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Financial pressures mount for rural hospitals as Federal support programs expire

Financial pressures mount for rural hospitals as Federal support programs expire

by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Health care administrators across rural America say financial pressures are mounting as federal support programs expire and Medicaid cuts take effect, putting many facilities at risk of closure. In Hugo, Colorado — a town of fewer than 1,000 people — that...
Senate weighs AI’s role in health care amid safety, regulation concerns

Senate weighs AI’s role in health care amid safety, regulation concerns

by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 9, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – At an Oct. 8 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) hearing, lawmakers examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping health care — from easing paperwork to raising new safety concerns, including reports of chatbot-linked teen...
Veterans fear Trump administration plans to privatize VA health

Veterans fear Trump administration plans to privatize VA health

by Jerry Wu | Apr 2, 2025 | Featured, National Security

Over six decades, Mark Foreman has turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover from the consequences of a bullet wound to the hip sustained fighting as a Marine in Vietnam. It took endlessly long, infectious days for him to get out of deep, cavernous...
Democrats warn: Veterans will suffer from Trump’s federal funding freeze

Democrats warn: Veterans will suffer from Trump’s federal funding freeze

by Jerry Wu | Jan 28, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Tuesday aired grievances over President Donald Trump’s sweeping order to freeze federal funding, a move that began to gut health care programs essential to the VA’s $300 billion budget. “I’m...
New Forever stamp honors health care workers

New Forever stamp honors health care workers

by Caroline Killilea | Oct 7, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service and the Department of Health and Human Services jointly launched a new Forever stamp honoring health care workers at a dedication ceremony on Thursday. The stamp became available for sale on Tuesday, October 1st and...
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