“The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm […]
“As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin, are bracing for catastrophe.” Tribal Health Leaders Say Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Health Programs […]
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“President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins.” In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has fed calves on camera […]
“The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal officials said are intended to crack down on fraud in the program. Policy experts said they will make it harder for consumers to sign […]
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“The House last week approved a Republican budget plan that could shrink Medicaid spending by $880 billion over 10 years, only partially paying for an extension of expiring tax cuts from President Donald Trump’s first term, plus some new ones he has promised, totaling as […]
“The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources.” CDC Firings Undermine Public Health […]
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