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Why Medical Inertia Keeps Outdated and Risky Drugs in the Medicine Cabinets of Older Americans
The lifecycle of a medical guideline revision often follows a frustratingly predictable trajectory in modern healthcare. Clinical researchers identify a…
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Zocdoc for chatbots and what’s new with Medicare’s ACCESS
The Regulatory Horizon for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has faced an unprecedented challenge in…
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States Channel Federal Funds Into High-Risk Rural Health Tech Startups Amid Medicaid Funding Shifts
Federal and state governments are embarking on a high-stakes experiment to revitalize rural healthcare by injecting millions of venture capital-style…
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Chris Klomp Confirmation Hearings Reveal Extensive Shadow Authority Within HHS Leadership
WASHINGTON — The nomination of Chris Klomp as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has…
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Legal Battle Over Limited-Partnership Health Plans Nears Critical Juncture as Regulators and State Officials Sound the Alarm
A high-stakes, long-running federal legal battle concerning the fundamental definition of an employee and the boundaries of work-based health benefits…
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House Republicans Advance Legislation to Reshape MedPAC Oversight of Medicare Advantage Spending
WASHINGTON — The typically arcane world of congressional advisory oversight underwent a rare moment of high-stakes political theater this past…
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Healthcare Costs and Political Loyalty Collide in Georgia’s Deep-Red 14th District Ahead of Midterm Elections
In the northwestern corner of Georgia, where the Blue Ridge foothills give way to close-knit rural communities and sprawling exurbs,…
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When Bureaucracy Overshadows Survival: Taya Hailstone’s Fight for Medicaid Highlights the Looming Crisis of New State Work Requirements
The physical toll of childhood cancer often extends far beyond the final round of chemotherapy or radiation, trapping survivors in…
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Effort to Impose Strict Visa Time Limits on International Students and Researchers
A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction effectively halting the Trump administration’s attempt to overhaul a long-standing…
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The Human Toll: How Aggressive Immigration Enforcement and Policy Shifts Are Fracturing the Lives of America’s Children
On a cold December morning in Oxnard, California, a six-year-old girl stared up from a neighbor’s doorway at Norma Gómez…
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