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Court Decision Favoring California Telehealth Restrictions Appealed
Publication -A renowned radiation oncologist trying to help a woman in California suffering from a rare bleeding disease is appealing their failed court challenge to the Golden State’s restrictions on telehealth. The plaintiff is Sean McBride, M.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The patient, Shellye Horowitz, lives in a small California coastal […] -
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U.S. Rejects WHO Health Regulations
Publication -The Trump administration has formally rejected the 2024 International Health Regulations (IHR) amendments put forward by the World Health Organization (WHO). A joint statement issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the State Department on July 18 said the WHO regulations would give the organization to much power over the United […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Montana’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Montana’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Missouri’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Missouri’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Nebraska’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Nebraska’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Mississippi’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Mississippi’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
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Trump to Cut Funding to Hospitals Performing Child Gender Transition
Publication -The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon begin the rulemaking process to defund chemical and surgical alteration of children for gender transition. The Trump administration is in “the final stage of review for a new rule that would make it a condition of hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid that they not […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Minnesota’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Minnesota’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save New Hampshire’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform New Hampshire's Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Michigan’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Michigan's Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
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Nebraska Town Says CON Laws Are Blocking Nursing Home Care
Publication -The people of Butte, Nebraska say the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws are saving nursing home care in their community. The Butte Senior Living Facility closed in April 2025 when its owner, Accura HealthCare, decided to shut down the facility. The town, with a population of 274, is now trying to find a solution […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save New Jersey’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform New Jersey's Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Massachusetts’ Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Massachusetts’ Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save New Mexico’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform New Mexico’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Maryland’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Maryland’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
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Congress Considers Three-Year Auto-Enrollment in Medicare Advantage
Publication -A bill before Congress would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to automatically enroll newly eligible citizens into a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan with a mandatory three-year enrollment. H.R. 3467, sponsored by Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), would amend the Medicare Advantage Reform Act to mandate automatic MA enrollment for plan years on or […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save New York’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform New York’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Maine’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Maine’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
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Man Admits to Medicaid Fraud—and That’s Not the Worst Part – Commentary
Publication -KFF health news correspondent Katheryn Houghton posted a fascinating article on a Montana man who admits to an ongoing fraud against Medicaid. I rail against health care fraud. I edited and published a 500-page book full of examples of rapacious health care fraud and government indifference. What this guy is doing is clearly illegal. I would rather he stop. Yet I’m not sure I could vote […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save North Carolina’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform North Carolina’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Louisiana’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Louisiana’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save North Dakota’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform North Dakota’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waiver ... -
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Lawsuit Challenges New COVID-19 Shot Recommendation
Publication -A federal lawsuit filed by multiple major medical groups is challenging vaccination guideline changes initiated by Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, several other medical organizations, and an anonymous physician filed […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Kentucky’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Kentucky’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers ...