RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash
The health secretary鈥檚 statement doesn鈥檛 consider the impact that the Medicaid cuts advanced in the same law will have on health care in rural America.
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GOP Falsely Ties Shutdown to Democrats鈥 Alleged Drive To Give All Immigrants Health Care
Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs. Democrats鈥 funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace for legal immigrants who will lose access once certain provisions of the Republicans鈥 tax and spending law take effect.
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Trump Claims ‘No Downside’ to Avoiding Tylenol During Pregnancy. He’s Wrong.
Doctors say acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is safe to take during pregnancy. Other over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen aren鈥檛 recommended because they can harm fetal development. Untreated fever in pregnancy can pose maternal and fetal health risks.
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RFK Jr. Said 鈥楨verybody Can Get鈥 a Covid Vaccine. Is That True?
Although the FDA has approved the vaccines for anyone 65 or older and anyone at least 6 months old who is at risk of a severe covid infection, barriers to coverage and access persist.
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Are 5 Million Nondisabled Medicaid Recipients Watching TV All Day? That鈥檚 Unsupported
CNN pundit Scott Jennings said almost 5 million nondisabled Medicaid recipients "simply choose not to work" and "spend six hours a day socializing and watching television." But a recent analysis found only about 300,000 cited a lack of interest in working as the reason they were unemployed.
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Thune Says Health Care Often 鈥楥omes With a Job.鈥 The Reality鈥檚 Not Simple or Straightforward.
Sixty percent of Americans have health insurance through their own workplace or someone else鈥檚 job. But not all employers provide health insurance or offer plans to all their workers. When they do, cost and quality vary widely, making Thune鈥檚 statement an oversimplification.
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What Are 鈥業mproper鈥 Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?
The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud, or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers鈥 actions, not beneficiaries鈥 abuse.
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Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions
According to the timeline in the May 12 executive order, prescription drug price reductions would not happen "almost immediately,鈥 but rather could take months or years. And extending the savings to Americans outside federal health insurance programs such as Medicare would likely require congressional action.
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RFK Jr. Exaggerates Share of Autistic Population With Severe Limitations
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that "autism destroys families,鈥 adding that 鈥渕ost cases are now severe鈥 and describing children who will never work, play baseball, write poetry, or go on a date. Medical experts and people on the autism spectrum say Kennedy鈥檚 portrayal was skewed.
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Bill That Congressman Says Protects Medicaid Doesn鈥檛 鈥 And Would Likely Require Cutting It
U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota, a Long Island Republican, told his constituents that he voted for the House-passed GOP budget resolution because it protects Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. However, the bill charges a committee with making cuts that likely can鈥檛 be attained without slashing Medicaid.
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Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. Not Quite Right.
Rep. Ro Khanna of California warned of Trump administration 鈥渃uts鈥 to Medicare telehealth access hitting March 31. But if Medicare recipients lose telemedicine benefits that day, it will be because Congress failed to act.
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Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It鈥檚 Likely Impossible.
A Republican House resolution, which needs the Senate鈥檚 buy-in, directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the table for cuts, which makes it impossible to reach $880 billion without cutting Medicaid.
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Does Fluoride Cause Cancer, IQ Loss, and More? Fact-Checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 Claims
Research has generally shown that drinking fluoridated water at the recommended levels is safe and beneficial for oral health, especially in children. But many people feel that more research is needed to better understand whether and when health risks kick in.
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No Evidence Trump鈥檚 Drug Program for Terminal Patients Saved 鈥楾housands鈥 of Lives
Though the former president has repeatedly hyped the impact of his experimental drug program, there鈥檚 no basis for his claims in government data, and medical experts say he鈥檚 exaggerating.
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Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally
Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues 鈥 from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use 鈥 combine to cause these facilities to shutter.
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Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices
The former president instead favored a temporary model that could鈥檝e brought down prices of some prescription drugs, but it was blocked by the courts.
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Vance-Walz Debate Highlighted Clear Health Policy Differences
The vice presidential debate showcased the very different views of Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump鈥檚 running mate, and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris鈥 VP pick, on health policies past and present.
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In Montana Senate Race, Democrat Jon Tester Misleads on Republican Tim Sheehy鈥檚 Abortion Stance
Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has said he supports letting states decide the abortion parameters within their borders and supports including exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the pregnant woman in legislation to restrict abortion.
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Vance Rewrites History About Trump and Obamacare
During the Trump administration, enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans fell by more than 2 million people and the number of uninsured Americans rose.
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Trump, Harris Spar Over Abortion Rights and Obamacare in Their First Face-Off
The generally combative face-off was marked by a series of false and sometimes bizarre statements from former President Donald Trump.