House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and steep spending reductions
A sweeping budget proposal to unlock Trump's agenda was approved by the Republican-led House Budget Committee, sending it to ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as Trump’s HHS secretary and the fascist assault on public health
The confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Trump’s Health Secretary marks a critical milestone in the deepening war on ...
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Republicans Face Pushback on Potential Medicaid Overhaul
Republicans are exploring cuts to Medicaid in an effort to pay for the president’s priorities. But public opinion, a divided ...
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After ‘unprecedented’ investments, SNF-heavy CareTrust remains eager to deal amid Medicaid uncertainty
CareTrust REIT invested nearly $700 million at the end of 2024, making it an “unprecedented” quarter, company leaders said Thursday.
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Mayor Lurie taps former Medicaid chief as new head of Public Health
Lurie appointed Daniel Tsai, a longtime director for Medicaid in Massachusetts & former federal Medicaid chief, to Dept. of ...
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Indiana lawmakers debate access to birth control
Controversy brews over proposed changes to Indiana's birth control access laws, limiting options for low-income Hoosiers.
‘Us feeling respected, for one, would help a lot of things:’ TV6 Investigates how pay for health care workers impacts the quality of care
In worst-case scenarios, refusing to pay medical professionals enough or adequately staff medical facilities can have deadly consequences.
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Schatz introduces bipartisan bill to boost federal funding for rural hospitals in Hawaiʻi
Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that hospitals in Hawai‘i caring for large numbers of ...
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Provider groups push newly confirmed HHS leader RFK Jr. to protect Medicare, promote workforce solutions
The Senate approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, despite some misgivings about his understanding of the Medicare and Medicaid programs he’ll be tasked with overseeing and his controversial ...
NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Devdutta Sangvai discusses new role, Medicaid in NC & access to health care
Dr. Devdutta "Dev" Sangvai was sworn in as the new secretary for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 12, 2025. Sangvai spoke with WRAL anchor/reporter Lena Tillett about ...
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GOP got an 'alarming glimpse at the future' as it eyes massive cut: report
House Republicans have made slashing hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, the federal-state partnership of public ...
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary for the department of Health and Human ...