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Category: Health Law
In Bustling NYC Federal Building, HHS Offices Are Eerily Quiet
NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in…
Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing
On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a…
Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will Spell End to Independent Living
OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand and a half gallon of…
GOP Poised To Cut Billions in Health Benefits
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief…
Pain Clinic CEO Faced 20 Years for Making Patients ‘Human Pin Cushions.’ He Got 18 Months.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors sought a maximum prison sentence of nearly 20 years for the…
Mental Health and Substance Misuse Treatment Is Increasingly a Video Chat or Phone Call Away
More Californians are talking to their therapists through a video screen or by phone than in…
Newsom’s Pitch as He Seeks to Pare Down Immigrant Health Care: ‘We Have To Adjust’
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proposed that California roll back health care for immigrants…
The GOP’s Trying Again To Cut Medicaid. It’s Only Gotten Harder Since 2017.
It has been nearly eight years since Sen. John McCain’s middle-of-the-night thumbs-down vote torpedoed Republican efforts…
Trump’s Fast-Tracked Deal for a Copper Mine Heightens Existential Fight for Apache
OAK FLAT, Ariz. — Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road…
Luego de prometer atención médica universal, el gobernador de California debe reconsiderar la cobertura para inmigrantes
SACRAMENTO, California — El gobernador Gavin Newsom no esperaba enfrentarse a otra crisis sanitaria. En marzo,…
After Promising Universal Health Care, California Governor Must Reconsider Immigrant Coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t expect to be reckoning with another health care crisis.…
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting her father in his assisted living apartment…
Trump Team Faces Key Legal Decision That Could Put Mental Health Parity in Peril
The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans’ ability to…
A California Lawmaker Leans Into Her Medical Training in Fight for Health Safety Net
Christine Mai-Duc SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program,…
Readers Scrutinize Federal Cuts and Medical Debt
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit…
Trump Once Vowed To End HIV in America. His Funding Cuts Are Rolling Back Progress.
Amy Maxmen In his first term, President Donald Trump promised to end America’s HIV epidemic —…
Cutting Medicaid Is Hard — Even for the GOP
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief…
Sen. Ron Wyden Seeks Answers on RFK Jr.’s Purge of FOIA Staff
Rachana Pradhan The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass dismissals of workers who release government…