Measles outbreak in Virginia county grows to nearly 90 cases
State health officials are asking anyone who may be sick, or those who are not vaccinated, to avoid large gatherings.
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1 in 4 Covered California Enrollees Could Get State Aid Under Newsom Proposal
California is considering expanding financial help for low-income residents struggling to pay high health insurance premiums after losing federal subsidies. But relief for state marketplace customers will be limited. Here’s who may get help and what it could mean for premiums.
Read full article →Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know.
The Trump administration has laid out what millions of Americans on Medicaid must do to prove they’re working or completing other activities. Health policy researchers and consumer advocates say there are some important takeaways.
Read full article →STAT+: At hospital finance conference, a call to end the friction that’s keeping costs high
Hospital execs agree that affordability is a major issue. What to do about it is less clear.
Read full article →Opinion: Ebola outbreak response requires engaging with religious traditions and leaders
“Failing to engage religious and traditional leaders in meaningful ways was a grave misstep in previous Ebola outbreaks,” researchers write.
Read full article →Opinion: I’ve spent 40 years in research. I have never seen a threat to science like the new grantmaking rule
“American science is too valuable to be turned into a political football,” writes David J. Skorton, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Read full article →How a diabetes conference sparked a controversy
Many in the diabetes research community expressed shock and disbelief that their colleagues were threatened with arrest for passing out paper copies of an editorial.
Read full article →Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now
Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in transgender clinics, as well as hospital staff who have provided care.
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Read full article →Sodium Bicarbonate Fails to Improve Kidney Outcomes in ICU
(MedPage Today) -- Sodium bicarbonate to correct metabolic acidosis in critically ill patients on vasopressors did not lower risks of major kidney outcomes, the randomized, double-blind SODa-BIC trial showed. While the intervention rapidly corrected...
Read full article →Trump wants you to know this RFK Jr. aide’s name
Chris Klomp is working to boost morale and deliver results at the Health Department after a year of upheaval.
Read full article →Democrats seek next ObamaCare ahead of midterms amid rising health costs
There is growing momentum within the Democratic Party to find its next ObamaCare heading into the midterms, as healthcare costs become more untenable and American anger over affordability persists. Healthcare has consistently ranked as a top issue for voters heading into this year’s midterm elections. June polling from Emerson College found that healthcare ranked in the top five issues for...
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