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2.1M People Could Lose Care If Medicaid Work Rules Expand

As the Trump administration barrels forward on Medicaid work requirements, new studies show the policy could remove millions from the program if implemented across the country. In two recent studies highlighted by JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers found that, if implemented nationally, work requirements as written would not save a significant amount of money. But if […]

A Year After Hurricane Irma, Nursing Homes Ill-Prepared for Disaster

Despite enhanced guidance from CMS, nursing homes hit by disaster often struggle to execute emergency plans and protect residents, according to testimony (PDF) from the HHS Office of Inspector General to lawmakers last week. Addressing the Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight subcommittee, OIG’s Regional Inspector General Ruth Ann Dorrill said officials went in and looked […]

Immigrants Fear Using Nutrition, Health Programs

AUSTIN, Texas — Before President Donald Trump was elected, Marlene saw the food stamps her children received as a way to feed them healthy meals. After Trump’s election, the $300 a month from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for her 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son became a source of sickening worry. This spring, she stopped […]

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‘Religious Liberty’

Not that long ago, there was little difference between a physician and a preacher, a clinic and a chapel, a patient and a proselyte. Instead of prescribing medications, healers chanted hymns; instead of prescribing painkillers, they offered prayers. Faith remains an integral part of human society and the modern hospital is a place where patients […]

California Lawmakers: Stop Dumping Homeless Patients

Here’s an interesting problem. The California Legislature is trying to do something about what it calls “patient dumping.” By that it means the hospital practice of discharging non-paying homeless patients out into the world without any means to take care of themselves. As far as I know the bill hasn’t yet been signed by the […]

Summer Program Inspires Youth to Serve in Healthcare

Local underrepresented minority high school students were inspired to achieve more and serve others after participating in an immersive two-week learning experience through Loma Linda University Health’s Summer Gateway program. Summer Gateway aims to create positive attitudes toward healthcare professions among high school students through presentations, activities and service opportunities. Read More

Native American Veterans Gather at Clinic to Honor Service

Michael Sebastian grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, and after serving for more than 22 years in the U.S. military – including three tours of duty in Iraq – he was pulled back, he said, by a need to help his community. “I thought I could repay those debts that I owed,” he said. […]

Palestinians: U.S. Cuts Will Have Dire Effect on Healthcare

The director of an East Jerusalem hospital said Sunday that a US decision to cut funding to hospitals serving the Palestinians will have a “severe effect.” Bassem Abu Libdeh, of the Makassed hospital, said that the US currently covers 40 percent of costs in six East Jerusalem hospitals that provide care for Palestinians from the […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Medicare Isn’t Stronger

WASHINGTON — Eager to dismiss his critics, President Donald Trump is fabricating the circumstances regarding jobs, the economy and the social safety net. He insists that Social Security and Medicare are becoming stronger under his watch when the most recent government report shows the financial condition of both programs worsening. On the economy, his claims […]

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Doctors Explore Lifting Barriers for Living Organ Donors

WASHINGTON — Surgeons turned down Terra Goudge for the liver transplant that was her only shot at surviving a rare cancer. Her tumor was too advanced, they said — even though Goudge had a friend ready to donate, no matter those odds. “I have a living donor. I’m not taking away from anyone. I’m trying […]

Yale Psychiatrist: Claims about Trump’s Mental Health No Surprise

A Yale psychiatrist believes the anonymous op-ed by a “senior administration official” published by The New York Times exposes President Donald Trump’s “psychological symptoms” relating to the “mental challenges” that make him a “dangerous” man. Dr. Bandy Lee, assistant clinical professor in law and psychiatry and violence expert at the Yale School of Medicine, published […]

Family Creates Endowed Scholarship for Claflin Biology Majors

Claflin University has established the Spencer and Rev. Minnie Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund following the couple’s $20,000 gift to the university honoring the memory of their two sons, Michael Cutler and the Rev. Dr. Otis Cutler, Jr. Michael and Otis died 28 days apart – Michael from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 48, […]

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