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Trump’s Return Sparks Worry About Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services

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Study reveals gaps in reproductive health care at Las Colinas jail

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Study: Obstetrics Units in Rural Communities Declining

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Experts Warn Of Decade-Long Setback After Trump Cuts HIV Vaccine Research

By Jennifer Lotito Jun 05, 2025, 01:07pm EDT It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity. Standing before a joint session of Congress in January 2019, President Donald Trump boldly…
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Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality under Medicaid, education cuts

Cuts to Medicaid and the Department of Education could have detrimental impacts on keeping kids with complex medical needs healthy — and ensuring those same children have equitable access to…
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States try to revive Medicaid work requirements, worrying some low-income Americans

By Alexandra Olgin May 8, 2025 3:23 PM ET More than 70 million Americans who are low-income or disabled have health insurance paid for by the state and federal government called Medicaid.…
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In the Deep South, health care fights echo civil rights battles

By: Anna Claire Vollers – May 8, 2025 4:30 am MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Tara Campbell unlocked the front door of the Bricklayers Hall, a no-frills brick building on South Union Street in downtown…
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HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the South

By Amy Maxmen May 6, 2025 JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked…
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US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says

By AMANDA SEITZ Updated 3:34 PM CDT, May 7, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people…
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Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental health units afloat. Federal cuts could sink them

By Tony Leys May 8, 2025 7:00 AM ET SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have…
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Senators send letter to RFK Jr. warning that HHS cuts could hurt Indian Health Service

The senators expressed concerns that cuts could diminish quality of health care. By Mary Kekatos May 7, 2025, 3:17 PM A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Health and Human…
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Blue Cross VT CEO: Progress has been made, but health care costs ‘simply unsustainable’

Dan D’Ambrosio May 8, 2025 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont CEO Don George has been ringing the alarm on the finances of the largest health insurance provider since last July,…
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Doctors often gaslight women with pelvic disorders and pain, study finds

In a survey, patients reported dismissive comments and being told to lose weight, go to therapy or drink more alcohol to cope with sexual dysfunction. By Linda Carroll May 8, 2025,…
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