In Arizona county that backed Trump, conflicted feelings about cutting Medicaid
Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid.
Jun 2, 2025
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There's no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025.
May 29, 2025
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Trump exaggerates speed and certainty of prescription drug price reductions
Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced "almost immediately."
May 26, 2025
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Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services
During his first administration, President Donald Trump's top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation ...
May 21, 2025
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Cuts to food stamps linked to rising food insecurity and declining health for millions of Americans
In a new report, health policy experts at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed significant increases in food insecurity and poor physical health ...
May 19, 2025
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Californians receiving in-home care fear Medicaid cuts will spell end to independent living
For more than 50 years, low-income seniors and disabled people have been able to stay in their California homes—and out of more costly nursing facilities—with help from government-paid aides. But in their latest bid to renew ...
May 19, 2025
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Republican Medicaid cuts could cause rural hospital closures, CEOs warn
Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America's rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with HealthDay.
May 16, 2025
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US health giant UnitedHealth facing fraud probe: WSJ
Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is facing a criminal investigation by the US Justice Department for possible Medicare fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
May 15, 2025
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Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults
While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance program and an increase in mortality.
May 14, 2025
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SNAP shields kids from future heart disease risks, long-term study finds
Experiencing food insecurity in early childhood is associated with worse heart health two decades later, especially higher Body Mass Index (BMI). But participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may ...
May 14, 2025
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