Trump's Executive Order Redefining Sex And Impact On Transgender Rights President Trump's executive order redefines sexes, impacting transgender individuals and facing legal challenges. Top News · Jan 23, 2025
35,000 Michigan Home Care Workers Double Down on Union Effort They won status as state employees to get union rights. Now they’re fighting for an election and better jobs. Capital & Main · Jan 23, 2025
Republicans reportedly ready to cut Medicaid funding to pay for Trump plans House and Senate Republicans float ideas to pay for Trump’s immigration crackdown and to fund tax cuts The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025
Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care − as well as a tangle of groups trying to help American prisons are rapidly graying. The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025
'It's Out of Control': UnitedHealth Group and Peers Charged Americans 1000% More for Drugs FTC stated that the 'Big 3' PBM organisations collectively generated over £5.94 billion ($7.3 billion) in revenue from 2017 to 2022. International Business Times UK · Jan 22, 2025
Trump Revokes Biden's Order to Lower Drug Prices for Medicare President Trump rescinded a Biden-era Executive Order that would have lowered the copays for some drugs to $2 for Medicare enrollees. Kiplinger · Jan 21, 2025
Finding Trillions in Federal Cuts Is Easy. But Will Trump and Musk Follow Through? DOGE won't necessarily have to kill any of Republicans’ sacred cows—but they will have to be put on a diet. Reason · Jan 20, 2025
Arkansas Governor Seeks To Impose Medicaid Work Requirements Arkansas Governor plans to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, facing legal and advocacy challenges. Top News · Jan 17, 2025
State employees suspected of stealing from low-income Texans' public assistance accounts Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the largest data breach in agency history. The Texas Tribune · Jan 17, 2025
UnitedHealth books better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but revenue fell short as challenges like Medicare funding cuts and a Medicaid enrollment drop hurt The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025
New Jersey Rated Worst State To Retire In 2025 A new survey ranks the best places to retire in the U.S., and New Jersey sits at the bottom of the list. International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025
Texas is silent on whether it will offer summer food assistance for students After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance. The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2025
How Trump Administration Cuts Could Hurt Medi-Cal Federal funds cover more than 60% of California’s low-income health insurance plan. Losing even part of that money could result in cutbacks on care for kids or state tax hikes. Capital & Main · Jan 6, 2025
Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars expire this year. The Texas Tribune · Jan 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025 Food stamps, environmental safeguards and denying Ozempic: The ways Republicans could pay for Trump’s tax cuts Incoming administration is expected to cut federal spending to federal programs they don’t prioritize like environmental regulations
Top News · Jan 2, 2025 West Virginia Faces Dilemma Over Weight Loss Medication Coverage West Virginia residents face challenges as weight loss drug coverage is paused, impacting access to medications and healthcare for obesity and related heal...
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025 West Virginia patients are left in limbo over changing insurance coverage of obesity medications While West Virginia's employee health insurance program covers drugs like Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, officials decided to indefinitely pause covering their use for weight loss patients because of the cost
The Texas Tribune · Jan 2, 2025 Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31.
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024 Trump’s Medicare pick Dr. Oz once said uninsured have no ‘right to health’ The TV personality has repeatedly peddled dubious medical claims
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024 From abortion restrictions to the ‘Taylor Swift bill’: These are the new laws across the US for the new year From laws impacting reproductive health care to a law stemming from crazed Taylor Swift ticket sales, a plethora of new legislation is going into effect next year
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024 More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs Newfound belief in government health care comes as some Republicans are getting ready to push for cutting government spending on health care programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024 Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion Recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press found states with restrictive abortion laws have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024 In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families Tennessee has nearly total abortion ban and a porous safety net for mothers and young children
Barchart · Dec 26, 2024 Molina Healthcare Stock: Is MOH Underperforming the Healthcare Sector? Molina Healthcare has underperformed the healthcare sector over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Top News · Dec 24, 2024 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's Eight-Year Legacy Governor Roy Cooper's tenure in North Carolina marked by achievements in Medicaid expansion and clean energy amidst challenges.