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GOP Proposals for Tax Restrictions May Defund States’ Medicaid Programs
The loss of revenue could shrink access to health care for some of the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
RFK Jr. Poses a Threat to Vaccine Policy. Here’s How Doctors Are Preparing.
Physicians are taking joint actions and figuring out how to give patients reliable information amid the uncertainty.
The FDA Allowed Contaminated Factories to Send Drugs to the US
Medications that otherwise would’ve been banned went to unsuspecting patients across the US, including some with cancer.
Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding
The Senate Finance Committee text goes even further than the House version in its attacks on the program.
New Rules Let Veterans Affairs Doctors Refuse to Treat Democrats, Unmarried Vets
Doctors can also be barred from working at VA hospitals based on marital status, party affiliation, or union activity.
GOP Budget Puts at Least 200 Planned Parenthood Clinics Nationwide at Risk
People who use Medicaid make up half of the total patient volume nationwide for the clinics’ health care services.
Man Says ICE Isn’t Treating His Cancer — and His Isn’t the Only Case of Neglect
At least six people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. José is worried that he could be next.
Disability Activists Bring Wisdom From the Pandemic to New Struggles Under Trump
White House rhetoric dehumanizes disabled communities, but activists continue to organize for access, care and justice.
Community-Based Violence Reduction Efforts Could Be Casualties of GOP Budget
The GOP budget’s cuts to Medicaid threaten to decimate 59 trauma recovery centers in 15 states.
As We Defend Medicaid, We Can’t Lose Sight of the End Goal: Free, Universal Care
While the GOP slashes health care funding at the federal level, some state governors are following suit.