Federal Grant Freeze Temporarily Disrupts Medicaid Funding
The Trump administration's freeze on federal grants temporarily blocked access to the federal Medicaid funding portal on Tuesday, causing confusion among state agencies; however, the White House stated that Medicaid was not impacted and payments are still being processed.
Federal Grant Freeze Temporarily Disrupts Medicaid Funding
The Trump administration's freeze on federal grants temporarily blocked access to the federal Medicaid funding portal on Tuesday, causing confusion among state agencies; however, the White House stated that Medicaid was not impacted and payments are still being processed.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration Halts Federal Grants and Loans, Causing Widespread Disruption
The Trump administration abruptly halted federal grants and loans, causing widespread confusion and impacting numerous programs, including school meals, foreign aid, and veteran reintegration, due to concerns about compliance with recent executive orders; the move has resulted in lawsuits and widesp...
Trump Administration Halts Federal Grants and Loans, Causing Widespread Disruption
The Trump administration abruptly halted federal grants and loans, causing widespread confusion and impacting numerous programs, including school meals, foreign aid, and veteran reintegration, due to concerns about compliance with recent executive orders; the move has resulted in lawsuits and widesp...
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56% Bias Score
Kennedy-Oz Clash on Weight-Loss Drug Coverage Looms
The conflicting views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz on the Trump administration's policy regarding Medicare and Medicaid coverage of costly new weight-loss drugs create uncertainty, impacting millions' access to potentially life-changing medication.
Kennedy-Oz Clash on Weight-Loss Drug Coverage Looms
The conflicting views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz on the Trump administration's policy regarding Medicare and Medicaid coverage of costly new weight-loss drugs create uncertainty, impacting millions' access to potentially life-changing medication.
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44% Bias Score
Arkansas Governor Seeks to Reinstate Medicaid Work Requirements
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced plans to reinstate work requirements for Medicaid recipients, expanding them beyond the state's previous, court-blocked program, potentially affecting thousands and aligning with a broader Republican effort across multiple states.
Arkansas Governor Seeks to Reinstate Medicaid Work Requirements
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced plans to reinstate work requirements for Medicaid recipients, expanding them beyond the state's previous, court-blocked program, potentially affecting thousands and aligning with a broader Republican effort across multiple states.
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40% Bias Score
Biden's Healthcare Legacy: A Series of Setbacks
President Biden's healthcare initiatives have fallen short of expectations, marked by a $266 billion Medicare diversion, Medicaid disenrollments, rampant ACA fraud costing taxpayers billions, and inadequate cost-control measures, leaving millions uninsured and exacerbating systemic problems.
Biden's Healthcare Legacy: A Series of Setbacks
President Biden's healthcare initiatives have fallen short of expectations, marked by a $266 billion Medicare diversion, Medicaid disenrollments, rampant ACA fraud costing taxpayers billions, and inadequate cost-control measures, leaving millions uninsured and exacerbating systemic problems.
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64% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Hear South Carolina's Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Appeal
The Supreme Court will decide if South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, impacting healthcare access for hundreds of low-income patients. This case, appealed from the 4th Circuit, centers on whether Medicaid patients can sue to choose their providers, highlighting the post-Roe...
Supreme Court to Hear South Carolina's Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Appeal
The Supreme Court will decide if South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, impacting healthcare access for hundreds of low-income patients. This case, appealed from the 4th Circuit, centers on whether Medicaid patients can sue to choose their providers, highlighting the post-Roe...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Spending Freeze Blocks Medicaid Payments in Multiple States
The Trump administration's freeze on federal spending has blocked Medicaid payments in multiple states, impacting hospitals, doctors, and millions of patients. The White House claims no payments have been affected, but several states report disruptions. Legal challenges are underway.
Trump Administration's Spending Freeze Blocks Medicaid Payments in Multiple States
The Trump administration's freeze on federal spending has blocked Medicaid payments in multiple states, impacting hospitals, doctors, and millions of patients. The White House claims no payments have been affected, but several states report disruptions. Legal challenges are underway.
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48% Bias Score
Kennedy's HHS Nomination Spurs Food-as-Medicine Industry
Robert F. Kennedy Jr."'s confirmation hearings for HHS secretary this week are closely watched by food-as-medicine startups, hoping his focus on nutrition will secure increased funding and prevent Medicaid cuts, despite controversy surrounding his stance on vaccines. Funding for food-as-medicine com...
Kennedy's HHS Nomination Spurs Food-as-Medicine Industry
Robert F. Kennedy Jr."'s confirmation hearings for HHS secretary this week are closely watched by food-as-medicine startups, hoping his focus on nutrition will secure increased funding and prevent Medicaid cuts, despite controversy surrounding his stance on vaccines. Funding for food-as-medicine com...
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40% Bias Score
Elevance Health Profits Halved Despite Overall Revenue Growth
Elevance Health reported $5.98 billion in 2024 profits, but its fourth-quarter net income dropped to $418 million due to a 320 basis point increase in its benefit expense ratio to 92.4 percent, largely because of higher medical costs from Medicaid patients and the end of the public health emergency.
Elevance Health Profits Halved Despite Overall Revenue Growth
Elevance Health reported $5.98 billion in 2024 profits, but its fourth-quarter net income dropped to $418 million due to a 320 basis point increase in its benefit expense ratio to 92.4 percent, largely because of higher medical costs from Medicaid patients and the end of the public health emergency.
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32% Bias Score
US Nutrition Policy: State Initiatives vs. Federal Budget Cuts
The incoming US administration's focus on chronic disease prevention through nutrition is driving state-level Medicaid waiver proposals for improved food access and education, but proposed federal budget cuts threaten to reverse this progress.
US Nutrition Policy: State Initiatives vs. Federal Budget Cuts
The incoming US administration's focus on chronic disease prevention through nutrition is driving state-level Medicaid waiver proposals for improved food access and education, but proposed federal budget cuts threaten to reverse this progress.
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36% Bias Score
Federal Waiver Expiration Threatens Hospital-at-Home Programs
The impending expiration of a federal waiver threatens 378 hospital-at-home programs offering intensive in-home care paid for by Medicare and Medicaid, potentially leading to increased hospital readmissions and emergency room overcrowding; Congress is considering a five-year extension.
Federal Waiver Expiration Threatens Hospital-at-Home Programs
The impending expiration of a federal waiver threatens 378 hospital-at-home programs offering intensive in-home care paid for by Medicare and Medicaid, potentially leading to increased hospital readmissions and emergency room overcrowding; Congress is considering a five-year extension.
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Hears South Carolina Medicaid Case Against Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court is reviewing South Carolina's ban on Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, focusing on whether Medicaid recipients can choose their provider; the state argues Planned Parenthood's abortion services disqualify it, while Planned Parenthood says this restricts patient choice.
Supreme Court Hears South Carolina Medicaid Case Against Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court is reviewing South Carolina's ban on Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, focusing on whether Medicaid recipients can choose their provider; the state argues Planned Parenthood's abortion services disqualify it, while Planned Parenthood says this restricts patient choice.
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48% Bias Score