“President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, and other services, […]
“…rural hospital operators in recent years have enumerated a long list of concerns about the publicly funded, privately run health plans. In addition to the reimbursement issue, their complaints include payment delays and a resistance to authorizing patient care.” Rural Hospitals Question Whether They […]
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“On April 1, the Trump administration slashed the organization that supported that research — the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ — and fired roughly half of its remaining employees as part of a perplexing reorganization of the federal Health and Human […]
“…it’s widely acknowledged that prior authorization tends to disproportionately impact some of the sickest people who need the most expensive care.” ‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of […]
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“SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Donald Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an aggressive departure from the nation’s leading homelessness policy, […]
“Workers said they feel overwhelmed and demoralized, have obtained or considered seeking psychiatric care and medication, and feel anxious about being able to pay bills or afford college for their children.” ‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate […]
