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House Approves Budget with $880 Billion Medicaid Cut
The Republican-controlled House approved a budget framework with an $880 billion cut to Medicaid over 10 years, jeopardizing healthcare for millions and sparking political debate.
House Approves Budget with $880 Billion Medicaid Cut
The Republican-controlled House approved a budget framework with an $880 billion cut to Medicaid over 10 years, jeopardizing healthcare for millions and sparking political debate.
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64% Bias Score
Mass Layoffs of US Epidemiologists Amidst Avian Flu Outbreak
The US is laying off nearly half of its government epidemiological surveillance program researchers, totaling around 140, amid an avian flu outbreak with nearly 70 human cases and one death since early 2024, and 10% of CDC employees, following a broader effort to cut public spending and the appointm...
Mass Layoffs of US Epidemiologists Amidst Avian Flu Outbreak
The US is laying off nearly half of its government epidemiological surveillance program researchers, totaling around 140, amid an avian flu outbreak with nearly 70 human cases and one death since early 2024, and 10% of CDC employees, following a broader effort to cut public spending and the appointm...
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60% Bias Score
Medicaid Expansion at Risk Under Potential GOP Control
With Republicans potentially controlling Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is threatened, putting over 3 million adults in nine states at immediate risk of losing coverage due to trigger laws that automatically end expansions if federal funding falls below certain thresh...
Medicaid Expansion at Risk Under Potential GOP Control
With Republicans potentially controlling Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is threatened, putting over 3 million adults in nine states at immediate risk of losing coverage due to trigger laws that automatically end expansions if federal funding falls below certain thresh...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Reverses Key Biden Healthcare Policies
President Trump's first week in office saw the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, a pause on federal health agency communications, the reversal of drug pricing models, and a potential withdrawal from the World Health Organization; a cyberattack on Change Healthcare affected nearly 190 million ...
Trump Reverses Key Biden Healthcare Policies
President Trump's first week in office saw the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, a pause on federal health agency communications, the reversal of drug pricing models, and a potential withdrawal from the World Health Organization; a cyberattack on Change Healthcare affected nearly 190 million ...
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48% Bias Score
Record 2024 US Healthcare Data Breaches Expose 53% of Population
In 2024, 184,111,469 US healthcare records were breached, impacting 53% of the population, due to sophisticated cyberattacks targeting institutions like Change Healthcare (100 million records) and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (13.4 million records), causing service disruptions and exposing sensitiv...
Record 2024 US Healthcare Data Breaches Expose 53% of Population
In 2024, 184,111,469 US healthcare records were breached, impacting 53% of the population, due to sophisticated cyberattacks targeting institutions like Change Healthcare (100 million records) and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (13.4 million records), causing service disruptions and exposing sensitiv...
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56% 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
County-Level Disparities in US Healthcare Spending Hit Record High
A new study reveals that Americans spent a record $470 billion in out-of-pocket healthcare costs in 2019, with tenfold variations county-by-county due to insurance coverage, location, and healthcare utilization.
County-Level Disparities in US Healthcare Spending Hit Record High
A new study reveals that Americans spent a record $470 billion in out-of-pocket healthcare costs in 2019, with tenfold variations county-by-county due to insurance coverage, location, and healthcare utilization.
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36% Bias Score
Public Anger at Insurers Fueled by CEO Killing: A Call for Transparency and Systemic Change
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson intensified public anger toward insurance companies, revealing a deep lack of trust due to opaque practices and a system prioritizing profit over patient care; rebuilding trust requires transparency, clear communication, and a new business model focu...
Public Anger at Insurers Fueled by CEO Killing: A Call for Transparency and Systemic Change
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson intensified public anger toward insurance companies, revealing a deep lack of trust due to opaque practices and a system prioritizing profit over patient care; rebuilding trust requires transparency, clear communication, and a new business model focu...
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48% Bias Score
Kennedy's Senate Hearing Highlights Shifting Stances on Vaccines and Abortion
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to moderate his stance on vaccines, despite a history of promoting anti-vaccine views and misinformation, while also aligning his views on abortion with President Trump's position, despite past conflicting statements; his confir...
Kennedy's Senate Hearing Highlights Shifting Stances on Vaccines and Abortion
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to moderate his stance on vaccines, despite a history of promoting anti-vaccine views and misinformation, while also aligning his views on abortion with President Trump's position, despite past conflicting statements; his confir...
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56% Bias Score
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Crisis Settlement
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits from 15 states over their role in the opioid crisis; the Sacklers will pay $6.5 billion over 15 years, and Purdue Pharma $900 million, following a Supreme Court rejection of a previous settlement that granted the Sacklers ...
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Crisis Settlement
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits from 15 states over their role in the opioid crisis; the Sacklers will pay $6.5 billion over 15 years, and Purdue Pharma $900 million, following a Supreme Court rejection of a previous settlement that granted the Sacklers ...
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48% 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
Medicare Part D Drug Cost Cap Set at $2,000 Annually Starting in 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act institutes a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap on Medicare Part D prescription drug costs starting in 2025, benefiting over 3 million enrollees without low-income subsidies, with this number projected to reach over 4 million by 2029; insurers will cover 60% of costs in the ...
Medicare Part D Drug Cost Cap Set at $2,000 Annually Starting in 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act institutes a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap on Medicare Part D prescription drug costs starting in 2025, benefiting over 3 million enrollees without low-income subsidies, with this number projected to reach over 4 million by 2029; insurers will cover 60% of costs in the ...
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48% Bias Score
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