Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing

One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.

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Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care

A June subpoena to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia sought Social Security numbers and addresses of patients who received gender-related care, as well as “every writing or record” made by doctors on such treatments.

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Trump Announces Health Care Records System for Consumers

The administration is working with tech companies to make sharing information with various providers easier. Experts raised concerns about privacy and security.

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Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages

In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.

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Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions

At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.

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RFK Jr. Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, alarming researchers and parents.

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Cyberattack on UnitedHealth Leaves Medical Providers in Debt

The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.

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Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of Medicare and Medicaid.

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Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged unscathed on his ties to major industries.

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