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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.
Progress
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 Case on South Carolina's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court agreed to review South Carolina's decision to defund Planned Parenthood, impacting hundreds of Medicaid patients; the case challenges whether the Medicaid Act guarantees beneficiaries the right to choose their provider, following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and similar actions i...
Supreme Court to Hear Case on South Carolina's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court agreed to review South Carolina's decision to defund Planned Parenthood, impacting hundreds of Medicaid patients; the case challenges whether the Medicaid Act guarantees beneficiaries the right to choose their provider, following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and similar actions i...
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44% 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
Medicaid Expansion Under Threat: 3 Million at Risk of Losing Coverage
With Republicans regaining control of Congress, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is at risk, potentially impacting 3 million adults in nine states with trigger laws that would automatically end coverage if federal funding decreases, highlighting the political vulnerability of healthcare ...
Medicaid Expansion Under Threat: 3 Million at Risk of Losing Coverage
With Republicans regaining control of Congress, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is at risk, potentially impacting 3 million adults in nine states with trigger laws that would automatically end coverage if federal funding decreases, highlighting the political vulnerability of healthcare ...
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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
Congress Faces Deadline to Prevent End of Expanded Telehealth Coverage
The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, if not passed by December 31, will end expanded telehealth coverage under Medicare and Medicaid, impacting millions and potentially increasing healthcare costs.
Congress Faces Deadline to Prevent End of Expanded Telehealth Coverage
The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, if not passed by December 31, will end expanded telehealth coverage under Medicare and Medicaid, impacting millions and potentially increasing healthcare costs.
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52% Bias Score
3 Million Face Medicaid Loss Under Potential Republican Cuts
Nine states with trigger laws risk losing Medicaid coverage for over 3 million people if Republicans cut federal funding for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, potentially impacting access to care for millions of low-income Americans.
3 Million Face Medicaid Loss Under Potential Republican Cuts
Nine states with trigger laws risk losing Medicaid coverage for over 3 million people if Republicans cut federal funding for the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, potentially impacting access to care for millions of low-income Americans.
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40% Bias Score
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