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HHS Issues Proposed Rules for Title X Providers

A proposed rule from the Trump administration to block family planning providers who receive Title X funding from making abortion referrals would still allow those providers to discuss information about abortions with patients who request information. Providers would not be allowed to share physical space or other resources, such as office staff, with an abortion provider. But they […]

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Democrats Blast “Gag Rule” for Planned Parenthood

Women’s health and abortion provider Planned Parenthood has called the provision a “gag rule” that is similar to a policy introduced during the Reagan administration but not fully implemented, and Democrats agreed. The policy, which makes revisions to Title X family planning grants, also removes a prior mandate that doctors and healthcare providers refer patients […]

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Trump Era Ban on Funding Groups Leads to More Abortions Globally

Surprisingly enough, this week in reproductive rights was quiet in the realm of state legislatures, which have spent the past few weeks trying to ban abortion as early as possible. But in terms of groundbreaking studies, updates on the Trump administration’s decision to cut Planned Parenthood funding, and an impending major vote on abortion in […]

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Low-Cost Approach Tackles Disease Afflicting World’s Poorest

Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) are asking governments in the developing world to adopt a low-cost, community-based approach to prevent acute attacks that occur in patients with a devastating neglected tropical disease. A new study published in The Lancet Global Health shows that a simple package of self-care significantly reduced “acute attacks” among podoconiosis […]

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Clinicians: Trump Drug Plan Harms Access

Physicians are harboring concerns that the Trump Administration’s recently-announced plans to revamp prescription drug pricing will harm patient care access, increase patient costs, and reduce overall care quality, according to a survey conducted by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA). The Trump Administration recently announced a blueprint for reforming prescription drug prices with the end goal of reducing out-of-pocket costs […]

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Administration Rejects a State’s Request to End Mandate

The federal government rejected the Buckeye State’s request to end the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in a letter (PDF) last week that Ohio’s request was incomplete and did not include a plan to ensure the number of people with insurance doesn’t fall. According to the letter, the state […]

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The Pandemic We Won’t Be Able to Stop

Health officials warn while they are convinced a deadly pandemic is coming, they still have no idea what it will be. However, experts believe the disease or virus is likely to be respiratory, as not enough research is being put into this area and respiratory issues are difficult to spot once they have begun spreading. […]

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200-plus Members of Congress: Don’t Mess with Family Planning

More than 200 members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday signed letters sent to Alex Azar, head of President Trump’s virulently anti-choice Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), voicing opposition to a so-called domestic gag rule that would place restrictions on federal family planning funding. Both letters refer to a potential “domestic gag rule” championed […]

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VA Employees Indicted for Bribery

Three employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs were indicted on charges of accepting bribes from a pharmaceutical company called MiMedx Group. This is a story about bribery, SEC stock fraud, and selling baby making byproducts to the Department of Veterans Affairs that are not reportedly as effective at healing as promised. The three VA […]

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House Panel OKs Plan to Expand VA Private Care

A House committee approved a wide-ranging plan Tuesday to give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside the Veterans Affairs health system and fix a budget crisis in its troubled Choice private-sector program, a major step toward fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promise to expand private care options. The $51 billion plan includes $5.2 billion to […]

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Flies Infest VA Operating Rooms

An undercover reporter wearing a hidden camera at West Lost Angeles VA found a multi-year fly infestation in operating rooms at the facility. Over 80 surgeries were canceled as a result. Investigative reporter David Goldstein wore a hidden camera during his three-month investigation into conditions at the facility’s conditions. He found hundreds of flytraps all […]

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Rule Would Make Hospitals Post Prices Online

Hospitals may soon have to post their standard prices for patients online, under a proposed rule unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Also, the administration is seeking comments on how to stop so-called surprise billing — when patients are charged after unknowingly being seen by out-of-network providers — and how to give patients better information […]

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