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This tracker examines Executive Actions taken by the Trump administration that have the potential to impact LGBTQ+ people’s health. It lists the action taken by date, provisions relevant to LGBTQ+ health, and describes potential impact, including litigation challenging these actions.
This volume explores findings from the KFF-Washington Post Survey of Parents on views of childhood vaccines; how ACIP may have contributed to concerns about hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines; recent HHS warnings about alleged links between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism; and AI-generated deepfakes impersonating doctors to sell products.
This brief describes five key takeaways from CMS's Notice of Funding Opportunity for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. It includes information about how CMS intends to review state applications and distribute funds and ongoing questions about the impact on rural hospitals, the distribution of funds across rural hospitals and states, and issues related to oversight and transparency.
San Francisco – KFF announced today that Dr. Dave Ashok Chokshi, a practicing physician and health leader, has joined KFF’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Chokshi is a physician at Bellevue Hospital as well as Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the City College of New York.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee follows the ouster last week of the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez. At least four other senior CDC officials resigned in protest.
Sí, se han realizado cambios en años recientes para mejorar la parte D. En 2026, el límite de gastos de bolsillo será de $2,100.
Cuando deje de trabajar y/o finalice su cobertura a través de su trabajo, debe inscribirse en la Parte A y la Parte B de Medicare. Si es elegible para la Parte A sin prima, puede inscribirse en cualquier momento después de ser elegible por primera vez.
No. No se permite que las primas del plan de la Parte D varíen según su edad, estado de salud, si tiene afecciones preexistentes o si es fumador. La prima mensual que cobra cualquier plan de la Parte D es la misma para cualquier beneficiario que decida inscribirse en ese plan.
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