We talk with Harvard researcher Ari Ne’eman about why the sharp policy shifts underway in Washington pose a unique threat to people with disabilities.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Are Back. What You Need To Know
Work requirements led to thousands in Arkansas losing their Medicaid during the first Trump administration. Policymakers say they’ve learned lessons to avoid mistakes this time.
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Patients and Employers Support This GOP Budget Cut. Hospitals Say It’s Too Risky.
Medicare would save billions of dollars changing how it pays for routine medical care. Patients would save, too, but rural hospitals could see financial losses.
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Former CMS Chief Advises Dr. Oz: ‘Go Have Lunch’ with Democrats
Tom Scully, who led Medicare and Medicaid for George W. Bush, says Oz is well-suited to be a spokesman for Trump’s health care agenda, despite Oz’s lack of health policy experience.
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As Trump Targets USAID, What’s at Stake for U.S. and Global Health?
The Trump administration’s swift and sweeping efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is creating chaos across global public health efforts. A doctor working to stop an Ebola outbreak in Uganda reflects on consequences, now and long-term, of America’s abrupt change in policy.
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The Powerful Vaccine Committee RFK Jr. Could Soon Control
If the Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a vaccine skeptic — to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he would control an influential group of federal vaccine advisors.
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Why Many Republicans Think Shrinking Medicaid Will Make it Better
Republicans have singled out Medicaid for possible cuts under the new administration and Congress. We explore why many conservatives think less Medicaid will mean better Medicaid.
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Biden’s Medicaid Director Reflects on Lessons Learned and Worries for the Future
With Medicaid poised for potential cuts from Republicans in Washington, Dan Tsai reflects on what he’s learned running Medicaid for the Biden administration — and his hopes and concerns for the program’s future.
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Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?
President Trump is revisiting one of the signature health policies of his first administration: making health care prices public. It hasn’t gone smoothly. Now Trump is calling for new rules and more public prices to deliver on his goal of a more competitive — less costly — health care market.
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What Could RFK Jr. Do As Head of HHS? We Asked Someone Who’s Done the Job
Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shares what the country’s top health official can and can’t do, and what she wants senators to know ahead of RFK’s confirmation hearings.