Health policy during Donald Trump’s tenure was dominated by covid-19 and a failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. His appointments to the Supreme Court led to the end of national abortion rights, and he took steps to increase hospital price transparency and improve care for veterans.
Federal Program to Save Rural Hospitals Feels ‘Growing Pains’
Fewer than two dozen rural hospitals were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals in the program’s first year. Now, advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are necessary to lure more takers and keep health care in rural communities.
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Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults
The gold-medal gymnast’s explanation of why she remained uninsured has health policy experts doing mental gymnastics — because it makes little sense.
Trump Official Who OK’d Drugs From Canada Chairs Company Behind Florida’s Import Plan
Alex Azar advanced Canadian drug importation as Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services. Now he chairs the board of a company managing Florida’s importation program.
Rural Hospitals Are Caught in an Aging-Infrastructure Conundrum
What Would a Nikki Haley Presidency Look Like for Health Care?
In a Fractious Rerun, GOP Rivals Haley and DeSantis Debate Health Care. Trump Sits It Out.
All About the (Government) Funding
Delicate Labor-Industry Deal in Flux as Newsom Revisits $25 Minimum Health Wage
Hoping to Clear the Air in Casinos, Workers Seek to Ban Tobacco Smoke
Delays in State Contracts Leave Montana Health Providers Strapped
Mammography AI Can Cost Patients Extra. Is It Worth It?
California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can’t Find Abortion Training
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Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
The United States has no coherent system of long-term care, leading many to struggle to stay independent or rely on a patchwork of solutions.
