Health & Wellness
Trump Administration Relaxes Financial Penalties Against Nursing Homes
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The Trump administration is scaling back the use of fines against nursing homes that harm residents or place them in grave risk of injury.
Health & Wellness
Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: How to Choose
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As health insurers struggle with shifting government policies and considerable uncertainty, one market remains remarkably stable: Medicare Advantage plans.
health care
Medicaid Has A Bull’s-Eye On Its Back, Which Means No One Is Entirely Safe
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Although it started as a plan to cover only the poor, Medicaid now touches tens of millions of Americans who live above the poverty line.
health care
Trump’s Deadline On ‘Dreamers’ Reverberates Through Health Industries
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Karla Ornelas said she has “always had the idea of being a doctor.
health care
Men Wrote The Senate Health Care Bill. This Woman Could Stop It.
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Elizabeth MacDonough is the Senate’s parliamentarian, which involves advising senators on the chamber’s byzantine rules and procedures.
Health & Wellness
Insect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer
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Allergists are warning of a shortage of a crucial product – honeybee, hornet, and wasp venom extracts used in shots that prevent life-threatening reactions.
health care
Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal
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Texas hospitals are eager to keep the federal waiver in place as the turmoil in Congress over repealing and replacing Obamacare only increases their jitters.
health care
Ear To The Door: 5 Things Being Weighed In Secret Health Bill Also Weigh It Down
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Spoiler: No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like – not even those writing it.
Gov & Politics
Cuts In Federal Housing Help Would Hurt People’s Health, Research Suggests
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As policymakers consider both health care and housing, that link suggests investing in these assistance programs could yield benefits on both fronts.
Education
In Texas, Abstinence-Only Programs May Contribute To Teen Pregnancies
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Each year, about 35,000 Texas women get pregnant before they turn 20. Dallas and San Antonio have teen pregnancy rates 50% and 40% above the national average.