An attempt by Republican lawmakers to roll back the federal government's share of Medicaid expansion could result in tens of thousands of additional deaths. The analysis by the left-leaning Centers for American Progress found that about 34,200 more people would die annually if the federal government reduced its current 90% match for the expansion costs and states responded by dropping their Medicaid expansions.
The legislation, S. 27, would use $1 million in funds appropriated to the Treasurer's Office to erase $100 million in Vermonters' medical debt. It would also prohibit credit reporting agencies from taking into account Vermonters' medical debt when determining their credit scores.
Neuroscientist Daniel Toker is investigating how to bring patients back from disorders of consciousness, such as coma and the vegetative state. By studying brain organoids and mapping the breakdown of electrical complexity in the brain, he hopes to uncover new ways — like targeted stimulation or drug therapies — to restore consciousness. While consciousness remains an ill-defined concept, Toker notes that unconsciousness is easier to measure and study.
The Trump administration is changing how the federal government rewards doctors and hospitals: Fighting racism and improving care for LGBTQ+ is out. Nutrition and well being are in.
All but one lawmaker in the state Senate voted to expand Medicaid coverage for mothers who have just given birth, a rare showing of bipartisan support that may be doomed in the state Assembly.
Wisconsin is one of only two states that does not offer a full year of Medicaid coverage to certain low-income mothers after they give birth, a distinction that a majority of Wisconsin lawmakers have signed on to change but have faced a key roadblock in Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Older adults with cancer respond just as well as younger patients to immune checkpoint inhibitors despite age-related immune system differences, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and the Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute.