Health Care
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
Jun 26, 2025 9:22 am - A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Key Medicaid provision in Trump's big tax cut and spending bill is found to violate Senate rules
Jun 26, 2025 9:20 am - The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a key Medicaid provider tax overhaul that is central to President Donald Trump's big tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow to Republicans rushing to finish the massive package this week.
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US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has ‘ignored the science’
Jun 26, 2025 9:15 am - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization has “ignored the science” and “lost the public trust.”
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Kennedy’s vaccine committee to vote on flu vaccines and controversial preservative
Jun 26, 2025 9:12 am - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisory committee backed another option to protect infants against a dangerous virus — before turning to questions about fall flu vaccines and a preservative in a small fraction of them that some antivaccine groups have falsely tied to autism.
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VNA Health Care: Get a jump on back-to-school physicalsJun 25, 2025 11:35 pm - Before back-to-school season in August, VNA Health Care encourages parents to make sure their children complete any required appointments.
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Arlington Heights resident chosen to lead village’s health departmentJun 23, 2025 7:48 pm - Arlington Heights resident Mila Tsagalis has been hired as the village’s director of health and human services.
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Health insurers promise to improve coverage reviews that prompt delays and complaints
Jun 23, 2025 10:21 am - The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications.
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More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance
Jun 21, 2025 12:23 pm - A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giv...
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Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights
Jun 18, 2025 9:29 am - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.
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‘A better way’: How one suburban woman is helping families make senior downsizing and transition less of a crisisJun 14, 2025 2:09 pm - After more than 20 years helping support companies in issues management and crisis communications, Kathleen Cantillon switched careers and bought a franchise of Caring Transitions, which assists people in downsizing and relocation.