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How the Trump Administration’s Actions in the First 100 Days Harm Women’s Health
The first 100 days of a new administration — while only a snapshot — can offer insight into the direction the rest of the ...
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Status of Women’s Health: 100 Days into the Trump Administration
The first 100 days of a new administration — while only a snapshot — can offer insight into the direction the rest of the ...
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Federal Cuts to Medicaid Could End Medicaid Expansion and Affect Hospitals in Nearly Every State
In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less ...
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiations: All You Need to Know
Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the HHS secretary negotiates directly with manufacturers on the prices ...
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Medicaid Cuts Could Increase Maternal Mortality and Jeopardize Women’s Health
Twenty-four million women rely on Medicaid for everything from maternal health and contraception to vaccinations and cancer screenings. Using data from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2024 State Scorecard on ...
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Meet the Harkness Fellows
The Commonwealth Fund’s Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for midcareer health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, France, ...
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In the Age of AI, Health Innovation Requires Human Stories
The engine of health care innovation runs on data. But too often, data can’t tell the full story. On this week’s episode of The Dose, Dr. Sema Sgaier joins host Joel Bervell to talk about the future ...
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Vision and Hearing Care Are Essential to Seniors’ Health, but Many Believe They Don’t Need It
Untreated vision and hearing problems in older people may increase the risk of falls, social isolation, and depression, and may contribute to a poor quality of life. Timely access to vision services ...
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Deep Medicaid Spending Cuts Put Health Care Coverage at Risk for One of Five Enrolled Children
As part of 2025 budget reconciliation, Congress is expected to consider unprecedented cuts to Medicaid funding, with several House members stating their intention to “fix flaws in the program that ...
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How National Medicaid Work Requirements Would Lead to Large-Scale Job Losses, Harm State Economies, and Strain Budgets
The Republican-led Congress has passed a “concurrent budget resolution” under which leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate have agreed to identify at least $1.5 trillion in savings as ...
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How Private Equity Deals Are Reshaping Your Health Care
When private equity firms buy your local hospital, your primary care doctor’s office, or your local nursing home, they profit. But what happens to those health care institutions, the patients they ...
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How Does Medicaid Benefit States?
Medicaid is the federal–state public health insurance program created in 1965 to expand access to health services and improve outcomes for people with low income. One in five Americans are enrolled in ...