‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees The Guardian - US · Jul 20
Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024
Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law. Will the supreme court side with them? Justices to rule whether abortion bans should undo Emtala, the Reagan-era law requiring hospitals to treat emergency patients The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2024
Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws. The Texas Tribune · Apr 17, 2024
As US rolls out new Covid vaccines, some face ‘hiccups’ getting appointments Health experts describe ‘hiccups’ in transition from centralized federal system to commercial market The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2023
No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and certain cancers, it left a lot of people with a lot of questions. Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023