Tag: healthcare
CBO: Trump law will add $3.4 rrillion to deficit, boot 10...
Warnings about the law's impact on the national debt and the healthcare of millions—particularly Americans on Medicaid—were prominent during the GOP effort to pass the budget reconciliation package by Trump's Independence Day deadline.
FDA inspectors again find dangerous breakdowns at an Indian factory supplying...
Sun Pharma continues to ship some drugs to Americans even after banning the factory from the U.S. market because of quality problems.
Denying coverage with AI: CMS’s new Medicare model
Funneling money to for-profit companies by rewarding them for denying health care coverage through using unproven, manipulable AI models is not the answer.
Heinrich-backed ORPHAN Cures Act returns in GOP reconciliation bill, critics say...
Senate parliamentarian reverses an earlier ruling, letting a provision that shields multi-use orphan drugs from Medicare price talks ride on Republicans’ budget package as patient advocates warn of higher costs for taxpayers and seniors.
GOP healthcare bill would strip insurance from 16 million to fund...
Republican budget proposal would double uninsured rates in many states and lead to over 50,000 preventable deaths each year, healthcare workers warn.
Exposure to synthetic chemicals in food poses health impacts, new study...
Their conclusion: a need to transition to a safer, more sustainable food system.
CDC reports drug overdose deaths decline 27% in 2024
With 87,000 drug overdose deaths reported from October 2023 to September 2024, this number is down from around 114,000 in the previous year.
GOP budget plan threatens 34 million children with loss of food...
New report reveals nearly half of U.S. children could lose access to Medicaid or SNAP under Republican-backed budget reconciliation plan, disproportionately harming marginalized families.
‘This is where kids with cancer are’: Israel bombs Gaza hospitals,...
U.S.-backed Israeli strikes destroy hospitals in Khan Younis, killing patients, staff, and journalists as Gaza’s health system nears total collapse under allegations of war crimes.
How Medicaid helps to empower Americans and build a stronger nation
Americans fervently support Medicaid, in part because so many depended on it at one time or know someone who survived because of it.