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How Texas Republicans plan to keep cracking down on abortion

A flurry of bills aims to restrict the flow of abortion pills into the state and abortion seekers traveling out of the state.

The Texas Tribune

Misaligned incentives plague our health-care system. Here’s how to make America healthy again

Health care will become more preventative once providers have the right incentives and technology.

Fortune

California has a $6.2 billion Medicaid funding gap partly due to expanding immigrant coverage

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services

The Independent UK

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Turns Out We’re All *Vastly* Overestimating How Much Our Govt Spends On Mental Health

“There is a deep silence from Canberra when it comes to youth mental health."

Pedestrian.tv

Medicaid cuts are maternal health crisis

Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis

Salon

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people, including low-income Americans and their children and people with disabilities. It also helps foot the…

The Conversation

The lessons we didn't learn from COVID

The pandemic accelerated economic disparity, revealing a disturbing acceptance of mass death. Did we learn nothing?

Salon

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Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study

Knowing which vaccines older adults should get and hearing a clear recommendation from their health care provider about why a particular vaccine is important strongly motivated them to get vaccinated. That’s a key finding in a recent study I co-authored in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

The Conversation

‘I had no voice’: black mental health patients on surviving a care system they say is racialised

As a report into mental health care in England finds a sharp increase in people sent for urgent care, two people tell their traumatic stories of being hospitalised

The Guardian - UK

Domino Effect: Calculating the Dangers Posed by Medi-Cal Cuts

California could face a cascade of troubles if federal funding for health care is slashed.

Capital & Main

Pilot, 2 health care workers killed in crash of medical helicopter in Mississippi are identified

Authorities on Tuesday identified the two health care workers and a pilot who all died in the crash of a medical helicopter in a wooded area of Mississippi

The Independent UK

End-of-life planning can be hampered by misconceptions − but the process is easier than you might think

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people unexpectedly needed critical care such as ventilators but were unable to communicate their end-of-life wishes to their loved ones.

The Conversation

The FACE Act was enacted to protect reproductive health clinics − here’s why its history matters today

Soon after taking office for a second time, President Donald Trump pardoned anti-abortion activists who had blockaded and restricted access to the entrance of a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., in October 2020.

The Conversation

5 reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut 83,000 jobs, slashing employment by over 17% at the federal agency that provides health care for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press on March 5, 2025.

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Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses

Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue impaired their judgment. Similarly, in 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in a massive environmental catastrophe. The official investigation revealed the third mate, in charge of steering the ship,…

Roll Call

Fighting a disease and a health care system - Roll Call

“Transplant: A Memoir” author Bernardine Watson joins Equal Time to talk about kidney failure, racial disparities and her own journey.

The Conversation

DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access has sparked fears about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy violations. Another concern has received far less attention: the potential use…

Salon

Where did U.S. public health go wrong?

The field’s failure to integrate medical services in the mid-20th century set the stage for its current troubles

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The Independent UK

Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members

Roll Call

Fact check: The war of words over Medicaid cuts - Roll Call

Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of “lying” about what a House Republican budget resolution means for Medicaid.

The Conversation

How the hidden epidemic of violence against nurses affects health care

“Violence is just part of the job. Every nurse and health care worker experiences it at some point.”

Capital & Main

Is Kaiser Dragging Its Feet in Contract Talks With Behavioral Therapists?

With a clinically abysmal mental health care record, the hospital giant has dug in at the bargaining table.

Top News

Republicans Defend Medicaid Amid Tax Cut Funding Debate

Republican lawmakers show support for Medicaid despite proposed cuts, sparking debate over its future.

The Conversation

GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard

Efforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have stirred widespread concerns that the federal government may trim expenditures on Medicaid even though President Donald Trump has previously indicated that he’s unwilling to do that. This public health insurance program covers around 72 million people – about 1…

Roll Call

Trump's prior joint addresses offer clues about Tuesday's speech

President Donald Trump pushed Congress for big-ticket legislation in the joint addresses of his first term, but few got to his desk.

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