Daily Edition for Thursday, June 5, 2025
Gun violence prevention funding; the homelessness crisis; Medicaid cuts; ICE raids in hospitals; 23andMe; and more.
Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
By Bram Sable-Smith
The U.S. Department of Justice canceled $500 million in grants to public safety organizations nationwide, including some that address gun violence. A clinic in St. Louis lost a $2 million award to develop a mobile clinic, increase mental health services, and engage the community.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Nursing home safety; Obamacare; emergency abortions; Sutter Health expansion; ambulance costs; mental health care; and more.
An Arm and a Leg: A Mathematical Solution for US Hospitals?
By Dan Weissmann
An immigrant mathematician is on a mission to save U.S. hospitals billions of dollars and improve the lives of doctors, nurses, and patients. At one hospital, it’s working.
Newsom’s Push To Block Law Could Save California Nursing Homes Over $1 Billion
By Annie Sciacca
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to block a state law that requires nursing homes to have 96 hours of backup power in the case of emergencies, potentially giving the industry a break from spending over $1 billion on facility upgrades. Patient advocates say rolling back the nursing home industry requirements for preparedness could jeopardize the safety of residents.
Two Patients Faced Chemo. The One Who Survived Demanded a Test To See if It Was Safe.
By Arthur Allen
Worried that President Donald Trump’s FDA might not act, a panel of cancer experts recommended that doctors consider testing before dosing patients with a commonly used but sometimes deadly cancer drug. It came too late for many patients.
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare
By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby
The domestic policy legislation the House advanced in May includes the most substantial rollback of the Affordable Care Act since President Donald Trump and his Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017 that would have largely repealed President Barack Obama’s signature domestic accomplishment.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Mental health phone line; Covered California; Medicaid and vaccine research finding; transgender care; measles; wildfires; and more.
Watch: In a ‘Dead Zone,’ Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach
By Sarah Jane Tribble
Chief rural health correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble explains how millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren’t adequate to access advanced telehealth services.
Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.’s Promises of Protection
By Katheryn Houghton and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Arielle Zionts
The Indian Health Service was mostly spared in the federal government’s widespread staffing cuts, but tribal governments and organizations have lost funding elsewhere in the melee of federal health agency cuts.
