health care

One thing experts agree on: The damage from the funding cuts will be varied and immense.

Federal funding cuts will impact Medicaid, SNAP nutrition, and other health-related programs, concerning some health care workers who say it will have an impact on Central Florida.

Startups including Ro and Nurx are spending millions to promote themselves as easy dispensers of medicines. Some offer care for birth control, sexual dysfunction, behavioral disorders and obesity.

President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on health care soon after reentering office. Other than signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden’s moves, the orders will have little immediate impact.

Even before the slaying of UnitedHealthcare's CEO and its aftermath, the industry was having a rocky 2024. Costs are up, profits are down, top executives have lost their jobs, and investors are selling off shares.

Congress would need to pass a new law to continue subsidies that has dramatically boosted enrollment. That could cost as much as $335 billion over the next decade, which Republicans have balked at.

Tampa-based U.S. District Judge William Jung issued an injunction in July to halt the rule, which was designed to help prevent discrimination in health care programs that receive federal money.

The states argue that the federal rule violates a 1996 welfare reform law and the ACA. The lawsuit also claims the rule would encourage more immigrants to come illegally, burdening states and their school systems.

The federal judge says the Department of Management Services violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court will schedule a trial to determine the amount of plaintiffs’ damages.

Among the topics discussed by our invited medical experts are access to the abortion pill mifepristone, at-home health testing and social media risks.