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A stethoscope sits on a pile of U.S. bank notes.

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New rules will ban medical debt from your credit report

The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • Noam Levey
Cross-sex hormones, including testosterone, are part of gender-affirming care that has been banned in half of states.

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  • Health

'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds

A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.

January 06, 2025
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Shane McMahon, a paramedic, checks on Stephanie Joseph, 91, who received care through Mass General Brigham's hospital-at-home program.

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  • Health

The popular 'hospital-at-home' effort is at stake in the federal spending battle

Started during the pandemic, hundreds of hospitals in 39 states deliver acute inpatient care in people's homes. The popular program had a five-year extension in a stopgap spending agreement that is now in doubt.

December 19, 2024
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By:
  • Craig LeMoult
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives for a meeting with Senators in the Russell Senate Office Building on December 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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  • Health

How much power would RFK Jr. have at HHS? A former health secretary weighs in

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is making the case with senators that he should lead Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius, who had the job under Obama, explains the power and limits of the role.

December 18, 2024
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By:
  • Dan Gorenstein
Dr. Mehmet Oz ran for Pennsylvania Senate in 2022 as a Republican and lost to Democrat John Fetterman. According to financial disclosures he filed at the time, he had significant investments in health care, pharmaceutical firms and tech companies with ties to health care.

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  • Health

TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run

The celebrity doctor recently held investments worth tens of millions of dollars in health care, tech, and food companies which could pose significant conflicts of interest.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Darius Tahir
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shakes hands with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington.

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  • Health

Here's how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare

Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid, weakening patient protections, and increasing premium costs for millions.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Stephanie Armour,
  • Sam Whitehead,
  • and 1 more
A worker with Lyon Contracting Services installs new windows at a home in Kensington, a Philadelphia neighborhood heavily impacted by the drug overdose epidemic. Free repairs at 400 homes in Kensington were paid for by settlement funds from opioid-related lawsuits. A Pennsylvania oversight board ruled that the repairs did not comply with guidelines on how the money should be spent.

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  • Health

Philadelphia criticized for how it's spending millions from opioid lawsuits

Philadelphia has disputed a state ruling that it should not have spent money from opioid-related legal settlements on home repairs and small businesses in an area ravaged by the drug epidemic.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Rizzo and
  • Sammy Caiola
Access to medical abortion pills could be restricted under the incoming Trump presidency.

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  • Health

Women stock up on abortion pills and Plan B, fearing new restrictions under Trump

Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.

November 16, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Boden and
  • Elissa Nadworny
A polling place at the Arizona State University campus, Tuesday, in Phoenix, Ariz. Polling finds that three out of ten voters in Arizona who supported an abortion rights ballot measure also voted for Trump.

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  • Health

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump

Data from a large survey of U.S. voters found that a significant subset of voters who supported abortion rights ballot measures also voted for Trump.

November 09, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Varney
Medicare could see changes under the Trump administration, including a shift toward Medicare Advantage.

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  • Health

Trump’s win could accelerate the privatization of Medicare

The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Stephanie Armour
President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a campaign rally in October. Kennedy, who is skeptical of vaccines, is among Trump's advisors on health.

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  • Health

How health care could change under the new Trump administration

Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.

November 06, 2024
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By:
  • Stephanie Armour
Amanda Zurawski (middle) and Kaitlyn Joshua (right) have been sharing their personal stories of being denied abortion care. While campaigning for Democrats as part of the Reproductive Freedom bus tour, they appeared on the Aug. 14 show Political Connections with host Ybeth Bruzual (left) in Orlando, FL.

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  • Health

Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force

Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are talking about it publicly, and to support candidates. Could these stories have a political impact in the upcoming election?

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Rosemary Westwood
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Johnson promised recently that if they gain control in Congress, Republicans' agenda includes "massive reform" of the Affordable Care Act.

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  • Health

What a big Republican win Tuesday could mean for Obamacare

With the Affordable Care Act once again under fire from Republicans, a leading health care economist explains what a Republican sweep might mean for the health coverage of 45 million Americans.

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Dan Gorenstein
Open enrollment for ACA plans began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025. During the Trump administration, the enrollment period was shortened and funding for sign up help was drastically cut.

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  • Health

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.

November 02, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Daisy is a former crisis counselor at the local 988 call center in Bloomington, Ill. She holds a paper in front of her face listing emotions she felt when taking abusive calls while working there. She covers her face to maintain anonymity because she doesn’t want her personal or professional networks to know about the abuse. Daisy is the name she used with callers during her work shifts.

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  • Health

988 crisis hotline counselors are sometimes targeted by sexually abusive callers

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now operational nationwide. Some of the phone counselors say they need help dealing with abusive callers who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.

October 30, 2024
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  • Melissa Ellin
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