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Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid as Congress debates cuts to programs that provide millions with coverage

Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Amanda Seitz

HHS workers who research diseases, inspect food and administer Medicare and Medicaid are offered $25,000 buyouts

The workers have until 5 p.m. on Friday to submit a response for the so-called voluntary separation offer.

09.03.2025 10

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Republicans consider slashing Medicaid—a move that could siphon billions from the health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million adults and children...

18.02.2025 3

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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic for millions of obese Americans

The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets the stage for a potential showdown between the powerful...

26.11.2024 4

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North Carolina’s young women focus on abortion bans as they consider Harris or Trump

Nationally, 4 in 10 women under 30 years old say abortion is their top issue.

24.10.2024 2

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More free COVID-19 tests soon available by mail, government announces

U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens.

24.08.2024 4

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Pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are being dismissed from hospitals because doctors are scared to treat them, lawsuit claims

More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022, an...

12.08.2024 3

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The surgeon general’s mom warned him in middle school to avoid politics. He didn’t listen to her

As surgeon general, Vivek Murthy had largely stayed quiet on gun violence, until now.

12.08.2024 3

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Amanda Seitz