquina del centro de Kansas City, Missouri, en donde una bala le atravesó la pierna durante el desfile del Super Bowl, el año pasado. “Oh, c…”, dijo Tavis, desconcertando a su cita. Tavis…
In her first months as a community health worker, Jee Hyo Kim helped violent crime survivors access supportive services and resources. When a client with post-traumatic stress disorder sought a therapist, she linked him to one that fit his needs. She helped clients afraid to leave their homes obtain food delivery vouchers. As one client…
Starting in May of last year, HHS Secretary Kennedy and the CDC/ACIP began to make changes to the federal vaccine schedule for children, culminating in an announcement on January 5 of this year with the most wide-ranging changes to date. This policy brief tracks the number of states that have announced they are no longer…
A principios de este año, cuando el presidente Donald Trump comenzaba a remodelar el gobierno, Michael, un médico de emergencias nacido, criado y formado en Estados Unidos, hizo las maletas y se marchó con su familia. Michael trabaja ahora en un pequeño hospital de un pueblo de Canadá. KFF Health News y NPR le han…
This approach positions senior healthcare leaders to not just manage costs effectively but transform AI from a cost center into a powerful strategic advantage. The post Unlocking Strategic Elasticity: A Healthcare Executive’s Guide to High-Efficiency Lean AI appeared first on MedCity News.
With Sunrise’s women’s health program, the company can support women battling sleep issues due to conditions like pregnancy, polycystic ovary syndrome, perimenopause, menopause and premenstrual syndrome. The post Sunrise Introduces Sleep Offering Tailored to Women appeared first on MedCity News.
This policy watch outlines the groups of lawfully present immigrants that will lose access to federally funded health coverage due to the 2025 tax and budget law, and the CBO’s estimates of the increases in the uninsured.
This brief explains the limitations of early data in understanding the impact of the expiration of enhanced premiums tax credit on ACA enrollment. It also provides a timeline of when more complete data will become available.
The Social Security Administration is backing off a plan it announced in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to claw back money the government had allegedly overpaid them. Instead, the agency will default to withholding 50% of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits, the agency said in an “emergency message” to staff…