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In the Affordability Alphabet Soup of the ACA and EHBs, a Link to Higher Premiums Isn’t Clear-Cut
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (556+ words) The Affordable Care Act put in place a package of benefits that health insurance plans must cover. Critics contend this mandate has jacked up premiums. Evidence supporting that claim is mixed. By Julie Appleby March 20, 2026 When President Donald Trump unveiled…...
VA Worker Hospitalized After Shooting At Outpatient Clinic In Rural Georgia
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (140+ words) The injuries suffered by the unidentified employee, as well as their condition, are unclear. USA Today reported that police officers killed the shooter after confronting them at the clinic in Jasper, about 60 miles north of downtown Atlanta. More health news…...
Georgia Woman, Suspected Of Taking Abortion Pill, Is Charged With Murder
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (297+ words) Georgia bans abortion after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected, usually about six weeks into a pregnancy. Medical records estimated the woman had been pregnant for 22 to 24 weeks, AP reported. Plus: Mississippi and Ohio lawmakers weigh abortion restrictions; Wyoming and…...
Type 1 Diabetes Tied To Higher Dementia Risk As Patients Live Longer
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (147+ words) Plus: A study found that higher meat intake was tied to better cognitive outcomes in people with a certain genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, MedPage Today reported. MedPage Today: Alzheimer's Gene Carriers With Higher Meat Intake Had Lower Dementia Risk…...
Medicare Issues Nationwide Enrollment Moratorium On New Medical Suppliers
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (228+ words) As part of an ongoing Texas Medicare fraud case, the federal government has imposed a six'month nationwide block for most new medical supply companies to prevent high'risk suppliers from entering the system. Plus: AI delays care for some seniors; Stryker…...
Google Quietly Nixes AI Search Feature That Gave Health Tips From Strangers
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (236+ words) A Google spokesperson confirmed to The Guardian that the "What People Suggest" feature had been dropped. Also in health industry news: Illinois' Prime Healthcare, Vanderbilt Health, Stryker, and more. Chicago Tribune: Prime Hospitals Could Leave Blue Cross And Blue Shield…...
Listen: Trump’s NIH ‘Reset’ Is Driving Away Scientists
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (245+ words) This story also ran on WAMU. It can be republished for free. By Rachana Pradhan March 20, 2026 LISTEN: Fewer breakthroughs. Weaker responses to public health crises. That's what some former National Institutes of Health scientists predict for the agency as thousands…...
‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (1250+ words) This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for free. By Paula Span March 20, 2026 The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking…...
Menopause Before 40 Leads To 40% Higher Risk Of Heart Attacks: Study
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (100+ words) The study shows that women who undergo premature menopause have a higher risk of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks. Black women were found to be three times as likely as white women to experience premature menopause. On abortion and 'crisis…...
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now
1+ day, 48+ min ago (277+ words) Meanwhile, some of the same public health groups continue to worry about the slow pace of grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, which, for the second straight year, is having trouble getting money appropriated by Congress out the door…...