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Health care providers and debt collectors are biting from people’s paychecks to cover old medical bills

A KFF Health News investigation shows that this aggressive collection practice is widespread in Colorado despite consumer protections.

Fortune

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states

The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status

The Independent UK

As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.

The Texas Tribune

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‘Out here all alone’: Texas health officials’ pleas for help were ignored by CDC as measles cases grew, report says

Public health officials in Texas were met with little to no response from CDC officials when they first reported a measles outbreak earlier this year, according to a new report

The Independent UK

'Pharma Bro' CEO Jacked Price of A Life-Saving Drug From $13.50 to $750 Per Pill Overnight — And His Reason? 'We Needed to Turn a Profit'

Imagine needing a medication that costs less than a fast-food meal—only to wake up the next day and find it's suddenly priced like a luxury car payment…per single pill.

Benzinga

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Because their insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations, the family qualified for a variety of options to help lower the cost, but they were not offered assistance.

The Texas Tribune

'We dissent': NIH workers protest Trump policies that 'harm the health of Americans'

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency.

Fortune

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‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - Roll Call

In a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday, NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up" about research cuts.

Roll Call

Trump betting on old vaccine tech

It's in sharp contrast to Operation Warp Speed, which led to the creation of the COVID vaccines

Salon

Trump plays favorites with Title X funds

The Biden administration in 2023 cut off funding to Tennessee and Oklahoma, saying they violated federal rules

Salon

Nearly 80 million Americans are legally entitled to income-based help like Medicaid and food assistance. The Trump administration just dismantled the office that establishes eligibility

A small office within Health and Human Services that sets the federal poverty guidelines every year has reportedly been dismantled, with no one left to do the calculations.

Fortune

National Institutes of Health officials reportedly told scientists to erase mRNA vaccine references on grants

‘Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,’ one scientist reportedly warned

The Independent UK

More than 100 million Americans' health care is being turned over to a supplement salesman

President Donald Trump’s health team has deep financial ties to the supplements industry. Now they’re poised to boost its growth and remake the government’s approach to health.

Fortune

She co-founded the office that became DOGE. Now, she sees ‘irresponsible transformation.’

The founder of Code for America helped revamp government’s use of technology in the Obama Administration. She lays out the promise of ‘civic tech’—and the threat it faces today.

Fortune

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House cats with bird flu could pose risk

Pet owners probably shouldn't be afraid their cats will give them bird flu but taking precautions is good for pets

Salon

Trump admin stalling bird flu studies

"The equivalent of finding out that your local fire department has been told not to sound any fire alarms"

Salon

State judges have final say on abortion

Waves of abortion litigation in state courts has spawned some of the most expensive state supreme court races ever

Kiplinger

Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.

A guide to cleaning the air in your home amid wildfires.

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Salon

Finding maternity care for rural women

One study found 52% of rural hospitals lacked obstetrics care after more than a decade of unit closures

Salon

LGBTQ+ people relive old traumas

Embracing aging isn’t easy, but it can be especially difficult for LGBTQ+ seniors who are long-term HIV survivors

Salon

How America lost control of bird flu

Long listed among pathogens with pandemic potential, H5N1’s unprecedented spread among cows marked a worrying shift

Salon

Dr. Oz's finanical conflicts of interest

Oz’s holdings, some shared with family, included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000

Salon

Georgians still being institutionalized

Advocates said these failures continue to violate the rights of Georgians who have been historically marginalized

Salon

Maryland training for abortion care

Expanding the pool of health care providers with reproductive health care skills is vital

Salon

$10 billion to fix California's water

While most Californians have access to safe water, roughly 750,000 people are served by 383 failing water systems

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