The White House asked states to compete for a rare pot of new money dedicated to transforming health care across rural America.
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One State’s Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2
Maryland finds out how much the state will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment.
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What You Need to Know About the New $50 Billion Rural Health Fund
The Trump administration recently announced how much money each state will receive under an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
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One State’s Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
We follow Maryland’s 52-day rush to convince the Trump administration to give the state new funding to transform rural health care.
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The Future of Health Care Research: ‘Federal Funding Really Is Irreplaceable’
What happens if President Trump cuts billions of dollars from research on how to make our health care system work better?
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Global Health, Research and Trump Dominate Aspen Ideas: Health Conference
Our reporters offer key takeaways from one of the biggest health care events of the year.
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Watch Tradeoffs and Penn Experts Discuss Cuts to Violence Prevention Programs
The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to violence-prevention programs nationwide are likely to reverse years of progress in reducing gun violence and may lead to a surge in shootings across cities, […]
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Trump’s Policies Could Undermine the Fight to End America’s HIV Epidemic
The White House is asking Congress to sharply roll back federal spending on HIV prevention, a reversal from President Trump’s first term, when he championed investment to end the epidemic in America within a decade.
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RFK Jr. Just Replaced the Experts Guiding U.S. Vaccines. Now What?
The Health and Human Services chief’s latest action on vaccinations is unprecedented, and quickly drew condemnation from medical groups who said his dismissal of the vaccine advisory committee put public health at risk. Here’s why the members of that committee are so important.
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Watch Tradeoffs and Penn Experts Discuss New Rules for Vaccine Approvals
Penn experts warn that a new HHS vaccine policy mandating placebo trials is unethical, misleading, and could undermine public health and vaccine confidence.