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Trump administration's health care proposal to protect consumers criticized as likely to reduce enrollment

Wed, 2025-03-12 09:47 — mike kraft

Health care proposal billed as consumer protection, but adds enrollment hoops The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal officials said are intended to crack down on fraud in the program. Policy experts ... Julie Appleby Medical Xpress

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Trump administration halts program for helping preserve affordable housing

Wed, 2025-03-12 09:35 — mike kraft

Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable The Associated Press has obtained a document showing that the Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing. AP News

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Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico continue to rise and spread to Oklahoma.

Wed, 2025-03-12 09:25 — mike kraft

West Texas measles outbreak expands to three states | CNN The measles outbreak in West Texas is linked with cases in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday, as well as new cases reported in Oklahoma. This brings the total number of cases to 258 across three states. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Even with climbing case counts, experts say these numbers are a severe undercount.

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Trump Juistice Department steps up efforts to reclaim funding for climate change programs

Tue, 2025-03-11 11:06 — mike kraft

Trump officials escalate fight to take back $20B in climate money The Justice Department is demanding documents from nonprofits that were awarded the money through the Inflation Reduction Act. Jean Chemnick Politico

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Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests

Tue, 2025-03-11 10:54 — mike kraft

Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests | CNN The federal government program that provides free at-home Covid-19 tests says it is “not currently accepting orders,” according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response website. Jen Christensen CNN

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Trump administration cuts time to enroll in Obamacare health program

Tue, 2025-03-11 10:50 — mike kraft

Trump administration plans to restrict Obamacare enrollment period

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - The Trump administration aims to close the enrollment period for Obamacare health insurance plans on December 15, one month earlier than the current deadline, the agency that oversees the program said in a press release.

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US measles cases now found in 12 states, a 35% jump

Tue, 2025-03-11 10:20 — mike kraft

US measles cases jump 35% in a week: Now found in 12 states U.S. measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that's already linked to two deaths. Medical Xpress

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U.S. cases since the beginning of the year rose by 58 to 222 across 12 states, the CDC reported Friday, and 38, or 17% of those confirmed cases, have led to hospitalization.

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US aid cuts weaken the fight against maleria, the deadliest disease in Africa

Mon, 2025-03-10 20:10 — mike kraft

No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. AP News

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Texas measles outbreak: doctors try to counter RFK Jr misinformation about vitamin A

Mon, 2025-03-10 19:51 — mike kraft

Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

March 8 (Reuters) - As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.

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TB cases rise in the U.S. and world wide, health officials puzzled by resurgence

Mon, 2025-03-10 12:22 — mike kraft

As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB—a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough—began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ... Medical Xpress

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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says purge of foreign aid program is completed

Mon, 2025-03-10 10:43 — mike kraft

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency's programs gone Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. AP News

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U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Raise Danger for Disease Outbreaks Spreading Internationally

Mon, 2025-03-10 10:32 — mike kraft

Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders.

The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out outbreaks around the world, scientists say, leaving people everywhere more vulnerable to threatening viruses and bacteria.

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