Hospitals and policymakers across the country are reconsidering whether to provide gender-affirming care, and some, like Children’s Hospital Colorado, are abruptly halting it. Decisions about a child’s health should be made by parents, children, and doctors, and we should all be alarmed when governments begin to take away that autonomy. When hospitals abruptly end legal … Read more
This story is not unusual. The daily experiences of most physicians are not primarily medical. It’s about documents. America spends up to $1 trillion annually on healthcare management, including billing, coding, prior authorization, insurance negotiation, quality reporting, and credentialing. The instinctive defense against this reality is that complex multi-payer systems require complex management. But is … Read more
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About one-third of Americans say they have skipped meals, borrowed money or cut utility bills to pay for medical bills. This was revealed in a Gallup poll released in March. The Trump administration is lowered the price About more than 50 drugs. But it also insurance premiums go up In the Afforable Care market — … Read more
State Sen. Mo Maestas, an Albuquerque Democrat, hopes the citizen effort will “become a reality.” “I want the average legal practitioner, the average person who deals with families suffering from mental health issues, to know that it’s real,” Maestas said. “This is an option for families and health care providers.” Moe Maesta New Mexico has … Read more
Photo taken Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com The University of Kansas Hospital will soon close its pediatric intensive care units (PICU) at its Kansas City, Kansas location, a hospital spokesperson confirmed in an email this week. [–> The decision to sunset PICU … Read more
Carissa Frazier, a community health worker at the K-State Ellis County Extension Office in Hays, hands out pedometers to participants in a Stamp Strong, Stay Healthy class in Hays. Photo courtesy of K-State Extension Written by Pat MelgaresK-state expansion There, in the living room of the Epworth Towers retirement community in Hayes, six women – … Read more
Approximately 40,000 New York City public employees, retirees, and their dependents could lose in-network coverage as early as next week in a long-running dispute with insurance company Emblem Health over premiums at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Network. The United Federation of Teachers, the city’s second-largest public sector union, accused the hospital of making a “power play” … Read more
issued 2026-04-03 05:00 5:00 April 3, 2026 morning America/Chicago The nation’s largest medical association supports gender-affirming medicine, a position it has reiterated in various ways over the past decade. But as Republicans press major medical institutions on medical care for transgender youth, the American Medical Association (AMA) has become the latest group torn between political … Read more
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (second from left) speaks at the CA District 7 Congressional Candidates Forum held at the Coloma Center in Sacramento on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Candidates from left listen: Enayat Nazat, Zakaria Wooden, Ralph Nwobi, Mai Vann, and Robbie Morin. Hannah Lehoff hruhoff@sacbee.com Longtime U.S. Rep Doris Matsui and challenger Mai Vang clashed … Read more