Dec 18 WATCH: Trump administration seeks to cut off access to transgender health care for U.S. children By Ali Swenson, Matthew Perrone, Devi Shastri, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions targeting transgender Americans. Continue reading
Dec 10 North Carolina's governor scraps Medicaid rate cuts amid legal challenges and Republican opposition By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Stein and state Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai announced Wednesday the state agency would restore reimbursement rates for doctors, hospitals and other medical providers of Medicaid services that otherwise generally had been cut by 3% to 10%… Continue reading
Nov 12 Appeals court to hear arguments on law cutting Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press The law, passed in July, targets organizations that provide abortions and receive over $800,000 annually in Medicaid reimbursements. Planned Parenthood argues the law is unconstitutional, while anti-abortion activists support it. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Trump announces deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Medicaid By Will Weissert, Associated Press AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it had agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration that avoided its threats of steep tariffs. Continue reading
Sep 11 Appeals court allows Trump administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood By Associated Press Planned Parenthood said Thursday’s ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their Medicaid insurance at its health centers. Continue reading
Sep 05 Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states By Angela Hart, KFF Health News, Devi Shastri, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 5:23 Louisiana's high Medicaid reliance places state on frontlines of health care cuts By Lisa Desjardins, Sarah Clune Hartman President Trump's big budget law is expected to make the largest cuts ever to Medicaid, a program that currently provides health insurance for some 70 million Americans. As Lisa Desjardins reports, those impacts will be felt in House Speaker Mike… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 4:07 Medicaid recipients in Louisiana brace for impact of work requirements and cuts By Lisa Desjardins, Sarah Clune Hartman Members of the U.S. House have left Washington for their summer break, and Republicans are working to promote the tax and spending cuts President Trump recently signed into law. But concerns about cuts to Medicaid remain. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jul 30 The White House announced a new health data tracking system. How would it work? By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump's announcement of a new private health tracking system to help patients access their health records and monitor wellness is raising a host of privacy concerns. Continue reading
Jul 30 60 years after Medicaid was signed into law, Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' is chiseling it back By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in one of the crowning achievements of his legacy. Continue reading