Funding for doulas may be safe in New York, for now. But elsewhere, health experts are concerned that President Trump’s domestic policy law could jeopardize access to maternal care. Read more
The New York Times - Nov 23
State lawmakers allocated $7.5 million to Planned Parenthood following federal funding changes, drawing praise from Democrats and criticism from Republicans. Read more
Kgw - Nov 20
WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea. Read more
Thedailynewsonline - Nov 08
Steve Ahnen, President of the NH Hospital Association, sits down with Fred Kocher to discuss the impact millions of dollars in Medicaid cuts is having on rural New Hampshire hospitals. Read more
Wmur - Oct 26
A key lawmaker in the North Carolina House wants to give health officials the go-ahead to dip into reserve money to prevent major cuts to the state’s... Read more
Yahoo! News - Oct 21
A collection of state health officials said Thursday that cuts to federal Medicaid and food assistance programs' funding, adopted this summer, have left them looking for ways to minimize the impacts on Washington residents, though they warned the changes could “ripple across the health care system.” Read more
Spokesman - Oct 17
Senate Democrats on Wednesday evening unveiled an ambitious proposal to fund the government past Sept. 30 that would restore the nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid made by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which could cause scores of rural and smaller hospitals around the country ... Read more
The Hill - Sep 18
Program covers low-income families, but families brace for cuts to it as part of the Trump-backed ‘one big, beautiful bill’Whether taking care of an older parent, a relative with disabilities or a child with a serious medical condition, family caregivers in the US are nervous and afraid of upcomi... Read more
The Guardian - Sep 12
Hundreds of thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents could lose Medicaid coverage over the next 10 years — a result of the massive tax and spending bill President Trump signed in July. Read more
Wbur - Sep 09
Cuts to Medicaid and social programs endanger real progress for WNY families but also threaten the stability of our hospitals and nursing homes. Read more
Buffalonews - Sep 01
