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GOP must cut Medicaid now. Or risk debt crisis and devastating cuts later. | Opinion
President Donald Trump promises to balance the budget without touching Medicaid. But keeping both promises is impossible.
Wildfire smoke exposure is harming pregnant patients who have limited access to health care: Study
The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of ...
How would New Jersey's candidates for governor preserve access to Medicaid, health care?
We asked the candidates running for New Jersey governor to share their plans to preserve Medicaid funding and health care ...
Access Health: NCQA President: Quality Systems Manage This "Like Crazy"
Margaret "Peggy" O'Kane is the founder and president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). She started the ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
‘Everyone should be alarmed’: Older adults at high risk under Medicaid cuts, experts say
This is a critical time in the fight to protect health care access and affordability for everyone.” That’s what Healthy Wyoming Interim Executive Director Jenn Lowe said during a webinar Thursday ...
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What FDA’s Planned Limits on COVID Vaccinations Mean for Health
Despite the fact that vaccines against COVID have already undergone strict safety reviews and that people continue to die ...
Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA will OK for high-risk groups, calls for new clinical trials
The Food and Drug Administration says it has decided to continue approving COVID-19 vaccine updates for seniors and others at ...
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FDA to Limit Access to COVID Vaccines—What This Means For You
The FDA will now require clinical trials to approve boosters for healthy Americans under 65, making it unlikely the shots ...
4 Things to Know About Proposed Changes to Medicaid
Congress is proposing significant changes to Medicaid that would reduce government spending on the program by $716 billion.
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Under RFK Jr., COVID shots will only be available to people 65+, high-risk groups
These recommendations shape clinical practice and, importantly, health insurance coverage ... easy it will be for people deemed at high risk to get access to seasonal shots.