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New Trump Executive Order Will Further Criminalize Homelessness, Mental Illness
"Pushing people into locked institutions and forcing treatment won't solve homelessness,” said an ACLU attorney.
When Private Equity Firms Acquire Dental Practices, Patients Pay the Price
In 2024, the dental industry witnessed 161 private equity deals — the highest number of any health care industry.
Underpaid, Overworked Medical Residents Who Keep Hospitals Afloat Want a Union
Unionization will lead to better and safer patient outcomes, says one medical resident.
Trump Admin to Restrict Waivers That Let States Help Kids Stay on Medicaid
This comes less than two weeks after Trump signed into law the largest Medicaid cuts in US history.
Trump’s New Tax Law Could Create Insurmountable Hurdles for LGBTQ Health Care
Roughly 1.8 million LGBTQ adults in the US use Medicaid as their primary health insurance.
6 in 10 Americans Back Medicare for All — Poll
The poll's results stand in stark contrast to Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” which cuts federal health care spending.
Federal Judge Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood in Trump-GOP Budget Law
Planned Parenthood welcomed the decision to issue a temporary injunction but stressed that the legal battle is not over.
States Scramble to Protect Hospitals Ahead of Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts
One analysis estimates that US hospitals could lose nearly $665 billion in Medicaid funding over the next 10 years.
Ceasefire Talks Will Be Null Without Lifting of Gaza Blockade, Surgeon Says
Surgeon Feroze Sidhwa discusses Netanyahu’s US visit, Israel’s attacks on health care workers and facilities, and more.
Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Impacting Routine Care for Seniors and Kids
Three years after “Dobbs,” states that were already struggling with physician shortages say they’re getting worse.