Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
Through a federal law known as the Hyde Amendment, Medicaid cannot reimburse health care providers for the cost of abortions, with a few exceptions: when a patient’s life is at risk or her pregnancy ...
Supreme Court leaves future of Planned Parenthood uncertain in Medicaid case
Justices heard arguments in a closely watched case that could determine whether Medicaid patients have the right to sue if a ...
Local health departments brace for layoffs, cuts after CDC funding slashed
The funding slash is part of a number of cuts that new Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made, ...
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RELEASE: D.C. Local Leaders are Working to Make the City Safer, Despite Federal Government Claims That It Is Failing to Address Crime
Violent crime was down in all eight wards in 2024 compared with 2023, and across the district, it was lower in 2024 than in any other year with available Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) data, ...
Activists rally outside Supreme Court in DC ahead of Planned Parenthood funding case
Rallies are set to take place as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South ...
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Supreme Court to hear Medicaid payments case
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up a case concerning South Carolina and Medicaid payments. The ...
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Federal health office in Seattle closing, WA lawmakers say
In his plan to streamline the expansive Health and Human Services administration, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced ...
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Washington Spot Named 'Richest Small Town' In The State
According to a list compiled by GOBankingRates, the "richest small town" in all of Washington is Medina. This town located in ...
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Faculty file amicus brief urging SCOTUS to protect Planned Parenthood Medicaid coverage
The brief urges the Supreme Court to protect Medicaid coverage for providers that have family planning services.
Planned Parenthood braces for Supreme Court fight over Medicaid funding
South Carolina argues that federal Medicaid statutes give states the flexibility to determine qualified providers. It could ...
Musk Targeted FEMA. Storm-Battered Communities Are Paying a Price.
A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for ...