July 2025

Raids affect healthcare By Libby Rainey July 8, 2025   No-shows at some local hospitals and clinics have increased since immigration agents descended on Los Angeles last month, according to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.   St. John’s clinics in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire have seen cancellations and appointment absences increase to

NYC Retirees Are Victorious Against Mayor Eric Adams Medicare Advantage Push By Wendell Potter June 23, 2025   Retirees across the country who have been fighting efforts by their employers to move them against their will into private Medicare Advantage plans got a monumental win on Friday.   After a years-long, contentious battle with New

A Class-Based Catastrophe: US suicide rate jumps 37 percent in a quarter-century By Kate Randall July 10, 2025   The United States is in the throes of a profound and escalating public health catastrophe: a suicide rate that has soared to historic highs, claiming nearly 50,000 lives in 2023 alone, the equivalent of the population

US children are much more likely to die than kids in similar countries, study finds By Jen Christensen July 7, 2025   American children’s health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate

‘It’s harsh. It’s mean, brutal’: Trump bill to cause most harm to America’s poorest By Steven Greenhouse July 3, 2025   Last November, Donald Trump made a solemn vow to all Americans: “Every citizen, I will fight for you, your family and your future every single day.” Eight months later, Trump is vigorously backing many

Medicaid cuts: The how and why By Katelyn Jetelina July 9, 2025   Last week, Congress passed the largest federal healthcare cuts in U.S. history, with nonpartisan modeling suggesting $1 trillion in cuts over the next decade. This represents the most significant change to our healthcare system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

CMS is Trying to Expand Prior Authorization in Traditional Medicare Even Though All Data Points Say That’s a Bad Idea By Rachel Madley July 7, 2025   Just before the holiday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new model to test the expansion of prior authorization in traditional Medicare – and using

Proposed changes to Medicaid, other health programs could lead to over 51,000 preventable deaths, researchers warn By Alison Galvani, PhD June 3, 2025   In a letter to ranking Senate leaders, public health and policy researchers at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania warn that provisions in the House-passed federal budget reconciliation bill could