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Congress has until October to avert cuts to a Medicaid program intended to support safety-net hospitals that, in practice, improves the bottom lines of other hospitals, too.
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The set of health policy ideas have been GOP favorites for decades. It could mean cheaper health insurance but would undermine protections for patients in the Affordable Care Act.
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On Tuesday, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act began, requiring employers to provide “reasonable accommodations.” But the new law has a big hole.
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Who qualifies for SNAP will change under the bipartisan debt-ceiling agreement signed into law by President Joe Biden.
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With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.
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Drug-makers, pharmacies, and physicians blame pharmacy benefit managers for high drug prices. Florida has already taken action. Now, Congress is finally on board, too, but will it matter?
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Sparing veterans and defense spending, as Republicans promise, would be extremely difficult, requiring cuts of more than 20% in other parts of the budget.
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With the number of overdose deaths exploding, there are calls in Congress for a national emergency declaration similar to the one at the start of COVID. Such a declaration could lead to tougher sanctions.
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The plan launched in 2019 has generated ways to reach at-risk populations across the South. But health officials, advocates and people living with HIV worry significant headwinds will keep the program from reaching its goals.
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President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency.