MedPAC Members Supportive of Upping Medicare Pay Rates Close to the Inflation Rate Proposed recommendation would give extra pay bump to providers serving low-income beneficiaries Dec 12, 2024
Trump Nearly Backed 16-Week Federal Abortion Ban And other highlights from president elect's interview with Time magazine Dec 12, 2024
Should Hospitals Be Paid the Same as Doctors' Offices for the Same Service? "Site-neutral" payment in Medicare is gaining traction in the halls of Congress Dec 12, 2024
Fighting Misinformation Like a Doctor Politicians should view their constituents the same way we view our patients Dec 11, 2024
For Now, 'Dreamers' Will Be Shut Out of the Healthcare Marketplace in 19 States Ruling applies to states that filed suit in August Dec 11, 2024
Jamie Foxx Reveals Diagnosis; Genital Herpes Prevalence; Dr. Oz's Stand on Medicare Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Dec 11, 2024
More Beans, Less Red Meat: Nutritionists Weigh in on U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory panel had no conclusions about ultraprocessed foods or alcohol Dec 10, 2024
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.'s Watch Some experts fear he could "make America sick again" Dec 09, 2024
RFK Jr. to Investigate Vaccines; Microdosing Semaglutide; Methadone Clinic Fraud? Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Dec 09, 2024
Nine States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding Trigger laws would immediately end coverage for over 3 million people Dec 08, 2024
Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers Also in TTHealthWatch: U.S. drug prices under Medicare's price negotiation system Dec 07, 2024 podcast
USDA Orders Nationwide Testing of Milk for Bird Flu In an effort to stop the virus, testing will begin in six states on December 16 Dec 06, 2024
Experts Wrestle Over Uses of PFAS During Senate Hearing Industry witness warns of unintended consequences of blanket bans Dec 06, 2024
FDA Panned at Senate Hearing for Failure to Address Diabetes, Obesity Epidemics Agency has failed to hold food manufacturers accountable, said Sen. Bernie Sanders Dec 05, 2024
The Dose Makes the Poison: Clarifying the Record on Fluoride The benefits outweigh the risks Dec 05, 2024
CEO's Killer Left Messages on Bullets; RFK Jr.'s Nonprofit; Splash Pad Diseases Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Dec 05, 2024
Makers of Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy to Participate in Payment Model, CMS Says Outcomes-based model designed to improve access to pricey treatments Dec 04, 2024
Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold Bans on Transgender Care for Minors Justices' decision is not expected for several months Dec 04, 2024
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant Little is being done to curb the risk Dec 04, 2024
Long List of Tasks Awaits New CDC Director, Experts Say Combatting new or re-emerging disease threats, agency reorganization could be on the agenda Dec 02, 2024
Drug Prices Negotiated by Medicare Still Higher Than Other Countries' All drugs except one remained more expensive in the U.S. Dec 02, 2024
Fauci Facepalms Won't Cut It in the Second Trump Administration Consider what's at stake when leaders in medicine simply watch from the sidelines Dec 02, 2024
The Supreme Court Takes Up Tennessee's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors The justices will hear arguments on Wednesday Dec 02, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
Doc Murdered 8 Patients? RFK Jr. Will 'Cost Lives'; $412M in Penile Injection Case Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Dec 02, 2024
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being? Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act Nov 30, 2024
TV's Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him to Lead Shares included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000 Nov 29, 2024
Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya, Who Backed COVID Herd Immunity, as NIH Director Bhattacharya was also a critic of COVID pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates Nov 27, 2024
Medicare Advantage Plans' Prior Auth Rules Would Be Made Public Under CMS Proposal Rule would also make provider directories easier to compare Nov 26, 2024
Biden Proposes Coverage of Obesity Drugs in Medicare, Medicaid Federal government would pick up about three-fourths of the cost for Medicaid coverage Nov 26, 2024
Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Be Having Its Moment Experts raise concern that Trump will parrot untested and unproven public health ideas Nov 26, 2024
CDC Director Urges Focus on Health Threats as Agency Confronts Political Changes Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, will be leaving office in January after about 18 months in the job Nov 26, 2024
What 'Make America Healthy Again' Gets Right About Communications We all want a healthier America. Let's talk about how to get there. Nov 26, 2024
COVID Contrarians Rise; Philly Residents Want Union; What Happens After IVF Mix-Up? Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Nov 26, 2024
Have Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Really Increased? The answer may have more to do with how we track them, experts say Nov 25, 2024
Trump Nominates Physicians for CDC Director, Surgeon General What to know about Dave Weldon and Janette Nesheiwat Nov 23, 2024
AMA President-Elect Confronts a New Challenge: A Brain Tumor Bobby Mukkamala, MD, was diagnosed with grade 2 glioma after experiencing aphasia at AMA meeting Nov 22, 2024
Trump's FDA Pick Is ֱ's Former Top Editor Marty Makary has made a name for himself challenging the medical establishment Nov 22, 2024
Preserve the National Institute of Nursing Research's Independence Folding NINR into a larger institute risks diminishing research targeting whole-person health Nov 22, 2024
If You Are Pro-Psychiatry, Should You Be Anti-RFK Jr.? Kennedy's proposed policies are clearly anti-psychiatry Nov 22, 2024