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Bartiromo Wants To Destroy Social Security To Pay For Forever Wars
John Amato, Crooksandliars.com
North Korean propagandist -- I mean Fox News host -- Maria Bartiromo spewed the most vicious anti-American hatred towards the working class in this country when she claimed Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security were destroying the country and Trump needs to …
May 31, 2026, 9:47 PM
Big Ugly Bill Leaves 10,000 Kansas Kids Hungry
Kansas Reflector, Crooksandliars.com
TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization sounded an alarm about a report indicating 10,300 children in low-income families across the state stopped receiving food aid since President Donald Trump signed sweeping federal legislation nearly one year ago. Kansas …
May 30, 2026, 9:00 PM
Newsom would rather pick fights than fix California’s fraud problem
Gregg Pfister, TheBlaze
California is being ripped off. The state is losing billions of dollars to fraudsters every year, and the state’s leaders have done too little to stop them.While California’s population has dropped since 2020, Medi-Cal spending has doubled over the same time …
May 30, 2026, 10:30 AM
Pregnant woman from Ghana and her son are being detained at Dulles Airport
LAURA ROMERO, Abcnews.com
Anabella Gyasi was bringing her son to the U.S. for medical treatment.
May 29, 2026, 12:42 AM
Arkansas’ abortion ban made a life-threatening miscarriage worse
Kavitha Surana, Salon
Even appeals to the governor of Arkansas couldn't get care for Emily Waldorf.
May 27, 2026, 10:00 AM
Pay To Vape: Big Tobacco's Brazen Trump PAC Bet
Stephen Prager, Crooksandliars.com
It was already known that President Donald Trump pressured top health officials to allow flavored vapes to hit the market after being leaned on by Big Tobacco executives earlier this month. But The New York Times has revealed that the decision came just over …
May 23, 2026, 9:31 PM
Planned Parenthood Launches Advance-Order Abortion Pills Program in Two States
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Through “Just in Case Abortion Pills,” people in Hawaii and Washington can order medication abortions—including mifepristone and misoprostol—ahead of an unwanted pregnancy.
May 22, 2026, 1:31 PM
Trump's plan to limit student loans for borrowers — including nurses — is illegal, 25 states say in a fresh lawsuit
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
A group of 25 states sued the Department of Education, saying that the student-loan borrowing caps would exacerbate the healthcare shortage.
May 19, 2026, 8:31 PM
Supreme Court rejects appeals from drugmakers over Medicare price negotiations
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press, ALI SWENSON Associated Press, Abcnews.com
The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government
May 18, 2026, 2:52 PM
DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas
Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
We already know how high the stakes are for patients and their families — and rolling over now could hurt all of medicine. The post DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas appeared first on The Intercept.
May 14, 2026, 5:30 PM
As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals
Noam Levey, NPR
An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
May 11, 2026, 9:03 AM
Stifel Remains Bullish on Tango Therapeutics (TNGX)
Noor Ul Ain Rehman, Yahoo Entertainment
Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNGX) is one of the best performing healthcare stocks so far in 2026. Stifel lifted the price target on Tango Therapeutics, ...
May 10, 2026, 11:13 PM
NY Sen. Schumer says hantavirus outbreak underscores dangers of CDC staffing cuts
Catalina Gonella, Gothamist
Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference. The lawmaker says the White House should restore funding and rejoin the World Health Organization. [ more › ]
May 10, 2026, 9:00 PM
A Political End for an Unusually Political FDA Commissioner
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic
Marty Makary has made a habit of letting political preference color decisions at the agency.
May 10, 2026, 12:00 PM
Health Insurers Performing Better But There’s Potential Trouble Ahead
Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor, Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/, Forbes
Health insurance companies including UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health’s Aetna and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are seeing lower costs. But there’s trouble ahead.
May 10, 2026, 12:00 PM
Policy Of Auto-Enrolling Seniors In Medicare Advantage Could Backfire
Joshua P. Cohen, Senior Contributor, Joshua P. Cohen, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/, Forbes
Should Medicare change the default option for new beneficiaries to Medicare Advantage or an ACO, this could backfire as costs could rise and access restrictions increase.
May 9, 2026, 6:29 PM
In coal country, black lung surges as federal protections stall
Kate Morgan, Grist
While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to dea…
May 9, 2026, 1:00 PM
What Have RFK, Jr. And The Trump Administration Done For Mothers?
Judy Stone, Senior Contributor, Judy Stone, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/, Forbes
Kennedy touts MAHA. This Mother's Day, note what his misinformation and policies really do to moms: reduce access to care, increase deaths and guilt from responsibilities.
May 9, 2026, 12:00 PM
Confused about the abortion pill news? Here's where things stand
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR
The courts are considering ending telemedicine access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in a medication abortion. Here's what's happened this week and what's to come.
May 7, 2026, 8:33 PM
A new Medicare option for weight loss drugs is coming: Here's what to know
Jackie Fortiér, NPR
Millions of people with Medicare will soon be eligible to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here's how it will work.
May 6, 2026, 10:00 AM
Trump Whines Medicare And Medicaid Too ‘Boring’ To Think About
NewsHound Ellen, Crooksandliars.com
Speaking to his supporters at Florida's The Villages, Donald Trump revealed he can’t be bothered with any details of the federal life-saving programs of Medicare and Medicaid. Apparently, President Purple Hands flew to The Villages with his “great” pal, Dr. M…
May 2, 2026, 3:38 PM
Can Trump's latest pick for surgeon general make it through confirmation?
Pien Huang, NPR
Nicole Saphier, a breast cancer radiologist, is the president's third nominee for surgeon general. Will she get confirmed?
May 2, 2026, 10:32 AM
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
The Associated Press, NPR
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
May 1, 2026, 10:40 PM
3 NY Democrats vote against extending food stamp coverage to rotisserie chickens
Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist
House members voted down a bill to extend SNAP benefits to cover rotisserie chickens. The legislation passed overwhelmingly. House Speaker Jeffries was among those who argued the bill should have allowed all hot food. [ more › ]
Apr 30, 2026, 9:17 PM