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DACA recipients will be eligible to enroll in ‘Obamacare' next year under new Biden rule
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year.
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Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5 billion to resolve nearly all talc ovarian cancer lawsuits in U.S.
The deal would allow J&J to resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company, LTL Management.
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Houston hospital says doctor made patients ineligible for liver transplants by manipulating database
A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ.
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Senate investigating whether ER care has been harmed by growing role of private-equity firms
An inquiry by the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee into ER care centers on three of the nation’s largest private-equity firms.
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Some rural hospitals are removing all inpatient beds, leading to confusion and no margin for error
Rural emergency hospitals are starting to gain a small foothold in the United States.
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Working for racial equity in health care
Today is match day across the Philadelphia region. The day that medical students learn where they’ll be doing their residencies. However, it comes at a time when the number of Black doctors and medical professionals is at only 6%. Here’s how one organization is working to level the racial playing field.
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Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
Doctors around the country say insurers are making it harder to get coverage for home ventilators that patients with serious illnesses need as their lungs fail. They say patients often must struggle first with less-effective — and cheaper — devices before some plans will pay for noninvasive ventilators.
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Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.
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Supply problems and insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get
Supply problems and insurance complications have made it difficult for many patients to start and stay on new prescription medications used to treat obesity.
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US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped
An association that lobbies for health care facilities says President Joe Biden’s decision to require nursing homes to comply with federal rules on staffing levels will cost them billions of dollars.
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Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials
Customers are increasingly using social media to air their complaints across all industries, and companies are paying attention
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Biden launches new initiatives to limit surprise medical bills, reduce health care costs
The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.
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More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls
About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during...
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HIV protection, cancer screenings could cost more if ‘Obamacare' loses latest court battle
The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that would eliminate Obamacare’s requirement that most insurers cover some types of preventive care at no extra cost.
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Why Do So Many Black Women Die in Pregnancy? One Reason: Doctors Don't Take Them Seriously
Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.
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President Biden Urges Veterans to Seek Health Benefits Under New Law
President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities under legislation that he signed in August. He promoted the aid as he visited a Delaware National Guard facility named for his late son, Beau.
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President Biden Heads to Delaware to Talk PACT Act, Burn Pits
President Joe Biden is in Delaware Friday putting a spotlight on how the PACT Act will make it easier for vets exposed to burn pits to get benefits. NBC!0’s Matt DeLucia reports on a planned town hall.
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Biden Admin. Says There's a Boost in People Seeking HealthCare.gov Insurance Coverage
The boost in enrollment comes as the number of uninsured Americans this year reached a historic low of 8%.
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As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?
Researchers, public health advocates, and health care companies are urging the federal government to green light at-home testing kits to help stem the growing number of Americans with STDs.