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Many Medicaid recipients don’t realize they’re enrolled because the program goes by different names in different states. Here's the name for Medicaid in each state.

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Many Medicaid recipients don’t realize they’re enrolled because the program goes by different names in different states. Here's the name for Medicaid in each state.

SEIU healthcare and home care workers protest Big Beautiful Bill Act's cuts to Medicaid: ‘It’s not a luxury; it’s a necessity’

With Congress' vote to cut funding for Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps (SNAP), and the ACA, millions of Americans — particularly low-income families and children — may see critical support scaled back...

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As infections and low egg supplies persist, avian flu remains an unpredictable health concern.

Older Venezuelans in the U.S. struggle with shifting immigration policies.

What private equity ownership means for Walgreens, healthcare access, and pharmacy services.

Exploring the differences between allopathy and osteopathic medicine.

Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation − a medical education specialist explains how to tell valid health information

As the once-eliminated respiratory virus spreads across the U.S., health experts encourage measles vaccination in Chicago.

5 years on, true counts of Covid-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data

Venezuelan migrant children and the mental health journey they face

Proposed bill brings epinephrine training and administration to Illinois residents.

Ongoing NIH cuts prompt confusion, concern in Chicago medical centers.

HHS cuts public comment periods, sparking concerns over transparency.

Ongoing NIH cuts prompt confusion, concern in Chicago medical centers.

U.S. senators will meet this week over whether to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer, as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Physicians across the count...

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